Top court rules GPS tracking not tantamount to keeping watch in stalking
Japan's Supreme Court rules that GPS tracking is not tantamount to the act of keeping watch on subjects under the anti-s...
read moreBear caught in Hokkaido
Locals in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido caught a brown bear in a trap on Thursday night.
read more1 dead, 18 hurt in Fukushima explosion
One man dies and at least 18 are injured in an explosion at a restaurant under renovation in Fukushima Prefecture.
read moreMega in-station commercial facility to open at Tokyo Station
A gigantic in-station commercial facility featuring 153 shops and restaurants will open at Tokyo Station on August 3.
read moreSaliva testing for coronavirus antigen begins at Haneda, Narita airports
Japan's government will nearly double the coronavirus testing capacity at international airports such as Haneda by intro...
read moreRecord 1,000 new coronavirus cases in Japan
Japan sees a record number of new cases of novel coronavirus in one day hitting over 1,000 for the very first time.
read moreRegulators greenlight nuclear fuel reprocessing plant
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority gives the go-ahead to a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant under construction in Aomor...
read moreCows escape from Hokkaido ranch
Around 40 cows broke out of a breeding ranch in Hokkaido, northern Japan on Tuesday night. All cattle were back by Wedne...
read moreCoronavirus safety video for bar hosts
Officials at Tokyo's Minato Ward filmed an instructional video on Monday to advise people working at host and hostess ba...
read moreSparrowhawk chicks brighten mood at elementary school
The eggs of a pair of Japanese sparrowhawks hatch in the grounds of a Tokyo elementary school.
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