Okinawa marks 45 years since reversion
Okinawa Prefecture commemorates the 45th anniversary of its return to Japan after decades under US control following Wor...
read moreToshiba hit with double whammy
Toshiba announces massive losses as Western Digital takes it to court to block it unilaterally spinning off its flash me...
read moreLandscaper finds body in fridge
A landscaper finds a body inside a refrigerator at a house whose lawn he was mowing.
read moreCelebrities join anti-fraud campaign
With almost $20m in damages to victims through April, celebrities join an anti-fraud campaign in Tokyo.
read moreJapanese serow caught in populated area
Police in central Japan subdue a wild Japanese serow that wandered into a populated area.
read more2000 protest US base in Okinawa
2000 people protest relocating the Futenma military base within Okinawa ahead of the 45th anniversary of America returni...
read moreFlowers on the train for Mother's Day
Kumamoto decorates train cars with fresh flowers in honor of Mother's Day, a tradition started 25 years ago.
read moreOtter triplets redefining cute
2-month-old otter triplets at an aquarium in Fukui Prefecture are learning to swim and delighting visitors.
read more'Intelligent operating room' improving surgery results
A university hospital in western Japan has introduced a so-called 'intelligent operating room' to improve surgery result...
read more1-year-old girl gets new lungs from brain-dead donor
A one-year-old girl in western Japan has become the nation's youngest to get a new pair of lungs from a brain-dead donor...
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