Setsubun demons have kids crying for good luck
People in Japan have an unusual way of bringing good luck. Crying children are said to drive away demons and bring good ...
read moreNew stem cell method in spinal injury study
It's been learned that a new method for creating multipurpose stem cells is already being used in a study on spinal inju...
read moreJobless rate touches 2007 low
Japan’s economy is on the rebound.The nation’s unemployment rate for December dipped to 3.7 percent.That’s down 0.3 perc...
read moreNew purpose for Fukushima rice
Farmers forced to evacuate their land after the nuclear accident have spent nearly 3 years wondering what they will do n...
read moreLocal resistance to radioactive waste storage
A municipality in Fukushima Prefecture is resisting the government’s call to build a long-term storage facility for radi...
read moreOnagawa nuclear plant holds drill
Authorities in Miyagi Prefecture have organized an exercise simulating a nuclear accident.The Onagawa nuclear plant suff...
read moreHumidifiers cause winter fires: officials
Japanese consumer authorities are warning of the possibility of humidifiers catching fire during the dry winter season.O...
read moreAnti-nuclear lawmakers demand govt revise energy policy
A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers are asking their government to reject nuclear power.The members call themselve...
read moreGolden fish good omen ahead of Sochi
With the Sochi Olympics about to begin, people in Japan are placing their faith in a good-luck golden fish.The golden fl...
read morePig disease outbreak
Japan is battling an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea – or PED – that has already killed more than 5,000 pigs acros...
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