Imperial couple visits Ashio mine
Japan’s Imperial couple today visited a mine that was once one of Japan’s most toxic sites.The Ashio Copper Mine heavily...
read moreAbe sets ambitious childcare goals
Japan’s prime minister wants to boost the number of after-school childcare workers by 300,000 people in five years’ time...
read moreSDF drills to defend disputed islands
Japan’s Self-Defense Force held its first serious drill to defend the disputed Senkaku islands today.China also claims t...
read moreRiot police march in Tokyo
Nearly 2,000 Japanese riot police marched early this morning (Thursday) in central Tokyo.Special-purpose vehicles and po...
read moreCourt upholds Atsugi noise pollution claim
A court in Japan has banned night flights by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces at a base shared by the US and Japanese militar...
read moreJapanese court ruling freezes nuclear reactor restarts
The Japanese government’s drive to put nuclear plants back online has suffered a setback. A district court has blocked t...
read moreFukushima groundwater released into the ocean
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have begun releasing groundwater into the Pacific.The operation is part o...
read morePolicewomen get manners training
Policewomen in Japan are getting special training in etiquette. The country is recruiting increasing numbers of female o...
read more4K TV launches next month
Viewers in Japan will get to watch the World Cup in super high definition 4K TV.Japan’s 4K TV broadcasts will be the fir...
read moreRadiation manga going on hiatus
A Japanese manga under fire for depicting radiation poisoning in Fukushima is taking a break from publication.In last we...
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