Earthquake drill, Tokyo style
Japan's government says a major earthquake could strike Tokyo, daytime population 16 million, at any time. This week, th...
read moreAbe departs for summit with Trump
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump.
read moreKoike sends Tokyo 2020 flag to disaster zone
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike sends the 2020 Olympic flag on a tour of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disast...
read moreBlowfish dedicated to Ise Shrine
Blowfish are dedicated to Ise Shrine on the 'Day of Fugu,' February 9th.
read moreSnow falls in Tokyo and Ibaraki
Snow falls in Tokyo and neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture, with the coldest front yet this winter approaching.
read moreVideo shows Mt. Aso post-eruption
A TV crew approaches the caldera of Mt. Aso for the first time in almost two-and-a-half years.
read moreOutsize sea angels attract visitors
Jumbo sea angels wow visitors at a sea ice museum in northern Japan.
read moreSuga seeks Trump's understanding of trade imbalance
Japan's top spokesman Yoshihide Suga seeks US President Donald Trump's understanding of the US trade deficit with Japan.
read moreSharp could build LCD panel factory in US
Sharp Corporation considers building a liquid crystal display panel factory in the United States.
read moreJapan to explain itself clearly: Asakawa
Ahead of a Japan-US summit, a top Japanese finance official says his country will explain its position clearly. In the b...
read more