Opening ceremony held for Olympic museum
An opening ceremony celebrates Tokyo's first Olympic Museum.
read moreAbe reforms fourth cabinet
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shuffles his fourth cabinet, choosing a record 13 new ministers.
read moreWheelchairs for Dogs
A couple in Osaka makes custom built wheelchairs for handicapped dogs.
read moreThousands in Chiba still without power and water
About 450,000 households in Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo are still without power 2 days after powerful typhoon Faxai p...
read moreH-2B rocket launch cancelled due to fire
Officials call off the launch of an H-2B rocket after a fire breaks out near the launch pad.
read moreOlympic-Paralympic joint training base opens
Japan's joint training facility for Olympians and Paralympians officially opens.
read moreNissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa to step down
Nissan Motor's CEO Hiroto Saikawa says he is stepping down on September 16.
read moreTyphoon Faxai leaves thousands without power, water
Thousands are without power and water in the Tokyo metropolitan area following Typhoon Faxai. Trains in Chiba Prefecture...
read moreEmpress Emerita Michiko home after cancer surgery
Empress Emerita Michiko is released from the University of Tokyo Hospital following surgery for early-stage breast cance...
read moreScorching temperatures after typhoon
The mercury soars in the wake of Typhoon Faxai with unseasonably high temperatures in Tokyo and elsewhere.
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