Baldies fete harvest moon
Twenty men with shiny bald heads gather to celebrate the harvest moon.
read moreDengue could threaten 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe says the dengue outbreak around Olympic facilities must be beaten.
read moreSchool resumes in landslide-hit Hiroshima
School is back in session in Hiroshima after a landslide killed more than 70 people.
read moreAbe’s women cabinet picks finding favor
A new NTV survey shows Japanese like the increase in female Cabinet members.
read moreDengue outbreak spreads beyond Yoyogi Park
Dengue fever may have spread within and beyond Tokyo as the number of people that have contracted the illness reached 6...
read moreFukushima Update #49 Evacuation planning: Islanders risk being left behind
Residents on a small island within the evacuation perimeter of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture speak ab...
read moreEvacuation planning: Islanders risk being left behind
Residents on a small island within the evacuation perimeter of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture speak ab...
read moreWorkers sue Tepco over risk pay
A group of workers involved in operations at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are suing Tokyo Electric Power Company ...
read moreFukushima accepts waste facility
Authorities in Fukushima Prefecture have approved the construction of a massive facility to store radioactive waste gene...
read moreYoyogi Park shut by dengue fever
The Tokyo government closes a favorite downtown park due to the ongoing outbreak of dengue fever.
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