68K in Fukushima without water since Hagibis
68,000 households still have no water service in Fukushima Prefecture after Typhoon Hagibis. The storm killed 28 people ...
read moreJapan to pardon 550,000 criminals for enthronement ceremony
Japan decides to pardon 550,000 criminals in commemoration of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement.
read moreJapan postpones enthronement parade
Japan's government postpones Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade scheduled for next Tuesday in the wake of damage cau...
read moreJapan gov't to spend $6.5 mil on typhoon-hit areas
Japan's prime minister says the government will spend about 710 million yen ($6.5 million) to help typhoon-affected area...
read moreTyphoon Hagibis death toll rises to 68
The death toll of Typhoon Hagibis rises to 68 in Japan, with 15 others missing, as survivors pick up the pieces.
read moreSuccession ritual rice in storage at Imperial Palace
Freshly harvested rice for next month's Daijosai imperial succession ritual is placed in storage at the Imperial Palace.
read moreEx-principal failed to investigate teacher's bullying claims
The former principal of a Kobe elementary school where a teacher says he was bullied by older colleagues says the teache...
read moreTyphoon Hagibis death toll at 59
Recovery efforts begin in Japan after Typhoon Hagibis kills 59 and causes flooding and destruction.
read moreFlights, trains cancelled ahead of Super Typhoon Hagibis
ANA cancels all domestic flights in and out of Narita and Haneda airports while JR plans to cancel or reduce train servi...
read moreSuper Typhoon Hagibis approaching Japan
Super Typhoon Hagibis, one of the most powerful ever to hit Japan, is expected to make landfall in the country's western...
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