New teaching manuals to state territorial claims
Japan’s government has decided that from now on schools should explicitly teach the country’s territorial claims. Japan ...
read moreKids back to lunch after norovirus outbreak
Kids in Hamamatsu are back to eating school lunch after a norovirus outbreak sickened thousands.Last week, food poisonin...
read moreJapan Post gets green light for education insurance
Japan’s giant post office, which doubles as a bank, is moving further into insurance, one area where American firms have...
read moreJapan treats Davos leaders to sushi
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was busy selling Abenomics to world leaders in Davos on Thursday. But Japan was also l...
read moreDemon diver at aquarium
A demon diver gave visitors a surprise at an aquarium in Osaka today (Monday). A traditional spring festival called “Set...
read moreJapan’s EEZ could grow thanks to new volcano island
A new volcanic island in the Pacific is growing so large, it could boost the size of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.The...
read moreIce fishing at the foot of Mt. Fuji
The US is seeing some Arctic weather, but it’s also very cold in Japan at the moment.Some anglers took advantage of the ...
read moreZozoji fire drill
It’s not everyday that you see Buddhist monks joining a fire drill.Monks at an ancient temple in Tokyo today (Thursday) ...
read moreFukushima Update #19 “The Dilemma of Nuclear Evacuees”
This edition of Fukushima Update examines the dilemma faced by the residents of an evacuated municipality, as work conti...
read moreThe Dilemma of Nuclear Evacuees
This report examines the dilemma faced by the residents of an evacuated municipality, as work continues to decontaminate...
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