Confetti cannon seriously injures a woman
A concert staff was seriously injured after a piece of confetti ruptured her right eyeball.
read moreJapan proposes summit with China and South Korea
Japan's government proposes holding a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in December.
read moreChinese warplanes fly near Okinawa and Miyakojima
Chinese aircraft including warplanes flew between Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands for the first time.
read moreReborn concrete restores aging infrastructure
An engineer in Hiroshima comes up with a way to extend the life of concrete and solve Japan's aging infrastructure probl...
read morePostal vehicle plunges from fissure
A postal employee is seriously injured after his vehicle falls from a fractured road on a rain-soaked hill.
read morePM Abe forgives debt in Cuba
Japan writes off debt owed by Cuba, seeks stronger economic ties and cooperation on North Korea during Prime Minister Sh...
read moreBOJ for a long haul
The Bank of Japan launched a new type of monetary easing in an effort to meet their 2-percent inflation target.But as NT...
read moreGINZA GETS NEW LANDMARK
Ginza Place is ready to open its doors in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district with aspirations to become an area landmark.
read moreWomen in power: Renho meets Koike
Two of Japan's most powerful women politicians meet for the first time since assuming their posts.
read moreCelebrity sports couple in the news
Asia is buzzing over the marriage of a Japanese table tennis star and a fellow Olympian from Taiwan.
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