Defense Ministry seeks expanded budget
Japan's Defense Ministry seeks new funds to buy US weapons, citing a territorial dispute with China.
read moreAstronaut Wakata gets a homecoming parade
Hometown Saitama fetes astronaut Koichi Wakata, Japan's first commander of the International Space Station.
read moreJapanese becomes world's oldest man
111-year-old Sakari Momoi has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man.
read moreDeadly landslides in Hiroshima
A series of landslides triggered by heavy rains hit a residential area of Hiroshima, killing at least 32 people and ...
read moreNarita to downtown Tokyo, by wheelchair
Sports Vice Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada rides from Narita airport to downtown Tokyo by wheelchair to demonstrate Tok...
read moreOgasawaras at risk of tsunami: scientists
Scientists say an active volcano in the Ogasawa Islands could trigger a deadly tsunami.
read moreProtestors oppose launch of drilling off Camp Schwab
Protestors oppose the start of drilling off US Camp Schwab in preparation for the move of US Futenma Air Station in ...
read moreSoftbank unveils nearly frameless phone
SoftBank unveils a nearly frameless smartphone for the US and Japanese markets.
read moreAbe opts not to visit Yasukuni
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skips visiting Yasukuni Shrine on the 69th anniversary of the end of WWII, but sends an of...
read moreJapan marks end of WWII
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Imperial Couple attend a ceremony in Tokyo commemorating the end of WWII.
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