What a Parisian started nine years ago to get neighbors acquainted has spread all over Europe--and even reached Japan. Several communities around the country now observe Neighbors' Day, which gives people living in urban housing complexes and others a chance to get together once a year and chat.
Asahi.com

A computer malfunction forced All Nippon Airways (ANA) to cancel 53 flights and delay more than 250 others on Sunday, throwing vacation plans for many of the 51,000 affected passengers into disarray.
Asahi.com

As a child, I was filled with wonder by my trips to the old Stanley Park Zoo in Vancouver. Mesmerized by animals, I spent hours in front on the monkey and polar bear enclosures. Zoos are probably the first place where I developed a keen interest in our relationships with animals.
The Japan Times Weekly