Sapporo – Asia Times

A gas explosion happened in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, at about 8:30 pm on December 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, Northeast Asia

Sapporo blast latest blow to Japan in ‘Year of Disaster’

by By Andrew Salmon and Agencies December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The northern Japanese city of Sapporo was shaken by an explosion that demolished a building housing a restaurant, damaged others and left 42 people wounded on Sunday night. Photos and film posted on social media of the incident, and reproduced on TV news, showed rubble-strewn streets and flames illuminating the night sky. According to broadcaster […]

A gas explosion occurs at a restaurant in Sapporo City at around 8:30 pm on Sunday. Photo: AFP

France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan blast injures 42

by Asia Times staff December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A ship that collided with a breakwater due to strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Nishinomiya city, Hyogo prefecture is seen on September 5, 2018.Photo: AFP / Jiji Press

France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Japan cleans up after quake and typhoon bring death, destruction

by Asia Times staff September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

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