Japan to conduct tests for prospective caregivers in four Asian nations this fall
Japan will conduct tests in Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Mongolia this fall for prospective caregivers who want to work in Japan under a new visa program, according to government officials. The labor ministry said last week that the exams, aimed at securing more workers in ...
Millions stranded in India as early monsoon downpours bring flood havoc
Millions of people are stranded by flooding in northeast India with concern growing about food and water supplies, and officials said on Wednesday that water levels of a major river were rising even further. At least 5.8 million people have been displaced — a million ...
Over 100 killed, 4 million displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Floods have forced more than 4 million people from their homes across India, Nepal and Bangladesh and killed more than 100 people as torrential rains in the initial days of monsoons wreaked havoc. The poor Indian states of Assam and Bihar have been among the ...
Nepal's monsoon floods and landslides leave at least 50 dead
Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across Nepal, and dozens more are missing, officials said Sunday. Northeast India has also been hit by floods, with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks. Heavy rains since Thursday have ...
Welcome to Tokyo's 'Little Nepal': A microcosm of Japan's evolving identity
An area of Suginami Ward has attracted Nepali immigrants looking for good schooling, security and opportunity.
American climber dies on descent from summit of Mount Everest
An American climber died on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, a Nepalese official said, taking the number of dead or missing mountaineers on the world's highest mountain to nine on the Nepali side during the current climbing season. Christopher John ...
Four reported killed, seven wounded in three blasts in Kathmandu blamed on Maoist rebels
Four people were killed and seven others injured on Sunday in three separate explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, and police said they suspected a Maoist splinter group may have been responsible. "Three people were killed on the spot and the fourth one died while ...
Mount Everest 'traffic jams' block path to summit as week's death toll hits 10
Huge lines of climbers forming near the summit of Mount Everest have vexed organizers in recent days as the death doll on the world's highest mountain hit 10 for the week. The deaths of an Irish and a British climber were reported over the weekend. "A ...
A South African mountaineer reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the first black African woman to conquer the world's highest mountain, her expedition organizer and her government said. Saray N'kusi Khumalo, a 47-year-old e-commerce executive, scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) mountain after three ...
Three killed as small Nepal airliner hits parked copter during takeoff
A small plane operated by a private airline in Nepal hit a parked helicopter on Sunday while preparing to take off in a mountainous area near Mount Everest, killing three people, including a co-pilot, an airport official said. The Twin Otter aircraft crashed into the ...
'You're so Japanese': The compliment that triggered my identity crisis
They were meant as words of encouragement but ended up being the first salvo in a different kind of education that taught me to exist between Japanese and non-Japanese.
A 64-year-old Japanese man has fallen to his death on a popular trekking route in western Nepal, officials said Thursday. Masashi Nagasawa, who was on an 11-day Annapurna Sanctuary trek with three other Japanese nationals, fell from a cliff Wednesday while returning to his hotel ...
