Nuclear power policy at crossroads
6 years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan is at a nuclear crossroads. Tokyo Electric, which is responsible for the acc...
read moreFirst JK survey finds 114 shops nationwide
Japan finds 114 shops nationwide in its first survey into so-called J-K businesses that profit off the sex appeal of hig...
read morePoliticians jostle ahead of Lower House election
Politicking is underway after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election.
read moreToshiba sets chip unit sale to Bain group
Struggling Toshiba announces the sale of its memory chip division to a Bain Capital-led group with investors from Japan,...
read moreAbe dissolves Lower House
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolves Japan's Lower House of Parliament, kicking off the de facto election campaign ahead ...
read moreDropped panel part traced to ANA plane
A dropped plane panel found in Ibaraki Prefecture yesterday belongs to ANA's Boeing 767.
read moreTorrential rain lashes eastern Japan
Torrential rain in Kanagawa and Chiba Prefectures forces 3,200 residents to evacuate.
read moreFirst snow falls in Hokkaido
The first snow of the season falls on Hokkaido's Mt. Kuro in the Taisetsu mountain range.
read moreMitsubishi Electric sued over harassment-linked suicide
The family of a young man who took his life after apparently being harassed by his boss is suing Mitsubishi Electric for...
read morePyeongchang Olympics map lacks Japan
A world map on the website for South Korea's Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics lacked Japan.
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