Fukushima Update #24 “Ruling party split over energy policy”
Despite the Japanese government’s openly pro-nuclear stance, a group of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party wa...
read moreRuling party split over energy policy
Despite the Japanese government’s openly pro-nuclear stance, a group of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party wa...
read moreTEPCO under fire over water spill
Tokyo Electric Power Company is under pressure from authorities to determine the cause of the latest spill of contaminat...
read more“FRONTLINE” control room unveiled
Tokyo Electric Power Company has granted the media access to one of the control rooms where engineers waged a desperate ...
read moreAnonymous donor replaces defaced Anne Frank books
An anonymous donor has replaced Anne Frank books found defaced at Tokyo area libraries.Hundreds of books by and about th...
read moreKids dine on lobster at doomed school
Kids in Japan savored one last gourmet meal before their 110-year-old school closes for good today (Thursday).Local fish...
read moreSwans returning to Siberia
Swans in northern Japan that flew south for the winter are going to home to roost. Some snow can still be seen in the ar...
read moreJapan tables aid for Syria chemical weapon drawdown
Japan will donate 1.4 billion yen—about 14 million dollars—to help eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. This is the singl...
read moreTPP free trade talks close without agreement
Four days of high-level talks on a free trade deal closed in Singapore with wide gaps remaining between the 12 participa...
read moreAbe plans summer cabinet reshuffle
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he’ll reshuffle his cabinet after the regular Diet session concludes this summer...
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