Hogs culled to stem swine fever
Hundreds of hogs are culled after swine fever is confirmed at a pig farm in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.
read moreQuake-hit Hokkaido fights power pinch
Hokkaido grapples with reduced power supply in the wake of last week's massive earthquake.
read more40 fatalities in Hokkaido quake
The death toll from the massive earthquake that rocked northern Japan last week rises to 40.
read moreNew Chitose Airport to resume international flights
Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport is packed as it reopens in the wake of Thursday's quake, with international flights to re...
read more22 fatalities in Hokkaido quake
Tears and hugs as rescuers recover the dead after a M6.7 earthquake rocked Hokkaido Thursday morning. 22 are now dead an...
read moreKansai airport domestic flights partially resume
Typhoon-hit Kansai International Airport resumed some domestic operations on Friday.
read moreAnother week, another disaster
Just after the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years drenched the nation, a massive earthquake paralyzed the northe...
read morePanda Rauhin turns 18
Giant panda Rauhin celebrates her 18th birthday with her newborn cub.
read moreQuake toll climbs to 9
9 are now confirmed dead in the M6.7 quake that shook Japan's north isle Hokkaido early Thursday morning.
read morePrince Hisahito turns 12
Emperor Akihito's grandson Prince Hisahito celebrates his 12th birthday.
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