
One-year anniversary of disabled stabbing spree
Survivors, bereaved families and others mark one year since a brutal attack targeting the mentally disabled left 19 dead...
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Princess Kako attends equestrian meet
Princess Kako attends an equestrian competition in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Torrential rain ravages central Japan
Torrential rain lashes central Japan, causing landslides and forcing 11 households to evacuate in Kanazawa.
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TEPCO releases damaged reactor footage
Tokyo Electric Power Company releases footage of the crippled No. 3 Reactor at Fukushima Daiichi.
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Companies give telecommuting a try
More than 900 companies take part in the nation's inaugural Telework Day.
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Worker slams Olympic stadium work environment
A man tells Nippon TV that the conditions are terrible at the construction site for the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Ol...
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Tokyo promotes radio calisthenics ahead of 2020 Olympics
Tokyo is promoting radio exercises to get the nation healthy and in the spirit in the run-up to the 2020 Summer Olympics...
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Abe denies cronyism claims
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies favoritism allegations in grilling by opposition lawmakers during Diet committee delibe...
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Nihonbashi could return to former glory
Transport officials will look into putting an expressway above Tokyo's famous Nihonbashi bridge underground.
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