Sunrise over the top of Mt. Fuji charms photographers
Sunrise atop the most famous mountain in Japan captivates photographers.
read moreEyewear designer unveils newest app for ALS patients
An eyewear designer giant in Japan reveals a trailblazing application.
read moreTiny pickup truck house--a new solution for quake survivors
A wood home that fits onto a pickup truck aims to provide emergency housing for quake survivors in Japan.
read moreFake police pull off $5m gold heist
Six men posing as police reportedly make off with about five million dollars in gold in Fukuoka, southwest Japan.
read morePolice arrest $92 mil. drug smuggler
Japanese police arrest a Taiwanese man for attempting to smuggle 335 pounds of amphetamine worth $92 million.
read moreOsprey goes down off Okinawa
A U-S Osprey transporter makes an emergency landing off Okinawa.
read moreNaritasan temple gets year-end cleaning
The imposing Naritasan Shinshoji Temple near Narita Airport gets a year-end cleaning.
read moreKanji for "gold" chosen to symbolize 2016
In a year-end event in Kyoto, a kanji character meaning "gold" or "money" has been chosen to symbolize 2016.
read moreKorean nabbed for vandalizing stone statues
Police in Fukushima Prefecture send a South Korean man to prosecutors after arresting him on suspicion of destroying sto...
read morePeacekeepers shoulder controversial new duties
New duties take effect allowing Ground Self-Defense Force personnel on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to eng...
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