Japan, Australia seal free trade deal
Japan and Australia have agreed on a broad free trade deal.Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott was in Tokyo to meet J...
read moreNew textbooks state territorial claims
Tensions are rising again over territorial disputes between Japan, China and South Korea.Japan’s new teaching materials ...
read morePolar bear cub struts his stuff
One day he’ll be huge and fearsome, but for the moment he’s cute and cuddly.A polar bear cub born at a zoo in Japan is f...
read moreImperial cherry blossom road opened for Emperor’s 80th birthday
People in Tokyo are getting their first look at an imperial secret.To commemorate the Japanese emperor’s 80th birthday, ...
read moreKennedy: Japanese women key to economy
Japanese women’s rights are getting a boost from Caroline Kennedy.The U.S. Ambassador to Japan spoke at an event organiz...
read moreFukushima Update #29“Preparing for the worst”
Local authorities across Japan are racing to prepare for possible emergencies before the government authorizes the resta...
read morePreparing for the worst
Local authorities across Japan are racing to prepare for possible emergencies before the government authorizes the resta...
read moreExclusion zone shrinks
The government has lifted its evacuation order in a municipality within 20 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear p...
read moreTEPCO hiring again
Tokyo Electric Power Company hired on Tuesday its first new employees since the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi.
read moreLong-lost Utamaro masterpiece on show
People in Japan are getting their first look at a long-lost masterpiece by a 19th-century Japanese painter.The painting ...
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