Disaster-hit Hokkaido blackout recovery to take a week
The government says it will take at least a week to restore electricity to the nearly 3 million homes plunged into a bla...
read moreDeadly quake rocks northern Japan
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake wreaks destruction in Hokkaido, killing at least two with the death toll set to rise.
read moreChristmas gift sales commence
It's still hot in Japan, but Christmas sales campaigns are already underway.
read moreJapan wants to catch more tuna
Japan is expected to recommend raising Pacific bluefin tuna fishing allowances 15% at an international conference in Fuk...
read moreRetailers announce osechi menu
Department stores get a head start vying for high-end traditional osechi New Year meal orders, with some offerings appro...
read moreThinking outside the lunchbox
People are embracing fun ways to reduce the millions of tons of edible food that is wasted in Japan each year.
read moreGovt wants flying cars by 2020s
Japan will aim to build a workable flying car by the 2020s.
read moreIKEA Japan to remove all single-use plastic products
Furniture giant IKEA Japan announces it will remove all single-use plastic products by 2020.
read moreHomework banned from online transactions
Japan's education ministry and three major online flea market operators agree to ban transactions of school homework.
read moreSelf-driving taxi hits Tokyo: Look Mom, no hands!
An autonomous taxi trial kicks off on the streets of Tokyo in what the operator said is a world first.
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