SPECIAL ADVISOR TALKS MILITARY ABENOMICS, CLAIMS MISQUOTE
Special advisor to the Prime Minister Etsuro Honda underscored the military importance of Japan's economic resurgence in...
read moreJapan Prices Rise for the First Time In Five Years
Japan’s consumer prices are “rising moderately,” according to the government’s February economic assessment.This is the ...
read moreJapanese Residents Still Stranded By Record Snowfall
Five days after record snowfall hit the mountain regions of eastern Japan, authorities are still struggling to clear roa...
read moreTokyo Gov. Urges Infrastructure Upgrades, Renewables Ahead of Games
Yoichi Masuzoe, the newly-elected governor of Tokyo, aims to significantly update the city’s infrastructure in preparati...
read moreFUJI ERUPTION EMERGENCY LANDING DRILL
Japan Airlines conducted an emergency water landing drill to prepare crews for a possible eruption of Mount Fuji.Conduct...
read moreSNOW STRANDS LOCALS, REQUIRING HELICOPTER RESCUE
It has been four days since heavy snowfall hit the mountainous Koshin region in east-central Japan, but some communities...
read moreNUCLEAR RESTART NEXT YEAR?
A nuclear power plant operator has applied for the safety inspections necessary to restart a reactor in central Japan.Ch...
read moreLife-size Japanese Dolls On Display
The historic Great Inn Kashibaya in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture began an exhibition of life-size traditional dolls this...
read moreFukushima Update #22Tokyo anti-nuclear campaign falls short
Yoichi Masuzoe becomes governer of Tokyo as nuclear power fails to become a major campaign issue. Other news: The govern...
read moreTokyo anti-nuclear campaign falls short
The campaign for Tokyo governor ended last week with the victory of the candidate backed by the ruling parties,Yoichi Ma...
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