JAL marks 60 years of Bangkok service

JAL marks 60 years of Bangkok service

Japan Airlines marks 60 years of regular service to Bangkok.

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Fukuhara one of three Olympians hacked by Russian group

Fukuhara one of three Olympians hacked by Russian group

Popular table tennis player Ai Fukuhara is among three Japanese Olympians targeted in the latest leak by Russian hackers...

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Typhoon Chaba hits Okinawa, closing in on Kyushu

Typhoon Chaba hits Okinawa, closing in on Kyushu

Typhoon Chaba damages property in Okinawa and progresses toward Kyushu.

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Ohsumi still processing Nobel Prize win

Ohsumi still processing Nobel Prize win

Yoshinori Ohsumi and his wife speak to the press about being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Japan's Ohsumi awarded Nobel for cell work

Japan's Ohsumi awarded Nobel for cell work

Japanese professor Yoshinori Ohsumi wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work on cell recycling.

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Typhoon Chaba barreling toward Japan

Typhoon Chaba barreling toward Japan

Super Typhoon Chaba is barreling toward Japan's southern islands, packing unprecedented winds and rain.

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Oyster season starts

Oyster season starts

The oyster harvest kicks off early in western Japan with observers expecting a big haul this year.

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Imperial couple visits Iwate

Imperial couple visits Iwate

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko travel to the nation's northeast to watch the national athletic meet and see...

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Confab preview unveils new tech

Confab preview unveils new tech

Companies unveil new tech at CEATEC, one of Asia's largest technology exhibitions.

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Chemical tanker partially sinks

Chemical tanker partially sinks

A tanker carrying a caustic chemical fills with water and partially sinks off western Japan.

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