Communications glitch downs rocket
A venture-firm-developed rocket that many people hoped would go down in history instead went down in the Pacific Ocean.
read moreAbe and Trump agree on North Korea pressure
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agree on need to increase pressure on North Korea in wake ...
read morePromoting renewable energy
Companies show off their latest inventions and innovations at Renewable Energy 2017 Exhibition, hoping to make Japan's e...
read moreUeno Zoo looking for baby panda names
Ueno Zoo begins looking for names for a newborn giant panda.
read moreJapan raises US beef tariff
Japan's government will raise the tariff on frozen U.S. beef starting in August.
read moreGovernment creates nuclear waste disposal map
Japan's government has a map of possible disposal sites for nuclear waste based on geological feasibility.
read moreDefense Minister Inada resigns
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada resigns after a special probe on the cover up of SDF logs from South Sudan.
read moreFukushima Update#86
The hunt for melted fuel debris
Experts stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant have started operating a new robot at one of its failed reactors ...
read moreJapan's main opposition party chief to resign
The head of Japan's main opposition party announces her intention to resign abruptly.
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