Celebs join Shinshoji Setsubun festival
It may still be cold, but people in Japan are already welcoming the oncoming spring.Visitors to Shinshoji temple near To...
read moreEhime scientists prove water exists deep within earth
Scientists in Japan have proved for the first time that water can exist hundreds of miles beneath the surface of the ear...
read moreSetsubun demons have kids crying for good luck
People in Japan have an unusual way of bringing good luck. Crying children are said to drive away demons and bring good ...
read moreNew stem cell method in spinal injury study
It's been learned that a new method for creating multipurpose stem cells is already being used in a study on spinal inju...
read moreJobless rate touches 2007 low
Japan’s economy is on the rebound.The nation’s unemployment rate for December dipped to 3.7 percent.That’s down 0.3 perc...
read moreFukushima Update #20NEW PURPOSE FOR FUKUSHIMA RICE
Farmers in an evacuated area of Fukushima are looking for new ways of using their rice until it's fit for consumption.Ot...
read moreNew purpose for Fukushima rice
Farmers forced to evacuate their land after the nuclear accident have spent nearly 3 years wondering what they will do n...
read moreLocal resistance to radioactive waste storage
A municipality in Fukushima Prefecture is resisting the government’s call to build a long-term storage facility for radi...
read moreOnagawa nuclear plant holds drill
Authorities in Miyagi Prefecture have organized an exercise simulating a nuclear accident.The Onagawa nuclear plant suff...
read moreMt. Zao’s ‘snow monsters’ biggest in memory
Japan gets some of the heaviest snowfalls in the world. At this time of year, people can enjoy some otherworldly sights ...
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