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Kagawa mom whose daughters died of heatstroke left kids in car to go bar-hopping

National / Crime & Legal Sep 5, 2020

Kagawa mom whose daughters died of heatstroke left kids in car to go bar-hopping

A mother in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, who was arrested after her two young daughters died of heatstroke had left them in a parked car while she went to at least three bars with a male friend for hours, sources said Saturday. Maria Takeuchi, 26, was ...

Kagawa police suspect murder as company exec admits incinerating father's body

National / Crime & Legal Nov 15, 2019

Kagawa police suspect murder as company exec admits incinerating father's body

A company executive was arrested Thursday in Shikoku for allegedly incinerating and disposing of his 70-year-old father's body, with authorities suspecting foul play in the man's death, police have said. Takashi Hayashida, 29, is suspected of unlawfully disposing of the body of his father, Akira, ...

Court rules July poll result was 'unconstitutional' due to vote disparity

National / Politics Oct 16, 2019

Court rules July poll result was 'unconstitutional' due to vote disparity

A court on Wednesday ruled July's Upper House election was in a "state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of a single vote between urban and rural constituencies. But the high court in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, turned down the plaintiffs' demand to nullify ...

Japanese centenarian 'full of emotion' to see fifth era name of his lifetime

National Apr 24, 2019

Japanese centenarian 'full of emotion' to see fifth era name of his lifetime

Ahead of the start of the forthcoming Reiwa Era on May 1, a centenarian in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, says he is "full of emotion" as he gets set to see the fifth era name of his lifetime. Masao Matsumoto, 108, was born ...

Secret to Japanese couple's 80 years of marriage — wife's patience

National Sep 5, 2018

Secret to Japanese couple's 80 years of marriage — wife's patience

Japan is known for its abundance of centenarians and can now lay claim to having the world's oldest living married couple, with a combined age of 208 — a feat the wife credits to her patience during 80 years of marriage. Masao Matsumoto, 108, and ...

Takamatsu: Udon the key to Shikoku castle town's heart

Travel Jan 12, 2018

Takamatsu: Udon the key to Shikoku castle town's heart

by Lily Crossley-Baxter

Come for the gardens, stay for the noodles in Kagawa's capital city.

National / Crime & Legal Jul 12, 2017

Copyright watchdog JASRAC files lawsuits over use of background music in stores

Japan's copyright management organization has filed lawsuits against owners of a barber shop and a restaurant over the use of background music at their stores, seeking damages and injunctions. The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers filed the lawsuits Tuesday at the ...

Staff at five Shikoku prison facilities punished for wrongly dispensing medicine

National / Crime & Legal Nov 29, 2016

Staff at five Shikoku prison facilities punished for wrongly dispensing medicine

Officers at five prisons and juvenile detention facilities in Shikoku have been reprimanded over errors in administering medicine to inmates, it was learned Tuesday. An information disclosure request to the Takamatsu correctional bureau of the Justice Ministry has found that, between January 2012 and September ...

National / Crime & Legal Jan 25, 2016

Man facing charges for allegedly flying drone without approval

Police turn over to prosecutors their case against a man suspected of flying a drone in a crowded residential area without obtaining permission from the authorities.

English morris dancing hits Japan, with all the bells and whistles

Our Lives | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT May 5, 2014

English morris dancing hits Japan, with all the bells and whistles

by Louise George Kittaka

The English form of folk dancing known as morris dates back to the Middle Ages and involves costumed groups of dancers stepping in time to music. Barely seen in Japan before, this traditional art can now be experienced in the most unexpected of locations: ...

'Masterpieces of Arts and Crafts in the Prince Arisugawa and Prince Takamatsu Families'

Art / Openings In Tokyo May 16, 2013

'Masterpieces of Arts and Crafts in the Prince Arisugawa and Prince Takamatsu Families'

by Marie Omata

To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Japan Art Association, The Ueno Royal Museum is presenting a collection of arts and crafts that once belonged to the Arisugawa (1835-1895) and Takamatsu (1905-1987) imperial families. The artifacts, many of which were part of an extremely popular ...

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