Utility seeks Higashidori restart
Tohoku Electric Power Company has applied for safety inspections to restart reactor number one at the Higashidori nuclea...
read moreEasing radiation safety standards
The Japanese government is negotiating with municipalities in Fukushima to relax the radiation safety standards for deco...
read moreGovernment goes on health kick
Japan’s Economy Ministry today launched a project to encourage people to lose weight and get healthy.The project involve...
read moreJapanese delicacy endangered
People in Japan may no longer be able to eat a favorite delicacy.The International Union fThe listing has no legal basis...
read moreGadgets for the whole family at Tokyo toy show
Japan’s largest toy show kicked off today. Toymakers from around the world showed their newest wares at the Internationa...
read moreEndangered Amur leopard cubs make their debut
A pair of critically endangered Amur leopard cubs debuted today at a zoo in western Japan.The twin cubs were born three ...
read moreParliament liberalizes electricity market
Japan’s parliament acted to liberalize the country’s electricity market today.Under the Electricity Business Act househo...
read moreWheelchair-bicycle aims to aid evacuations
This bicycle is actually a wheelchair in disguise.A seemingly silly creation with a serious purpose.The inventor runs a...
read moreToranomon Hills opens as Tokyo’s second tallest building
Powerful politicians gathered in Tokyo today to launch what is now the city’s second tallest building.Prime Minister Sh...
read moreDensuke watermelon fetches $3,000
A single premium densuke watermelon sold for about three thousand dollars in Japan today.The season’s first auction too...
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