Giant pandas off display for mating season
Tokyo's Ueno Zoo takes popular giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin off public display for mating season.
read moreKeidanren frets over Toshiba tech
The Japan Business Federation, Keidanren, says it is concerned that Toshiba technology leaving Japan could negatively af...
read moreDoing battle with bedding
Hundreds of people descend on a hot spring resort town...to face off in combat with pillows.
read moreA land of ninjas...and puns
Ninja appear in Shiga Prefecture's town of Koga, a place famous as an historical hotbed of the shadow warriors...and mod...
read moreUS ready to act on NKorea missile threat
US President Donald Trump will take any measures necessary to prevent North Korea's missile development.
read moreA RESTING PLACE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Japanese soldiers who fought for Malta (during the WWI) are honored in the Kalkara Naval Cemetery.
read moreArtist's lifework draws folks deep into the mountains
Deep in central Japan, an artist left his lifework carved into a mountain.
read moreFirst spring gale strikes Tokyo
The Meteorological Agency announces the first gale of spring in the Tokyo area.
read moreEarthquake shakes up tourism industry
Hotels in Japan are seeking a way to grapple with earthquakes.
read moreDoctors indicted for alleged gang rape
Two doctors and a medical student are indicted for allegedly gang raping drunk teen women.
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