Kids taste train world
Kids in train-mad Japan are getting a taste of life on the rails.A train expo opened in Osaka on Tuesday.A group of rail...
read moreJapan announces new sanctions on Russia
Japan will impose new sanctions on Russia in response to its interference in Ukraine.Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced ...
read moreJetliner descends dangerously low
A plane belonging to a Japanese budget airline descended dangerously low ahead of landing on Monday.The Peach Aviation j...
read moreTwo Japanese restaurants place among world’s top 50
Two Japanese chefs are happy today.Their restaurants received coveted listings in “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Award...
read moreClimbing season opens in Japan Alps
The climbing season opened in the Japan Alps over the weekend.Kamikochi is one of Japan’s most famous mountain destinati...
read moreAbe rides rebuilt Sanriku railway
Three years ago a tsunami devastated northeast Japan. On Sunday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rode a railway that has just ...
read moreTall ships visit Nagasaki
Spring in Nagasaki, Japan means it’s time for the city’s tall ships festival.Tall ships from around the world visit the ...
read moreAbe visits Meiji Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a visit to Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine on Monday. Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are the two m...
read moreUnderwater carp streamers unusual take on Children’s Day
A town in western Japan is decorating in a unique way for an upcoming holiday. Carp streamers billowing in the wind are ...
read moreKyoto U. team pioneers cheap stem cell method
Scientists in Japan have come up with a cheap new way to produce stem cells en masse.The researchers at Kyoto University...
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