Japanese wins major international Go championship for first time in 19 years
Ichiriki Ryo, the holder of three titles of the Japanese Go, won the Ing Cup World Professional Weiqi Championship in Sh...
read moreEmperor and family visit art exhibition
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko checked out an exhibition featuring works by Belgian a...
read moreDebris removal starts at Fukushima Daiichi
The debris removal process at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began on September 10 after three years of postponem...
read moreNagasaki District Court rules some of plaintiffs be issued hibakusha health certificates
In a lawsuit in which Nagasaki A-bomb survivors who were exposed to the atomic bomb outside the government-designated A-...
read moreJapan Shogi Association unveils new Shogi Hall
The new Shogi Hall, marking the centenary of the Japan Shogi Association, has been completed in Sendagaya, Tokyo, and wa...
read moreTest towing of Kishiwada Danjiri Festival's floats held
S/ Reporter: The thermometer in my hand reads 37 degrees Celsius. It's hot. The people are also very hot. This is the t...
read moreNo abnormality detected a month after Nankai Trough megaquake emergency info
On August 8, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever emergency information warning people about the possib...
read moreGutsy watermelon's offspring served to visitors at Osaka botanical garden
Last October, a "gutsy" watermelon was found growing on a median strip of Midosuji Boulevard, a main street in Osaka.The...
read moreJapan and South Korea to cooperate in evacuating nationals in third countries
S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan / A memorandum has been signed, confirming that we will cooperate in protectin...
read morePrince Hisahito releases his birthday comments
Full text of Prince Hisahito's written birthday comments The following is a translation of the full text of Prince Hisa...
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