Typhoon Chaba topples cars
Typhoon Chaba spawned gusts powerful enough to topple cars in western Japan on Wednesday.
read morePanel grapples with Fukushima decommissioning
Officials considering who will pay to decommission Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meet for the first t...
read moreRegulators approve reactor safety measures
Japan's nuclear regulators give the nod to safety measures at an aging nuclear reactor, paving the way for it to receive...
read moreTyphoon Chaba slams Japan
Typhoon Chaba slams southwestern Japan with experts fearing it will make landfall in the north of the nation.
read moreHonda and Yamaha plan partnership
Rival motorcycle manufacturers Honda Motor and Yamaha Motor plan an alliance to boost competitiveness in the small scoot...
read moreFirst frost graces central Hokkaido town
The season's first frost is observed in a town in northern Japan.
read moreTyphoon Chaba barreling toward Japan
Super Typhoon Chaba is barreling toward Japan's southern islands, packing unprecedented winds and rain.
read moreOyster season starts
The oyster harvest kicks off early in western Japan with observers expecting a big haul this year.
read moreImperial couple visits Iwate
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko travel to the nation's northeast to watch the national athletic meet and see...
read moreChemical tanker partially sinks
A tanker carrying a caustic chemical fills with water and partially sinks off western Japan.
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