JAL marks 60 years of Bangkok service
Japan Airlines marks 60 years of regular service to Bangkok.
read moreFukuhara 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...
read moreTyphoon Chaba hits Okinawa, closing in on Kyushu
Typhoon Chaba damages property in Okinawa and progresses toward Kyushu.
read moreOhsumi still processing Nobel Prize win
Yoshinori Ohsumi and his wife speak to the press about being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
read moreJapan'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.
read moreTyphoon Chaba barreling toward Japan
Super Typhoon Chaba is barreling toward Japan's southern islands, packing unprecedented winds and rain.
read moreOyster season starts
The oyster harvest kicks off early in western Japan with observers expecting a big haul this year.
read moreImperial couple visits Iwate
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko travel to the nation's northeast to watch the national athletic meet and see...
read moreConfab preview unveils new tech
Companies unveil new tech at CEATEC, one of Asia's largest technology exhibitions.
read moreChemical tanker partially sinks
A tanker carrying a caustic chemical fills with water and partially sinks off western Japan.
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