Parasite detector featured at seafood show
A parasite detector and an anti-viral deep UV-LED emitter are on display at a seafood show in Tokyo.
read moreSummer heat engulfs Japan
Summer heat is engulfing Japan despite the traditional calendar predicting cooler temperatures at this time of year.
read morePanda cub growing leaps and bounds
A panda cub at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo has gained 746 grams in 10 days.
read more2 dead, 1 missing in boat accident
2 are dead and 1 missing after a barge and a boat pulling it sank off southwest Japan.
read morePersonal info of 12k travel customers leaked
Personal info of 12,000 customers is leaked from major travel agency H.I.S.
read moreDefense ministry eyes record budget request
Japan's Ministry of Defense will request a record $48.1b for FY2018.
read moreTepco freezing last part of Fukushima ice wall
Tokyo Electric starts freezing the last part of an ice wall surrounding the contaminated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant...
read moreImperial Couple attends optics congress
Japan's Imperial Couple joins an international meeting on optics technology.
read moreMt. Ontake alert lowered to 1
Authorities lower the alert for the deadly Mt. Ontake volcano from 2 to 1.
read moreLandslide leaves waste materials on highway
Police in central Japan are investigating a landslide that buried a highway in waste materials and injured six people.
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