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Huge hometown crowd celebrates Olympic figure skating champ Yuzuru Hanyu in Sendai
More than 100,000 people turned out to cheer Yuzuru Hanyu, who won a second consecutive men's figure skating gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as he paraded through the streets of his hometown of Sendai on Sunday. According to organizers, about 108,000 adoring fans ...
More people to sue state over sterilizations under eugenics law
The government may soon face more lawsuits over the forced sterilization of people with disabilities as a group of lawyers said Friday that preparations are under way following the first such lawsuit, which was filed by a Miyagi woman earlier this year. The group, led ...
Lawyers set up hotlines for victims of 1948-1996 eugenics law
Lawyers in five cities set up telephone counseling hotlines Friday for individuals who were forced into sterilization or affected by the Eugenic Protection Law to gauge the effect that the now-defunct act has had nationwide. Volunteer lawyers based in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka ...
Woman sues government of Japan over forced sterilization under scrapped eugenics law
Suit says the state failed to take measures despite the serious infringement on human rights allowed by the 1948 law.
Miyagi woman to sue Japanese government over forced sterilization under now-defunct eugenics law
A woman in her 60s will sue the government for being forced to undergo sterilization on the grounds of her intellectual disability, according to informed sources. The Miyagi Prefecture resident plans to file with the Sendai District Court in January at the earliest. She will ...
It's time to stop blocking color
Minimalist interiors have been a growing trend for many years now, primarily dominated by a monochromatic palette of white. But who says we need to abandon color to live a de-cluttered life?
Pilot shortage prompts Air Do to cancel 34 flights in November
Air Do, a regional carrier based in Sapporo, said Tuesday that it has decided to cancel a total of 34 flights on two routes in November due to a lack of pilots. The two routes connect the New Chitose airport in Hokkaido with Haneda airport ...
Woman's battered corpse found in Miyagi coastal park dedicated to 3/11 victims
Police started an investigation Monday after a woman's corpse was found in a Miyagi Prefecture park dedicated to victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. An autopsy determined that the woman sustained a broken thighbone and ribs, indicating the cause of death ...
Two-time figure skating world champion and 2014 Sochi Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu performed an exhibition program Wednesday at a rink where he has special memories. After skating to Japanese pop song "Hana ni Nare" at the Bank of Yokohama Ice Arena, Hanyu offered free ...
Sendai elects opposition-backed Kori as next mayor, dealing another blow to Abe's LDP
An opposition-backed former lawmaker won the Sendai mayoral election on Sunday, a result certain to pile pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which is reeling from scandals and waning public support. Kazuko Kori's victory in Miyagi Prefecture is the second major local ...
Kyushu Electric rejects Kagoshima governor's call to suspend reactors
Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Monday rejected a request by Kagoshima Gov. Satoshi Mitazono to immediately suspend operations of two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant. In a meeting at the prefectural government office, Kyushu Electric President Michiaki Uriu handed the governor a written response ...
Anti-nuclear Kagoshima governor asks Kyushu Electric to halt Sendai reactors
The newly elected governor of Kagoshima Prefecture requests Kyushu Electric Power Co. temporarily suspend the operations of two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant.
