Quiet e-cars to have noise-making devices
Japan will require all new quiet electric and hybrid cars to have noise-making devices by 2018.
read moreSendai reactor no. 1 undergoes inspection
The Sendai nuclear reactor no. 1 in Kagoshima Prefecture undergoes its first periodic inspection under post-Fukushima re...
read more39 stranded following Typhoon Chaba
39 people are stranded in central Japan in the wake of Typhoon Chaba.
read moreTyphoon Chaba topples cars
Typhoon Chaba spawned gusts powerful enough to topple cars in western Japan on Wednesday.
read morePanel grapples with Fukushima decommissioning
Officials considering who will pay to decommission Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meet for the first t...
read moreRegulators approve reactor safety measures
Japan's nuclear regulators give the nod to safety measures at an aging nuclear reactor, paving the way for it to receive...
read moreTyphoon Chaba slams Japan
Typhoon Chaba slams southwestern Japan with experts fearing it will make landfall in the north of the nation.
read moreU.S. to resume Harrier flights in Okinawa
The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan will resume flights using the AV-8B Harrier jet in Okinawa in the wake of a crash involvi...
read moreHonda and Yamaha plan partnership
Rival motorcycle manufacturers Honda Motor and Yamaha Motor plan an alliance to boost competitiveness in the small scoot...
read moreFirst frost graces central Hokkaido town
The season's first frost is observed in a town in northern Japan.
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