Four years ago, the Yakushi-dera, a Buddhist temple in Osaka's Sumiyoshi Ward with a history dating back 400 years, and much beloved of people in its neighborhood, was sold. "A nearby resident warned me, 'Your family grave is going to be moved,'" a 90-year-old resident was quoted as saying. "I went…
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported near Tokyo, Kawasaki, Chiba, Funabashi, Matsudo, Kawaguchi, Kashiwa, Japan on Thursday. The temblor was reporte.
Chiba prefectural police said Monday that a female high school student and an adult male have been found dead inside an apartment in Matsudo City. According to police reports, the dead man sent a friend a message on Saturday, which contained not only the apartment’s address but also a cryptic…
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday near Chiba, Funabashi, Matsudo, Kashiwa, Koshigaya, Ichihara, Mito-shi, Japan. The temblor was dete.
This year's theme continues to be tsumugu - meaning to weave, symbolising the bringing together of the Australian and Japanese cultures. Following on from last year's event, there is also a picture letter contest, with many entrants coming from Matsudo in Chiba prefecture, Japan, sister-city of Whitehorse city Victoria. We spoke to Keiko Davies, chairperson of the organising committee.