Epsilon-4 rocket releases 7 satellites
Japan's space agency JAXA places seven satellites in orbit from its Epsilon-4 rocket.
read moreCabinet revises fiscal 2019 budget bill
Japan's Cabinet revises the fiscal 2019 budget bill as a result of faulty labor statistics being discovered.
read moreOnsen hot springs expand horizons
Japanese hot springs are thinking up alternative business opportunities to recover from declines in tourists.
read moreKandachime horses prep for spring
A group of wild Kandachime horses protected as national treasures in Japan are getting ready for spring.
read moreN.Korea's top envoy arrives in Beijing
Kim Jong Un's close aide arrives in Beijing en route to the United States to lay the groundwork for a second US-North Ko...
read moreEmperor's abdication and succession ceremonies decided
Japan's government decides the details of Emperor Akihito's abdication and Crown Prince Naruhito's succession ceremonies...
read moreKuchino-Erabu volcano erupts
A volcano on Kuchino-Erabu Island in southwest Kagoshima erupts again.
read moreBungee jumping in kimono
A group of 10 newly-minted adults bungee jump, some in kimono, to celebrate Coming of Age day.
read moreTakeda to skip IOC meeting
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee will miss the next IOC meeting as France targets him in a bribery probe...
read moreJapan sees record tourism spend
Japan earned a record roughly $41b in inbound tourism spending in 2018.
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