Tokyo governor meets with South Korean president
A rare meeting between the governor of Tokyo and the South Korean president took place in Seoul on Friday, the first fac...
read moreFukushima Update #44Behind the Smiles of Children
The summer is in full swing in Fukushima, but for thousands of evacuated families it marks yet another season away from ...
read moreBehind the Smiles of Children
The summer is in full swing in Fukushima, but for thousands of evacuated families it marks yet another season away from ...
read moreTEPCO rapped over tainted water
Regulators have once again admonished Tokyo Electric Power Company for not doing enough to tackle contaminated water at ...
read moreNew report on 3.11 meltdowns
The Nuclear Regulation Authority has released an interim report on the causes of the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiic...
read moreFamous Kyoto festival revives ancient parade tradition
The month-long Gion Festival in Kyoto reached its climax on Thursday with a second parade, which has not been seen for 4...
read moreImperial couple checks up on fishing port's post-tsunami recovery
In an area of northeastern Japan decimated by the March 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami, lies the fishing city of ...
read moreBreakthrough heart surgery on child patient a success
A unique surgery performed at Osaka University Hospital on an 11-year-old girl suffering from an enlarged heart conditio...
read moreTokyo says goodbye to rainy days
The rainy season is likely over in the Kanto-Koshin region of eastern Japan, which includes the greater Tokyo metropolit...
read moreJapanese government seeks home for Ospreys
Tuesday, July 22nd, the Japanese government asked Saga Prefecture in southwestern Japan to allow the hosting of Osprey t...
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