Myanmar national arrested for defacing "snow monsters"
A Myanmar national is nabbed for defacing the famous "snow monsters" in northern Japan.
read moreCrown Prince Naruhito turns 58
Japan's Crown Prince Naruihto vows self-improvement on his 58th birthday.
read moreDesigns of 2020 Tokyo Games commemorative coins unveiled
The designs of 2020 commemorative coins for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are unveiled.
read moreCase of suitcase
This week, Chinese tourists have been flocking to Japan for the Lunar New Year holiday. That's been pushing up travel-re...
read moreBaby boom at goat farm in southwest Japan
Dozens of baby goats have been born at a farm in southwestern Japan in February.
read moreS. Korean activists protest Takeshima Day ceremony
South Korean activists demonstrate against a ceremony in western Japan commemorating disputed islets.
read moreCryptocurrency site "Zaif" sells free bitcoin
Tech Bureau Corp. says its cryptocurrency exchange site "Zaif" experienced a glitch and sold free bitcoin to 7 clients o...
read moreUS military jet fuel pollutes lake
A fisherman's cooperative bans fishing in Lake Ogawara near Misawa Air Base in northern Japan after a US Air Force F-16 ...
read moreForced sterilization victim to sue government
Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai helps pave the way for a woman in her 70s, forced to undergo sterilization as a teenager...
read moreWild boar terrorizes town
A wild boar injures two people in their seventies in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.
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