Rainy season ends across Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency declares the end of the rainy season in the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions with sunny and hot...
read moreBungee jump accident injures man
A man is injured after a wire snaps during a bungee jump at a theme park in southwestern Japan.
read moreKarate expert gets better of bear
A 68-year-old karate expert repulses a bear in the mountains of central Japan.
read moreEuropean brand products marked up in Japan
European luxury brand products are marked up due to a stronger Euro against the Japanese yen.
read moreWorld's 1st iPS cell clinical trial of new drug announced
Kyoto University researchers announce clinical trials to develop a new drug to treat a rare bone disease with the use of...
read moreTokyo 2020 Olympic mascot design wanted
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics started accepting design entries for the official mascot Tuesday.
read moreAncient burial mounds eyed for Unesco listing
Japan's cultural affairs agency will propose a cluster of ancient burial mounds as a candidate for Unesco World Heritage...
read moreTokyo Disney Resort tops 700m visitors
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea on Monday topped 700-million combined visitors.
read moreHot springs department
Join the workers of Beppu, southwest Japan as they maintain the city's many famous hot springs.
read moreNDF releases plan for nuclear fuel debris removal
A public-private organization tasked with decommissioning the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant releases a plan t...
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