Princess Hisako ‘nervous’ before daughter’s engagement
Japan’s Princess Hisako says she was nervous about her daughter Noriko’s recent engagement.The Princess made the commen...
read moreEgg-dropping their way to engineering success
Students in egg-loving Japan are using an egg drop contest to test their engineering skills.22 teams compete to drop an...
read moreFukushima Update #36 “Economic need to Restart”
The nuclear plant in Sendai could be restarted this summer. Despite the risks nuclear power poses, many in Satsumasendai...
read moreEconomic need to Restart
The nuclear plant in Sendai could be restarted this summer. Despite the risks nuclear power poses, many in Satsumasendai...
read moreNRA Radiation Exposure Simulation
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has announced the results of a radiation exposure simulation. They say evacuating i...
read moreTEPCO robot pinpoints leak
TEPCO says a robot sent into Fukushima Daiichi’s reactor number one has locatedthe exact source of a contaminated water ...
read moreNorth Korea to reinvestigate abductions
Japan's prime minister says North Korea will reinvestigate cases of Japanese citizens abducted by the North in the 1970...
read moreRakuten opens Shibuya café
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is taking its first step into bricks and mortar.Founder Hiroshi Mikitani opened the d...
read moreTuxedo farmer’s rice dreams
Rice farming in Japan is an old folks’ business. The average age of a farmer is over 65, and the nation is having trou...
read moreCurtains for the Twilight Express
It’s twilight for the Twilight Express.Japan’s famous sleeper train is ending service next spring.The Twilight Express ...
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