Wailing politician steps down
A Japanese politician who gained notoriety for his repeated tearful outbursts at a news conference has resigned. Hyogo a...
read moreCampaigners want to bury nation’s utility poles
A group of Japanese celebrities has launched a campaign to bury the nation’s utility poles.They say Japan’s roughly 35-m...
read moreTyphoon Neoguri kills boy in Nagano mudslide
A 12-year-old boy died in a mudslide in Nagano Prefecture Wednesday evening as powerful typhoon Neoguri continues to las...
read moreTyphoon Neoguri heads for Kyushu
A powerful typhoon has lashed Japan’s prefecture of Okinawa, injuring 28 people and causing landslides in 35 locations. ...
read moreTyphoon Neoguri slams Okinawa, heading north
Powerful typhoon Neoguri is currently west of Japan’s southern Okinawa island and heading north toward the Japanese main...
read moreWeeping politician advised to resign
The crying Japanese assemblyman whose video went viral is being pressured to resign.Last week, Hyogo assemblyman Ryutaro...
read moreSupertyphoon Neoguri threatens Japan
Supertyphoon Neoguri is bearing down on Japan.Weather officials issued a special alert for Miyako island in southern Oki...
read moreJapan’s next astronaut training in Russia
Japan’s NTV traveled outside Moscow to film the country’s next astronaut undergoing training.Takuya Onishi will head to...
read moreFukushima farmers try to calm safety fears
Three years after the Fukushima meltdowns, farmers in the region are still struggling to calm safety fears.Farmers from...
read moreLast chance for embattled stem cell scientist
The Japanese scientist at the center of a scandal over stem cell research has been given a final chance to prove her cr...
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