New RoBoHoN can babysit

New RoBoHoN can babysit

Electronics maker Sharp comes out with upgraded RoBoHoNs that can babysit.

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Monkeys run wild in Yokohama

Monkeys run wild in Yokohama

Wild monkeys are on the loose in Japan!Security cameras captured images of this primate in a residential area of Yokoham...

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Dust devil stops soccer game

Dust devil stops soccer game

A dust devil touched down on Monday in the middle of a soccer field. The tornado-like column of wind started kicking up ...

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Test your mettle with a kettle

Test your mettle with a kettle

People in southwestern Japan are enjoying the sport of tea kettle curling.

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Abe pushing Trump for peace prize?

Abe pushing Trump for peace prize?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refuses to comment on whether he nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize...

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Green Slow Mobility promises to ease transport

Green Slow Mobility promises to ease transport

A new form of transport aimed at the elderly and tourists called Green Slow Mobility is taking off in Japan.

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Bathhouses seek to boost brand

Bathhouses seek to boost brand

Traditional sento baths in Tokyo look to boost their profile with help from a popular fashion brand.

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Lucky panda gets Valentine

Lucky panda gets Valentine

Panda Eimei gets a special Valentine's gift.

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New limited express unveiled

New limited express unveiled

Seibu Railway unveils a new limited express train that will run between Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.

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Referendum campaign starts in Okinawa

Referendum campaign starts in Okinawa

A referendum campaign starts in Okinawa on landfill work for the relocation of a US air base.

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