Crown Prince Naruhito to visit Denmark
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito will visit Denmark to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the two countr...
read moreJapan ranks 6th in world for suicides
Japan's government says suicides are decreasing, but the country still ranks 6th in the world.
read moreJapanese towns looking for license plate art
Japanese municipalities begin searching for art to spruce up decorative license plates, set for release next year.
read moreJobs-to-applicants ratio hits 43-year high
Japan's government says the jobs-to-applicants ratio for April is the highest in 43 years.
read moreSDF conducts drills with US B-1 bombers
Japan's Air Self Defense Force reveals its F-15 fighter jets conducted a joint exercise with U.S. B-1 bombers in the air...
read moreImperial Couple praise Doraemon
Empress Michiko shows interest in anime classic Doraemon while visiting a literary museum in Toyama Prefecture.
read moreNorth Korea launches 4th missile Into Japan's EEZ
A North Korean missile falls into the Sea of Japan, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to promise concrete action worki...
read moreGrapes selling for $1800 per bunch
An upscale department store in Osaka splurges on the first Muscat of Alexandria grapes auction of the year.
read moreFighting bull escapes ring
A massive fighting bull leads police on a chase and dents a patrol car before being recaptured.
read moreRuling parties leave female imperial line out of bill
Japan's ruling parties opt not to include language to create a female imperial line in a new bill allowing Emperor Akihi...
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