ANA launches Star Wars C-3PO aircraft
ANA will welcome domestic travelers with new aircraft designed to represent Star Wars' C-3PO.
read moreFormer Tokyo Governor Ishihara takes responsibility
Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara admits he was the one who made the final decision to move the Tsukiji fish marke...
read moreAbe denies donations to school at center of land scandal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies donations to a school at the center of a shady cut-rate land purchase scandal.
read moreApp for Buddhist pilgrims
The creator of a new app for Buddhist pilgrims in Japan says he wants young people and foreigners to share the experienc...
read moreMedia gets Legoland preview
The media turns out in force for a preview of Legoland Japan in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture prior to its official opening A...
read moreJapan puts satellite into orbit
The Japanese government successfully places an information-gathering satellite into orbit.
read moreFukushima stadium tapped to be Olympic venue
The International Olympic Committee approves a Fukushima stadium as a venue for baseball and softball games at the 2020 ...
read moreFirst ballistic missile evacuation drill held
People in Akita Prefecture northern Japan take part in an evacuation drill premised on a hypothetical ballistic missile...
read moreFukshima Update #84
"Giraffe" prevented meltdown
6 years ago, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami triggered meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.An...
read moreInfant corpse found at Tokyo Disneyland sewage plant
The body of a newborn turns up in a sewage plant connected to Tokyo Disneyland.
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