J-alert system updated for terror attacks
Millions of people in Japan will soon be able to receive warnings of possible terror and missile attacks through their c...
read moreInose fined over campaign finance scandal
Former Tokyo governor Naoki Inose has been summarily indicted over a political fund scandal. The ex-governor was accused...
read moreCybercrime on the rise
Japan’s National Police Agency reports that cybercrime rates are up for the year.Japanese people filed about 80,000 comp...
read more‘Grandchild Cane’ born of cancer battle
Japan is the world’s fastest-aging country, so it’s no surprise it’s a hub of creation for products targeting the elderl...
read moreHakodate first city to sue to stop nuclear plant
A city in Japan’s north wants to end the construction of a nearby nuclear plant.The assembly of Hakodate city okayed pla...
read more500,000 elderly await nursing homes
A new survey shows more than 500,000 elderly Japanese await placement in intensive care nursing homes.Japanese health of...
read moreImperial couple makes rare Ise shrine visit
Japan’s imperial couple left Tokyo today (Tuesday) for an ancient ritual held once every 20 years at Japan’s holiest Shi...
read moreCherry blossom season reaches Tokyo
Spring has reached the Japanese capital.Japanese weather officials declared the start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season.T...
read moreWalk-assist robot unveiled
Engineers in Japan today (Monday) unveiled what they hope will provide an answer to the problems of the world’s fastest-...
read moreDeparted police dogs honored in Tokyo
Police in Japan are honoring their deceased comrades.But their comrades weren’t officers, but police dogs.The officers w...
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