China's first aircraft carrier visits Hong Kong
China's first aircraft carrier pays its first port call on Hong Kong to commemorate 20 years since the handover from Bri...
read moreTokyo airports celebrate Tanabata festival
July 7th is Tanabata or star festival in Japan. Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports celebrated with special events.
read moreFukushima Update #85
TEPCO officials on trial
Three former TEPCO officials and their disaster planning skills are on trial for deaths caused by the 2011 tsunami and n...
read moreJapan, EU set free trade deal
Japan and the EU set the general framework for an economic partnership agreement.
read more6 dead as rains hammer Kyushu
6 are dead and over 40 missing as record rains slam Kyushu, southwest Japan.
read moreRed imported fire ants discovered in Tokyo
An ant captured at a pier in Tokyo is confirmed as a poisonous red imported fire ant or RIFA, marking the fifth place th...
read more450,000 under emergency rain warnings in southwest Japan
The Meteorological Agency maintains emergency rain warnings for northern Kyushu Island, southwest Japan, urging 450,000 ...
read moreRecord rains slam Kyushu
10 are missing as violent rains slam Fukuoka and Oita Prefectures on Kyushu Island, western Japan.
read morePrincess Mako and fiancé to meet press
Japan's Princess Mako and her fiancé Kei Komuro will meet the press for the first time since the news of their upcoming ...
read moreRecord rain drowns man in Hiroshima
Record rain drowns an elderly man caught in a flooded river in Hiroshima, western Japan.
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