Panda celebrates girls’ festival
It’s girls’ day in Japan today (Monday), and even pandas are getting into the action. A female panda at a zoo in western...
read moreKennedy observes NASA-JAXA satellite launch
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy was on hand this morning (Friday) to observe the launch of a highly advanced n...
read moreGround broken on new Tsukiji fish market
Officials in Tokyo broke ground on a new facility to replace the city’s legendary Tsukiji fish market today (Friday). Ts...
read morePenguins celebrate doll festival
Girls in Japan are getting ready to celebrate a traditional doll festival on March 3rd. In Kyoto, male college students ...
read moreFukushima Update #24 “Ruling party split over energy policy”
Despite the Japanese government’s openly pro-nuclear stance, a group of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party wa...
read moreRuling party split over energy policy
Despite the Japanese government’s openly pro-nuclear stance, a group of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party wa...
read moreTEPCO under fire over water spill
Tokyo Electric Power Company is under pressure from authorities to determine the cause of the latest spill of contaminat...
read more“FRONTLINE” control room unveiled
Tokyo Electric Power Company has granted the media access to one of the control rooms where engineers waged a desperate ...
read moreAnonymous donor replaces defaced Anne Frank books
An anonymous donor has replaced Anne Frank books found defaced at Tokyo area libraries.Hundreds of books by and about th...
read moreKids dine on lobster at doomed school
Kids in Japan savored one last gourmet meal before their 110-year-old school closes for good today (Thursday).Local fish...
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