New video from Fukushima Daiichi
New video from inside a crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor shows possible melted fuel.
read moreLate-season blizzard buries Lake Yamanaka
A late-season blizzard dumps 60 centimeters of snow on Lake Yamanaka east of Tokyo.
read moreGetting a move on work reform
Japan's second largest moving company takes fewer jobs to improve the working environment with an eye to attracting more...
read moreAvalanche strikes down students
An avalanche strikes a group of high school students at a ski resort north of Tokyo leaving at least 8 students feared d...
read moreLegendary sword reborn
Crowds watch the recreation of a legendary blade being engraved at Aso Shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan...
read more'Hybrid ice' could revolutionize fisheries
A new 'hybrid ice' flash-freeze method might just shake up the fisheries industry.
read moreJapan alert over natl. security in Toshiba chip spinoff
Japan will scrutinize potential buyers of Toshiba's semiconductor business for possible national security issues.
read moreFirst preview of new Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium
The national stadium under construction for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is opened to press for the first...
read moreBird flu triggers cull of 288,000 chickens
Culling begins in response to a mass bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm in northeast Japan.
read moreDecked out for graduation
Sixth graders don expensive hakama outfits for graduation.小学校の卒業式 「はかま姿」が人気に小学校の卒業式がピークを迎えた。晴れの舞台に「はかま姿」の児童の姿が目立つようになってき...
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