Breakthrough heart surgery on child patient a success
A unique surgery performed at Osaka University Hospital on an 11-year-old girl suffering from an enlarged heart conditio...
read moreTokyo says goodbye to rainy days
The rainy season is likely over in the Kanto-Koshin region of eastern Japan, which includes the greater Tokyo metropolit...
read moreJapanese government seeks home for Ospreys
Tuesday, July 22nd, the Japanese government asked Saga Prefecture in southwestern Japan to allow the hosting of Osprey t...
read moreJapanese emperor and empress visit leprosy sanitarium
On Tuesday, July 22nd, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paid a visit to Tohoku Shinseien Sanitarium, a leprosy sanita...
read moreJapan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors
Japan is one step closer to restarting nuclear reactors for the first time since the adoption of stricter safety standar...
read moreDemonstrators oppose Osprey in Atsugi
Hundreds of residents who live around Atsugi air base near Tokyo demonstrated against a visit by the US Marines’ Osprey ...
read moreJapan to shed male-centered ways: Abe
Japan’s prime minister wants to lift the role of women in the workforce.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told an audience of in...
read moreFukushima Update #42: "Ice Wall" Theory in Doubt
Tepco's engineers have devised an ambitious plan to freeze the ground around Fukushima Daiichi's damaged reactors. The o...
read more"Ice Wall" Theory in Doubt
Tepco's engineers have devised an ambitious plan to freeze the ground around Fukushima Daiichi's damaged reactors. The o...
read moreNRA orders new safety measures
Nuclear regulators have ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company to take additional measures to protect the Fukushima Daiich...
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