Stem cell paper co-author commits suicide
A co-author of a controversial research paper on stem cells, Yoshiki Sasai, was found dead this morning.Sasai was a ...
read moreKids get a taste of money
Kids got a close look inside the Bank of Japan on Monday.26 children from 4th to 6th grade toured the Bank of Japan ...
read moreAutomized passport control by 2020
In the future, visitors to Japan will no longer be greeted by immigration officers.Instead, Japan’s government is de...
read moreNebuta Festival brightens Aomori
Enormous lantern floats depicting warriors and demons illuminated the streets of Aomori, Japan this weekend.Locals h...
read moreTyphoon Nakri brings record rains to Kochi
Typhoon Nakri has claimed a life and brought an evacuation advisory to nearly a half-million people in western Japan...
read moreLDP counters sexist image with woman pick for Tokyo Assembly Sec-Gen
Japan’s ruling party has its first female secretary-general of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.Hideko Murakami is th...
read moreGeisha giving thanks
Geisha are out and about in Kyoto today observing a traditional holiday.August 1 is known as hassaku in the traditio...
read moreFukushima Update #45Iodine Distributed to Residents
Local authorities in southwestern Japan are scrambling to prepare the population against nuclear emergencies. We mee...
read moreIodine Distributed to Residents
Local authorities in southwestern Japan are scrambling to prepare the population against nuclear emergencies. We mee...
read moreExposure limit debate
Japan's nuclear regulators are debating whether to raise the radiation exposure limit for workers dealing with a nuc...
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