N. Korea-linked building goes to runner-up
A Tokyo building with close links to North Korea will be sold to a real estate firm based in southwestern Japan.The Japa...
read moreNo hanky-panky for Tokyo pandas
Giant pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo have made their first public appearance in two weeks, after an unsuccessful attempt at ...
read moreFirst cherry blossoms, first spring storm
It’s official. The spring cherry blossom season is underway in Japan.Weather officials announced the first bloom of the ...
read morePrincess Aiko graduates primary school
Japan’s princess Aiko graduated from primary school today (Tuesday).Aiko is the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and ...
read moreCherry blossoms first sign of spring
A first sign of spring was observed in Japan today (Monday).Cherry blossoms appeared at a park in Kumamoto in the countr...
read moreAbe, nuclear power unpopular: poll
Support for Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped below 50% for the first time.The new NTV poll showed only 49 p...
read moreKids get ready for firefly season
Kids in Japan are getting ready for spring.A group of kindergartners set firefly larvae loose at a water treatment facil...
read moreQuake rattles western Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Japan early this morning (Friday) while people were still asleep.The quake hit ...
read moreRiken confirms irregularities in stem cell articles
Japan’s government-affiliated Riken research institute says it found several irregularities in articles on stem cells co...
read moreKumamon turns three
Japan’s character craze is reaching new heights. A birthday party for Kumamon — the character of Kumamoto prefecture — a...
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