North Korea appears to have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its eastern coast, South Korea says. It is not clear whether the test was authentic, and if it was, whether it will be considered a success by the North. A successful test would be significant because submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) are hard to detect. It comes as North Korea gears up for a rare and significant party congress next month ... ....
Foreign leaders visiting KingSalman of Saudi Arabia have noticed that there is a large flower display just in front of the 80-year-old monarch ... Of course, King Salman is not the only world leader past or present whose inability to cope has been artfully concealed by aides and courtiers ... ....
(CNN)Eight family members found dead in a rural southern Ohio community were shot in the head "execution style," most while they slept, authorities said Friday. Officers are searching for the killer or killers, who are probably armed and a danger to surviving family members, Pike CountySheriffCharlesReader said ... "I've given the family precautionary measures to make. They know we're available." ... Read More ... 'Doesn't happen every day' ... ......
Brazilian PresidentDilma Rousseff on Friday said she would appeal to South American trade blocs if she is removed from office, blasting the push to impeach her as a coup and a naked attempt by Brazil’s elite to snatch power back from her Worker’s Party... She told her opponents that her impeachment would have “serious consequences for the Brazilian political process.” ... “I can’t say today what is going to happen ... ....
(Source. Daiwa HouseResidential Investment Corporation). (As of March 31, 2016). (%) TotalArea 1Area 2Area 3Area 4. Mar. 31,2016Apr. 30May 31Jun. 30Jul. 31Aug. 31Sep. 30Oct. 31Nov. 30Dec. 31Jan. 31,2017Feb. 2880859095100Show all. Occupancy Rate(entire period) DateArea 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Residential. Subtotal Retail Total... (Note 3) Area 3 means the Tokyo metropolitan area (Tokyo (excluding Areas 1 and 2), Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba Prefectures)....
By Kuniaki Uematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterThe Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismMinistry has issued its official land prices for 2016 ... According to the company’s research, the average price of a newly built, 70-square-meter condominium in Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa was ¥49.85 million as of 2014 ... However, it should be noted that this also leads to a greater tax burden ... + -....
The Yomiuri ShimbunAs the number of cat lovers increases, so too does interest in homes designed specifically for living with felines. Some people have renovated their homes by adding walkways for cats while some have attached guards over windows to prevent their pets from escaping ... Misawa Homes Co ... The website, which has been operating for about 1½ years, features about 200 rental homes in Tokyo, KanagawaPrefecture and other areas ... ....
By Yuko Ohiro / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterFour days a week, a sweet smell like freshly cooked rice wafts from the kitchen of Cafe Raisa, which sells bread and chiffon cakes made from rice flour out of a small shop in Minami Ward, Yokohama... Baking from scratch ... Slide 1 of 1 ... After finishing his training, he rented a sales spot inside a nursing home in KanagawaPrefecture and began experimenting with selling twice a week ... In the black ... ....
The Yomiuri ShimbunTwelve university students were temporarily trapped when apartment buildings collapsed in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture. Kyushu was hit by another strong earthquake in the early hours of Saturday morning...Rescue operations were ongoing in multiple areas in the region ... Aso ... “It hurts. It hurts.” ... Tokai University established a disaster response headquarters at its Shonan campus in Hiratsuka, KanagawaPrefecture ... + - ... ....