Acrobatic planes fly over Tokyo to thank medical workers

Acrobatic planes fly over Tokyo to thank medical workers

Blue Impulse, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's acrobatic flight team, flies over central Tokyo to thank medical wor...

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Canceled flowers encourage doctors

Canceled flowers encourage doctors

While orders for flowers are being canceled as events like wedding ceremonies are called off due to the novel coronaviru...

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Pregnant healthcare workers battle coronavirus

Pregnant healthcare workers battle coronavirus

A pregnant doctor calls for the nation to step up efforts to protect pregnant healthcare workers combating the novel cor...

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Mt Fuji eruption could cripple Tokyo

Mt Fuji eruption could cripple Tokyo

The government predicts that even a small amount of volcanic ash from a Mt. Fuji eruption could stop trains and cause po...

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Fukushima has 1 million+ tons of radioactive water

Fukushima has 1 million+ tons of radioactive water

9 years after an earthquake and tsunami caused nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, TEPCO has 1 mil...

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Great East Japan Earthquake, nine years on

Great East Japan Earthquake, nine years on

A couple in Miyagi Prefecture is reunited with their deceased daughter nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Revenge porn reports in Japan hit new high

Revenge porn reports in Japan hit new high

Japanese police say revenge porn reports in the country reached an all-time high in 2019 at 1,479.

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Memory-packed miniature dollhouses

Memory-packed miniature dollhouses

A family-run dollhouse shop in Tokyo creates miniature replicas filled with special memories.

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Anime's sacred sites: Love Live!

Anime's sacred sites: Love Live!

Foreign tourists visit sites featured in popular anime film Love Live!

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Tech solutions for Japan's labor shortage

Tech solutions for Japan's labor shortage

Japan is looking to technology to fix the shortage of workers in the food service industry.

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