Japan high school girls least happy with body shape: survey
A survey of high schoolers in Japan, the US, China and South Korea finds Japanese girls the least satisfied with their f...
read moreTeenagers aim for Mars
A group of high school students in Japan attempts to build an aircraft able to fly over Mars.
read moreForced sterilization victims demand redress
Diet members hear for the first time from disabled women who underwent forced sterilization under the nation's former eu...
read moreUdon marathon aims to promote local noodles
Takamatsu in western Japan promotes its famous udon noodles via a 60-kilo ultra "mara-nic" (marathon + picnic) with stop...
read moreImperial Couple end Okinawa visit with karate demo
Japan's Imperial Couple take in a karate demo and visit the Okinawa Karate Hall before returning to Tokyo on their last ...
read moreTokyo Olympics seeks 110,000 volunteers
Tokyo wants 110,000 volunteers to help guide foreigners during the 2020 summer Olympics and Paralympics.
read moreMercury shoots up across nation
Japan faced its hottest day this year Wednesday as an out-of-season warm front enveloped the archipelago.
read moreImperial couple visits Japan's westernmost island
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost island, on the second leg of their Okinawa tour.
read moreGround Self-Defense Force gets major overhaul
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force gets a major reorganization, with the creation of a unified command and amphibious for...
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