Ancient cherry tree greets spring
An ancient tree is welcoming spring in western Japan.Officials announced the start of the cherry blossom season on March...
read moreJ-alert system updated for terror attacks
Millions of people in Japan will soon be able to receive warnings of possible terror and missile attacks through their c...
read moreInose fined over campaign finance scandal
Former Tokyo governor Naoki Inose has been summarily indicted over a political fund scandal. The ex-governor was accused...
read moreFukushima Update #28 “Land of no Tomorrow”
The Japanese government is pushing forward with a plan to a build a massive storage facility for radioactive waste in Fu...
read moreLand of no Tomorrow
The Japanese government is pushing forward with a plan to a build a massive storage facility for radioactive waste in Fu...
read moreFishermen approve groundwater bypass
Fukushima’s federation of fishermen unions has approved a plan to divert groundwater around the site of Fukushima Daiich...
read moreMunicipality sues to halt nuclear project
A city in northern Japan is preparing to sue the central government and a utility to halt the construction of a nuclear ...
read moreCrane malfunction attributed to human error
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was forced to suspend the removal of fuel assemblies from a spent fu...
read moreCybercrime on the rise
Japan’s National Police Agency reports that cybercrime rates are up for the year.Japanese people filed about 80,000 comp...
read more‘Grandchild Cane’ born of cancer battle
Japan is the world’s fastest-aging country, so it’s no surprise it’s a hub of creation for products targeting the elderl...
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