Red fire ants discovered at Nagoya port
Ants discovered at Nagoya port in central Japan turn out to be poisonous red fire ants.
read moreRecord rains lash island in southwest Japan
Record heavy rains brought by a seasonal rain front lash Iki Island in southwest Japan.
read moreTepco defendants plead innocent over Fukushima nuclear disaster
Three former Tokyo Electric executives plead innocent in the first hearing of the Fukushima nuclear accident case.
read moreCustomer service in silence
Customer service is becoming increasingly diversified to meet customers' precise demands. One of the newest types of Omo...
read moreCheese makers want protection from cheap EU imports
As Japan and the EU inch closer to a free trade deal, Japan's cheese makers are expressing concern.
read moreLDP's Shimomura denies receiving contributions
High-ranking Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hakubun Shimomura denies receiving undeclared donations from a school ope...
read moreA small boat with a big story
A small fishing boat washed away in the Great East Japan Earthquake is found floating off Okinawa Prefecture in southwes...
read moreLow-cost carrier says 'aloha' from Osaka
AirAsia X becomes the first low-cost airline to operate a direct route from Japan to Hawaii.
read moreFailed landing in Nagasaki closes runway
A small training plane lands on its belly at Nagasaki Airport closing the runway and severely disrupting traffic into an...
read moreFoam wave inundates suburban plaza
People in a Tokyo suburb get a surprise when firefighting foam explodes out of a Pachinko parlor.
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