A RESTING PLACE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Japanese soldiers who fought for Malta (during the WWI) are honored in the Kalkara Naval Cemetery.
read moreArtist's lifework draws folks deep into the mountains
Deep in central Japan, an artist left his lifework carved into a mountain.
read moreFirst spring gale strikes Tokyo
The Meteorological Agency announces the first gale of spring in the Tokyo area.
read moreEarthquake shakes up tourism industry
Hotels in Japan are seeking a way to grapple with earthquakes.
read moreDoctors indicted for alleged gang rape
Two doctors and a medical student are indicted for allegedly gang raping drunk teen women.
read moreSasori stranded inside Fukushima No.2 reactor
A robot probing Japan's meltdown-hit Fukushima Daiichi number two reactor has failed to reach its goal.
read moreTokyo goes for the (used) gold
Tokyo starts collecting used cellphones to mine for the precious metals to mint the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics a...
read moreSnow festival illuminates town
A nearly 450-year-old event dazzles crowds in the snow country of northern Japan.
read moreSnow-laden roof crushes man
Heavy snow crushed a house, killing its 53-year-old resident in Fukushima, northern Japan.
read moreRice-gorging ritual tests tummies
People in a town on the Sea of Japan gorge themselves on rice in a rite that began among farmers when food was scarce.
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