WWII sub found off Nagasaki
A Japanese World War Two sub sunk by the US has been found sticking straight out of the seabed off Nagasaki.
read moreHand grenade replicas stop railway services
Four objects resembling hand grenades are found near a railroad station in a Tokyo suburb, affecting more than 5000 comm...
read moreGood news for ALS patients
University of Kyoto researchers say bosutinib, a medicine for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia, is also effective f...
read moreAbe leaves for G7 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves for Italy to attend the G7 summit.
read moreDate set for Tepco negligence trial
Three former Tokyo Electric managers will face charges of professional negligence resulting in injury or death for their...
read moreTokyo 2020 Olympic stadium design revealed
Kengo Kuma reveals his latest design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium.
read moreWhite horse image, harbinger of early summer
The image of a white horse, a harbinger of early summer, appears on Mt. Kasa in Japan's northern Alps.
read morePrincess Mako visits ceramics exhibition
Princess Mako, who is to be engaged next year, visits a ceramics exhibition in Tokyo.
read more'Conspiracy bill' passes lower house
A conspiracy bill to penalize the planning of terror and other serious crimes passed Japan's lower house on Tuesday.
read moreGround fissures lead to further evacuations
Cracks in the ground are growing in southwest Japan, leading to more evacuation advisories.
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