Train seminar rolls through tsunami zone
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read moreFukushima Update #53Labor Challenges at Fukushima Daiichi
Exposure to radiation and an aging workforce are among the challenges faced by Tokyo Electric Power Co. as it manages th...
read morePrincess Noriko preps for wedding
Princess Noriko visits the Imperial Shrine for a special ceremony to prepare for her wedding.
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The shinkansen has accomplished an incredible journey since its debut in 1964.
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The death toll from Saturday’s eruption rises to 12.
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Red-back widow spiders are found in Tokyo for the first time.
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After more than one year without nuclear power, final preparations are underway to restart the Sendai nuclear plant in K...
read moreFarewell to Japan’s shortest rail tunnel
Railroad fans bid farewell to Japan’s shortest train tunnel after nearly 70 years of service.
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A two-year-old boy in Japan receives the world’s first lung segment transplant in a surgery that offers a ray of hope to...
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