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...

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Fukushima Update #29“Preparing for the worst”

Local authorities across Japan are racing to prepare for possible emergencies before the government authorizes the resta...

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Preparing for the worst

Local authorities across Japan are racing to prepare for possible emergencies before the government authorizes the resta...

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Exclusion zone shrinks

The government has lifted its evacuation order in a municipality within 20 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear p...

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TEPCO hiring again

Tokyo Electric Power Company hired on Tuesday its first new employees since the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi.

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Long-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 ...

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Minor 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...

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Chile 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...

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Post 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...

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Kanebo 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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