Utsunomiya's LRT celebrates its first anniversary
The first anniversary of the opening of the tramway called LRT in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture north of Tokyo wa...
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Limestone cave in northeastern Japan reopens after typhoon causes
Limestone cave Ryusendo in northeastern Japan closed on August 12 due to the effects of Typhoon Maria, known as Typhoon ...
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ALERT Powerful Typhoon Shanshan approaching Japan -Bullet trains can be suspended
A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan and on course to traverse the archipelago from the southwest to the northeast. J...
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Kishida inspects Fukushima one year after start of water release
A year ago, Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated and diluted water from its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear po...
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Crown Prince and family attend international conference on insects
Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attended the opening ceremony of the International Congress of En...
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How Japan is accommodating increasing foreign nationals including children
”Summer Break Study Session" for students with foreign roots in Ibaraki Prefecture Photo provided by Hitachinaka Inte...
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Typhoon No. 10 likely to cause suspensions of Shinkansen bullet train services early next week
Typhoon Shanshan (Typhoon No. 10) is expected to approach the Japanese archipelago early next week.JR Central (JR Tokai)...
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Nuclear fuel debris removal at Fukushima Daiichi plant postponed
Work to remove nuclear fuel debris at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was scheduled to begin on August 22.But ...
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Heavy rainfall hits Tokyo and southern Kanto Region
Atmospheric conditions became unstable on August 21 due to the inflow of warm and humid air in the southern Kanto Region...
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Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita arrive in Karuizawa for summer retreat
Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko arrived at JR Karuizawa Station in Nagano Prefecture by Sh...
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