Kyoani bomb threat posted online last year
Police investigate chatroom posts threatening to bomb Kyoto Animation two weeks after an arson fire at the studio kills ...
read moreRugby World Cup trophy on display in Tokyo
The Rugby World Cup trophy is on display for a day at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building.
read moreTEPCO to decommission Fukushima Daini nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. formally decides to decommission the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant.
read moreJapan's average life expectancy up in 2018
The average life expectancy of Japanese men and women increased in 2018, hitting new records.
read moreKyoani received novel from arson suspect
A Kyoto Animation lawyer says the studio received a novel from someone named "Shinji Aoba," but that it did not pass the...
read moreJapan, India to explore south pole of the moon
Japan is considering working with India to send an unmanned probe to the moon's south pole to search for water in fiscal...
read morePolice nab American for illegal drone flight
A U.S. military lecturer is referred to prosecutors for illegally flying a drone in downtown Tokyo.
read moreHeat wave hits Japan
A heat wave hits the Japanese archipelago as the rainy season comes to an end in different parts of the nation.
read moreRainy season ends, temps heat up in Tokyo
Temperatures jump as officials announce the end of the rainy season in Tokyo and the Kanto-Koshin region of eastern Japa...
read moreUpper House remodeled for disabled lawmakers
Construction begins to accommodate the larger-than-normal wheelchairs of two incoming Upper House lawmakers with special...
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