Nation remembers firebombing victims
Tomorrow, March 11th, marks three years since a tsunami devastated northeast Japan, but today (Monday) Japanese people h...
read morePhantom squid caught alive
Japanese fisherman have captured yet another rare deep-sea squid, this time alive.It was discovered ensnared on Friday n...
read moreBusinesses fail to learn lessons of 3.11
Three years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, most Japanese companies do not have business continuity plans in plac...
read morePolice boxes get hi-tech info screens
Japan’s ubiquitous police boxes are going hi-tech.The country’s police are equipping the boxes with hi-tech information ...
read moreJapan’s tallest skyscraper opens in Osaka
The 300-meter Abeno Harukas opened today (Friday) in Osaka in western Japan.People rushed into Kinki Nippon Railway’s ne...
read moreJapan: bitcoin not a currency
Japan’s government says the virtual money bitcoin will not be treated as a currency.The decision came as a written respo...
read moreFukushima Update #25 Inside the control room
Three years ago, engineers at Fukushima Daiichi faced extremely difficult conditions as they tried to prevent a series o...
read moreInside the control room
Three years ago, engineers at Fukushima Daiichi faced extremely difficult conditions as they tried to prevent a series o...
read moreFishing resumes in Fukushima
Fishermen are back in business in waters off Fukushima, and they report that their catch is perfectly safe to eat.
read moreFukushima resettlement delayed
The decontamination of some areas affected by the nuclear accident is running behind schedule. The situation has forced ...
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