Bus gets emergency brake button
Hato Bus shows their sightseeing bus featuring emergency brake buttons that passengers can activate when the driver is i...
read moreHokkaido coal power station restarted
Hokkaido Electric Power Company restarts unit No. 1 at the Tomatoh-Atsuma coal power station after it was damaged by an ...
read moreHow to drive away crows
Under an onslaught of droppings, the city of Yamagata tests a method for driving away crows.
read more'Radiation-free future' sculpture dismantled
A controversial statue of a child themed on a radiation-free future is being removed from a public facility in Fukushima...
read moreDeep sea probe joins battle
Japan's Team Kuroshio shows off its deep sea probe ahead of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE finals.
read moreHelicopter carrier maneuvers in South China Sea
Nippon TV reports from Japan's helicopter carrier the JS Kaga as it maneuvers with a submarine in the disputed South Chi...
read moreSmash that stress away
Traditional Japanese roof tiles are being put to a novel use...helping people bust out of funks and smash their stress a...
read moreSexual harassment allegations cost mayor job
A mayor in Gunma Prefecture loses his position after the municipal assembly passes a no confidence resolution stripping ...
read moreTrain services resume to Kansai Airport
Good news for travelers in western Japan as trains begin shuttling people to Kansai International Airport.
read moreJapanese billionaire books ticket to moon
Elon Musk's SpaceX says Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger to land a ticket for a ...
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