Typhoon 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...
read morePush for waste storage facility
Officials in Tokyo have changed their strategy to build a mid-term storage facility for contaminated waste near Fuku...
read moreFormer TEPCO execs could still face prosecution
Three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company are facing a new investigation over their role in the Fukush...
read moreJapanese male longevity tops 80 years
The typical Japanese man for the first time now lives more than 80 years on average. Japan’s Health Ministry reporte...
read moreFormer Tepco execs recommended for prosecution
Three former Tokyo Electric officials are facing a new investigation over their role in the Fukushima nuclear accide...
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