Fukushima groundwater released into the ocean
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have begun releasing groundwater into the Pacific.The operation is part o...
read morePolicewomen get manners training
Policewomen in Japan are getting special training in etiquette. The country is recruiting increasing numbers of female o...
read more4K TV launches next month
Viewers in Japan will get to watch the World Cup in super high definition 4K TV.Japan’s 4K TV broadcasts will be the fir...
read moreDecontamination suspended at Fukushima Daiichi
A decontamination system at Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has again been halted due to malfunction.To...
read moreDept stores look to Ochugen gifts in wake of tax hike
Japan’s summer gift-giving season has arrived. A major department store in Tokyo is using the custom to try to boost sal...
read moreRadiation manga going on hiatus
A Japanese manga under fire for depicting radiation poisoning in Fukushima is taking a break from publication.In last we...
read moreTaiji whalers land first haul of the season
Whalers in western Japan have brought in their first catch of the season. Ships near the whaling town of Taiji caught tw...
read morePoll shows mixed feelings on lifting restrictions on military
A new poll shows people in Japan have mixed feelings about a move to give the nation’s military more freedom to act abro...
read moreVanilla Air cancels 154 flights due to pilot shortage
Japan’s Vanilla Air says it is canceling 154 flights next month. The reason…? A lack of pilots. Management for the budg...
read moreTraditional rice-duck farming underway in Mie
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but at times a farmer’s best friend is the duck.In Mie, Japan farmers began rice-duck fa...
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