Author Topic: Typhoon death toll hits eight (Read 1410 times)

Guchi_Jnr · « **on:** September 18, 2006, 04:01:24 AM »

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan smacked into Kyushu on Sunday, leaving at least eight people dead and more than 200 injured, while strong winds knocked a train on its side in Miyazaki Prefecture.

ToasterKing · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2006, 05:12:49 AM »

Not trying to be an asshole but.. why are the "Japan Times" in English? :-|

shadowstar · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2006, 05:21:13 AM »

Quote from: ToasterKing

Not trying to be an asshole but.. why are the "Japan Times" in English? :-|

Simple, so foreigners/non-Japanese speaking people can read it.

ToasterKing · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2006, 05:27:20 AM »

Yeah but.. it's the "Japan" Times. You don't see the Washington Post in Korean.

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2006, 05:35:02 AM »

The Japan Times is an all English newspaper in Japan, and has been around for many years.
Not only is it for people who can't read Japanese, but it's also very popular for Japanese who are studying English.