Narita to downtown Tokyo, by wheelchair

Sports Vice Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada rides from Narita airport to downtown Tokyo by wheelchair to demonstrate Tok...

read more

Ogasawaras at risk of tsunami: scientists

Scientists say an active volcano in the Ogasawa Islands could trigger a deadly tsunami.

read more

Protestors oppose launch of drilling off Camp Schwab

Protestors oppose the start of drilling off US Camp Schwab in preparation for the move of US Futenma Air Station in ...

read more

Japan marks end of WWII

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Imperial Couple attend a ceremony in Tokyo commemorating the end of WWII.

read more

WWII Special: Beyond the Lens of the Gun Camera

August 15th in Japan marks the anniversary of the end of World War Two. On this occasion, we bring you a report on a...

read more

Buoys set in advance of Futenma relocation

Protestors in Okinawa faced off with the Coast Guard as the government started work on Thursday on the controversial...

read more

What's your emergency?

Children in Tokyo got a close-up experience dealing with the police.The Metropolitan Police Department held a specia...

read more

Midsummer holiday rush

Japan’s midsummer vacation - known as "obon" - is underway, with millions of people heading either back to their hom...

read more

Kids tour the Tokyo Stock Exchange

August is a time when many children head to the beach. But a group of kids in Japan are using their summer vacation ...

read more

Bereaved mark 29 years since JAL 123 disaster

 Families of the victims of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history visited the crash site today.On August...

read more