FUJI ERUPTION EMERGENCY LANDING DRILL
Japan Airlines conducted an emergency water landing drill to prepare crews for a possible eruption of Mount Fuji.Conduct...
read moreSNOW STRANDS LOCALS, REQUIRING HELICOPTER RESCUE
It has been four days since heavy snowfall hit the mountainous Koshin region in east-central Japan, but some communities...
read moreNUCLEAR RESTART NEXT YEAR?
A nuclear power plant operator has applied for the safety inspections necessary to restart a reactor in central Japan.Ch...
read moreLife-size Japanese Dolls On Display
The historic Great Inn Kashibaya in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture began an exhibition of life-size traditional dolls this...
read moreFukushima Update #22Tokyo anti-nuclear campaign falls short
Yoichi Masuzoe becomes governer of Tokyo as nuclear power fails to become a major campaign issue. Other news: The govern...
read moreTokyo anti-nuclear campaign falls short
The campaign for Tokyo governor ended last week with the victory of the candidate backed by the ruling parties,Yoichi Ma...
read moreCity to sue government over nuclear plant
A city in northern Japan is preparing to sue the government to halt construction of a nuclear plant in a neighboring pre...
read moreGovernor requests interim storage plan revision
The governor of Fukushima Prefecture is asking the government to reconsider one of three candidate sites to build a stor...
read moreJapan, US to Negotiate TPP this Weekend
Trade chiefs from the United States and Japan will meet this weekend in hopes of bridging the countries’ differences ahe...
read moreJapan’s Crown Prince Climbs Mountains
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan went mountain climbing for the first time in half a year today.The 53-year-old prince arr...
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