![Typhoon causes extensive damage](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3068.jpg)
Typhoon causes extensive damage
Powerful typhoon Cimaron leaves a trail of destruction including flooding and landslides in western Japan.
read more![Coast Guard cracks down on illegal N.Korean fishing](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3069.jpg)
Coast Guard cracks down on illegal N.Korean fishing
Japan's Coast Guard ejects a North Korean fishing boat operating illegally in the Sea of Japan.
read more![Mushroom queen to hit the market](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3070.jpg)
Mushroom queen to hit the market
A mushroom manufacturer in central Japan has succeeded for the first time in Japan to artificially cultivate bamboo fung...
read more![Japan gets first woman fighter pilot](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3071.png)
Japan gets first woman fighter pilot
Misa Matsushima, 26, becomes Japan's first woman fighter pilot.
read more![Diary shows Hirohito's agony over wars](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3072.png)
Diary shows Hirohito's agony over wars
Emperor Hirohito's anguish over his wartime responsibility has come to light in his chamberlain's diary.
read more![Niigata sears under record heat](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3074.jpg)
Niigata sears under record heat
Record highs topping 40 degrees are set for the first time in Niigata along the Sea of Japan.
read more![Strong typhoon could bring disaster](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3073.jpg)
Strong typhoon could bring disaster
Powerful typhoon Cimaron is feared to devastate western Japan.
read more![Freshwater diving on the rise](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3075.png)
Freshwater diving on the rise
Freshwater diving is booming at clear Lake Motosu near Mt. Fuji. One man is helping to drive the trend.
read more![Typhoon Cimaron to slam western Japan](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3076.jpg)
Typhoon Cimaron to slam western Japan
Weather officials warn people to prepare for Thursday's landfall of powerful typhoon Cimaron in western Japan.
read more![Emperor and Empress visit place of memories](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_3077.jpg)
Emperor and Empress visit place of memories
Emperor and Empress visit Karuizawa, a summer resort north of Tokyo, where they met for the first time 61 years ago.
read more