Politicians insult woman speaker
Sexist jeers aimed at a female speaker by members of the Tokyo assembly are causing waves in Japan today.Your Party mem...
read moreWarning over children swallowing button batteries
Japanese authorities are warning parents over a rising number of cases of children swallowing button batteries.Japan’s ...
read moreJapan bans possession of child pornography
Japan’s parliament voted to ban possession of child pornography today.The vote came after over a decade of internationa...
read moreParliament mulling bet on casinos
Japanese lawmakers started debate today on a bill to legalize casinos.Japan now allows betting on horses and other form...
read moreObokata defends research
The Japanese researcher at the heart of a stem cell scandal is defending her research. Haruko Obokata said through a la...
read moreDefendants seek retrial in US airbase case
The defendants in a controversial case involving the legality of US bases in Japan have filed for a retrial.The trial c...
read morePrince Katsura eulogized for international service
Dignitaries gathered in Tokyo today to bid farewell to Prince Katsura.The prince, a cousin to Japanese Emperor Akihito,...
read moreKennedy, Powell, Son launch clean energy system
US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and Colin Powell observed the launch of a new clean energy system in Tokyo today.They wer...
read more‘No evidence’ to support STAP cells
The coauthor of a controversial Japanese paper on stem cells said today third-party tests show no evidence to support t...
read moreReady, set, spit
People in northern Japan tested how far they could spit a cherry pit at an annual summer contest on Sunday. The 29th ch...
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