New Tokyo subway cars revealed
New subway cars featuring phone charging docks and round windows will be introduced on the Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line...
read moreToyosu market finally opens
Tokyo's new Toyosu wholesale market opens for business, replacing the Tsukiji market that was known as 'Japan's kitchen....
read moreGovt committee to oversee imperial succession rites
Officials will meet in Japan Friday to oversee the Emperor's abdication and Crown Prince's enthronement ceremonies.
read moreVessel launches mission to research possible mega-quake
A deep sea-vessel starts its mission to collect rock samples from a plate that could trigger a mega-quake.
read moreFinance Ministry to revise cigarette packages
The Ministry of Finance plans to enlarge warning labels on tobacco packages.
read moreMoo moo trains to woo tourists
A cow-painted tram will start running tomorrow to increase users.
read moreSole woman minister takes up gender equality challenge
Japan's lone woman minister Satsuki Katayama takes over as minister for gender equality.
read moreUN renews fight against tuberculosis
Nippon TV looks at a new plan to fight tuberculosis, hammered out by leaders at the UN general assembly.
read moreTraditional floats shine at Takayama Fall Festival
Spectators enjoy Important Cultural Property floats and the work of Hida artisans at the Takayama Fall Festival in Gifu ...
read moreWhite tiger kills zookeeper
A white tiger at Hirakawa Zoo in southwestern Japan bites and kills 40-year-old zookeeper Akira Furusho.
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