Weather officials aim to boost precision
Japan's Meteorological Agency presents an action plan for improving forecasts by 2030.
read morePair of typhoons threaten Japan
Two typhoons bear down on Japan, threatening to bring high winds and torrential rains.
read moreKyoto Univ. plans groundbreaking iPS cell trial
A Kyoto University team is planning a groundbreaking clinical trial using iPS cells.
read moreCosplay comes to the museum
A museum in western Japan launches a cosplay event where people can pose like characters in their favorite paintings.
read moreJapan sees first snow
An unseasonable cold snap brings the nation's first snow of the season to the northernmost main island Hokkaido.
read moreLantern dancers illuminate summer night
One thousand lantern-topped women in kimono mesmerize spectators with elegant dancing in Kumamoto Prefecture.
read moreA taste of waterfall training
A Shinto priest in western Tokyo offers waterfall training, a form of traditional ascetic training for monks and priests...
read moreKuchinoerabu alert could stay at 4 for 2 weeks
The eruption alert for Kuchinoerabu Island in southwest Japan could stay at 4 out of 5 for 2 weeks.
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