Giant panda shows signs of pregnancy
A giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo is showing signs of being pregnant.
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Japan has a rich tradition of master craftsmen passing down their skills to young apprentices. Some hone their skills fo...
read moreOlympic planners collect 30,000 phones for medals
Tokyo Olympic planners have collected just 30k out of 20m old cell phones needed to provide materials for the Olympic me...
read moreNew Toyosu probe finds benzene 100x standards
A new study of contamination at the planned relocation site for Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market finds benzene one-hun...
read moreJapan restarts another nuclear reactor
Kansai Electric Power Company restarts a reactor at the Takahama Nuclear Plant.
read moreJapan protests against South Korean research
Japan protests against South Korean research near the Takeshima Islands.
read moreBird overpopulation hits goldfish farms
Bird overpopulation is decimating goldfish farms in the aquaculture region of central Japan.
read moreMako's engagement sparks fresh worries over imperial line
The news of Princess Mako's upcoming engagement is sparking fresh worries over the shrinking imperial line.
read moreTwo cars fall into rice paddy after collision
Two cars fall into a rice paddy after colliding at an intersection in Fukushima Prefecture, northeast Japan.
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