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Scotch on 'Alaskan rock'

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo bar LoiteR serves Scotch whisky with what the owner Ryota Nanba says is ice dug up from Alaskan permafrost. This so-called Scotch on ''Alaskan rock'' is part of a sales campaign launched by Kirin Brewery Co. to perk up the consumption of whisky in Japan. Kirin officials say the company, the distributor of Scotch whisky Shevas Regal in Japan, has contracted for 7 tons of Alaskan permafrost ice from a licensed U.S. dealer. The ice is being distributed for free to more than 600 bars in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya that are participating in the Kirin campaign, and customers ordering a Chevas in these bars can ask for Alaskan ice to go with their whisky. As sake and other Japanese liquors have been nibbling away at the non-native alcohol market, the consumption of whisky in Japan has reportedly fallen below 100,000 kiloliters a year from a peak of 380,000 kl in 1983.

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Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said.

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Events mark '11.11.11' day in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A train departs from Nanba Station of Nankai Electric Railway in Osaka at 11:11 a.m. to mark the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the Japanese era of Heisei.

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Scotch on 'Alaskan rock'

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo bar LoiteR serves Scotch whisky with what the owner Ryota Nanba says is ice dug up from Alaskan permafrost. This so-called Scotch on ''Alaskan rock'' is part of a sales campaign launched by Kirin Brewery Co. to perk up the consumption of whisky in Japan. Kirin officials say the company, the distributor of Scotch whisky Shevas Regal in Japan, has contracted for 7 tons of Alaskan permafrost ice from a licensed U.S. dealer. The ice is being distributed for free to more than 600 bars in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya that are participating in the Kirin campaign, and customers ordering a Chevas in these bars can ask for Alaskan ice to go with their whisky. As sake and other Japanese liquors have been nibbling away at the non-native alcohol market, the consumption of whisky in Japan has reportedly fallen below 100,000 kiloliters a year from a peak of 380,000 kl in 1983. (Kyodo)

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Miyu Nanba (top) and Waka Kobori compete in the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 4, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics. Kobori and Nanba finished first and second, respectively.

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Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said. (Kyodo)

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Tenjinbashi bridge from yodogawa naniwabashi bridge

Bridges built over Yodo River and Nakanoshima; Nanba Bridge to the fore, Tenjin Bridge and a slight view of Tenman Bridge to the rear. It is a picture before the Nanba Bridge was rebuilt of steel in 1876.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number23‐22‐0]

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Events mark '11.11.11' day in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A train departs from Nanba Station of Nankai Electric Railway in Osaka at 11:11 a.m. to mark the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the Japanese era of Heisei.