Tainted waste: ‘Not in my backyard’
Residents in a region known for the quality of its spring water oppose the government’s plan to build a disposal fac...
read moreTEPCO announces new groundwater discharges
TEPCO has announced for the first time its intention to release into the ocean groundwater retrieved from wells righ...
read moreFuel Debris in unit 3 larger than expected
Officials at Tokyo Electric Power Company say the quantity of nuclear fuel that fell to the bottom of reactor 3 at F...
read moreSendai Tanabata displays hopes for revival
People in northern Japan have created giant streamer decorations as a way of wishing for a better future.Each year r...
read moreAum splinter group raided over ‘pilgrimage’ tours
Police in Japan are probing a splinter group of the deadly Aum Shinrikyo cult for operating an unlicensed travel age...
read moreTruth or lies—it’s all in the brain
We all know we feel different when telling the truth or lying. Now researchers in Japan have identified a part of th...
read moreHiroshima remembers atomic bombing
People in Japan are commemorating the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Every year, the city hosts...
read moreToyota reports record profits
Toyota has reported record profits for the April-June quarter.Officials said the Japanese auto giant earned almost s...
read moreTokyo plans cool 2020 Summer Olympics
When Tokyo won the right to host the 2020 Olympics, some said the city’s hot summers would endanger athletes.Japan’s...
read moreBullet train hits the rails in Hokuriku
Engineers in Japan are putting the finishing touches on the country’s latest bullet train line.The new Hokuriku high...
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