Hakodate first city to sue to stop nuclear plant
A city in Japan’s north wants to end the construction of a nearby nuclear plant.The assembly of Hakodate city okayed pla...
read moreJAL unveils luxe new lounge
Japan Airlines has unveiled its plush new lounge at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.JAL showed off the facility ahead of next mo...
read moreJapan condemns N.Korean missile launch
Japan is reacting to North Korea’s firing of two missiles over the Sea of Japan early this morning (Wednesday). Prime Mi...
read moreTEPCO: Crane malfunction forces suspension of fuel removal
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says a crane malfunction forced it to suspend the removal of fuel as...
read moreAbe attends nuclear summit after landmark deal
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in The Hague after agreeing on a landmark deal to hand over weapons-grade plutonium...
read more500,000 elderly await nursing homes
A new survey shows more than 500,000 elderly Japanese await placement in intensive care nursing homes.Japanese health of...
read moreImperial couple makes rare Ise shrine visit
Japan’s imperial couple left Tokyo today (Tuesday) for an ancient ritual held once every 20 years at Japan’s holiest Shi...
read moreCherry blossom season reaches Tokyo
Spring has reached the Japanese capital.Japanese weather officials declared the start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season.T...
read moreWalk-assist robot unveiled
Engineers in Japan today (Monday) unveiled what they hope will provide an answer to the problems of the world’s fastest-...
read moreField burning heralds spring
Workers in Japan’s countryside are burning off fields in preparation for spring.Tourists turned out to watch them set fi...
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