Orange juice faucet installed at airport in western Japan
Japan now has an airport with an orange juice faucet.
read moreOsaka U. applies for first human trials of IPS stem cell heart treatment
Osaka University researchers apply for permission to be the first to test an iPS stem cell treatment for heart disease o...
read moreInada questioned by Defense Ministry
The Japanese Defense Ministry's internal probe unit questioned Defense Minister Tomomi Inada over the cover-up of daily ...
read moreSteelworkers set crowds alight
Steelworkers turn industry to art, throwing sparks across the stage in a "Thunder Performance."
read moreVacation for the families
Japan is home to some of the hardest-working fathers and mothers in the world. The government is considering introducing...
read moreFamily seeks work-suicide status for man at national stadium
The family of a man building the new Tokyo Olympic national stadium asks the government to recognize his death as suicid...
read moreBOJ again delays 2% inflation target
The Bank of Japan again pushes back its 2% inflation target.
read moreTokyo's river system consumption restricted
Facing a water shortage, authorities move to further tighten limits on use of the Arakawa River System starting Friday.
read more2020 Olympic torch relay to start in Okinawa or Miyagi
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are considering Okinawa or Miyagi as the starting point of the torch relay.
read moreJapan uses new pictograms
Japan starts using new pictograms in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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