Tokyo 2020 Triathlon may be moved: Masuzoe
Tokyo’s governor says the triathlon for the 2020 Tokyo games may have to find a new site.Yoichi Masuzoe says air traffic...
read moreProtestors, Coast Guard clash at Henoko base site
Protestors have clashed with Japan's Coast Guard in waters off Okinawa where new runways are to be built for the US Mari...
read moreEel meal mania
In Japan, fresh water eel, or unagi, has been considered a summer delicacy since the Edo period. On Midsummer Day of the...
read moreImperial Family at Japan's holiest shrine
Ise Grand Shrine in central Japan, considered by many to be the holiest of all Shinto shrines, is dedicated to the godde...
read moreJapanese astronaut talks about mission
The first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, astronaut Koichi Wakata, has returned to Japan.Wakata s...
read moreAbe in Trinidad and Tobago
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting Trinidad and Tobago, where he met with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bisses...
read moreWhen water and cinema mix
Moviegoers in southwestern Japan are being treated to a very unique 3D movie experience at the beach. The technology, kn...
read moreFree iodine pills for nuclear plant neighbors
Japan’s government has started distributing iodine tablets to residents living near an idled nuclear plant in southern J...
read moreAbe sets off for Latin America
Prime Minister Abe embarked for Latin America on Friday, where he’ll visit five countries on an 11-day tour. Abe intends...
read moreExtreme summer heat takes over Japan
Now that Japan’s rainy season is over, a sweltering summer has officially arrived to replace it. High-pressure systems i...
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