Fukushima Update#87
Where to store nuclear waste?
Japan's government creates a radioactive waste storage feasibility map, one step toward building a final repository for ...
read moreFire extinguished at iconic fish market
A massive blaze at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market's outer area is extinguished and found to have started in a ramen ...
read moreAbe calls new cabinet 'results oriented'
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called his newly reshuffled cabinet professional and results oriented.
read moreMt Fuji's last sherpa
Isao Tomita, 91, is the last of a generation of "goriki" porter-guides who used to work Mt Fuji before roads were built....
read moreFire breaks out in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market
A fire breaks out in Tokyo's congested Tsukiji outer fish market.
read moreAbe reshuffles Cabinet
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffles his Cabinet to boost confidence in his administration.
read moreVideo of men fooling around in Okinawa store draws ire
A video of young men fooling around inside a convenience store in Okinawa Prefecture is posted on social media and draws...
read moreAomori Nebuta Festival begins
Aomori Nebuta, one of Japan's most popular summer festivals, begins in northern Japan.
read moreOcean current power generators readied for test
The world's first test of ocean current power generators is about to happen in southwest Japan.
read moreUeno Zoo's panda cub in fine form
At 50 days old, a giant panda born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo can now fully open its eyes.
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