Car crash triggers rainbow in Fukushima
A car damages a water pipe, disrupting supplies but creating a rainbow in Fukushima Prefecture.
read moreStray mortar hits car outside training ground
A stray Self-Defense Force mortar hits a car outside a training ground during a live fire drill in central Japan.
read moreImmigration bill sparks political battle
Japan's ruling and opposition parties fight over a bill to boost the number of skilled foreign workers.
read more10-day holiday to mark Crown Prince's enthronement
To celebrate Crown Prince's Naruhito's enthronement next year, Japan's cabinet approves a bill for a 10-day holiday.
read moreLGBT activist changing hearts in Kumamoto
A gay man works to open hearts to LGBT people in southwest Japan.
read moreUS fighter jet crashes off Okinawa
An F-18 fighter jet crashes off the southern prefecture of Okinawa.
read moreUS Serviceman stabbed to death
A US Air Force staff sergeant is stabbed to death in Tokyo where he was stationed.
read moreMaterials from space can make breakthrough in Japan's space development
Japan brings back experiment materials on its own from outer space for the first time.
read moreEugenics law may have forced sterilization of hundreds
At least 128 people with hearing loss were forced to undergo sterilization or abortion under the scrapped eugenic protec...
read moreAI sensor detects forgotten items
A technology firm in Japan comes up with a sensor that reminds you when you leave things in public bathrooms.
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