Kennedy: Japanese women key to economy
Japanese women’s rights are getting a boost from Caroline Kennedy.The U.S. Ambassador to Japan spoke at an event organiz...
read moreFukushima Update #29“Preparing for the worst”
Local authorities across Japan are racing to prepare for possible emergencies before the government authorizes the resta...
read morePreparing for the worst
Local authorities across Japan are racing to prepare for possible emergencies before the government authorizes the resta...
read moreExclusion zone shrinks
The government has lifted its evacuation order in a municipality within 20 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear p...
read moreTEPCO hiring again
Tokyo Electric Power Company hired on Tuesday its first new employees since the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi.
read moreLong-lost Utamaro masterpiece on show
People in Japan are getting their first look at a long-lost masterpiece by a 19th-century Japanese painter.The painting ...
read moreMinor tsunami reaches Japan
A minor tsunami was observed in Pacific coastal areas of Japan in the wake of the massive earthquake that struck Chile o...
read moreChile tsunami headed for Japan
A tsunami generated by yesterday’s earthquake in Chile is crossing the Pacific and is forecast to hit Japan early Thursd...
read morePost tax hike, department stores battle for consumers
Japan’s sales tax went up on Monday from 5 to 8 percent. To keep consumers spending, department stores are offering a ra...
read moreKanebo faces class action over skin-whitening products
A major Japanese cosmetics company faces its first class action in the wake of a scandal involving skin-whitening produc...
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