Princess Hisako ‘nervous’ before daughter’s engagement

 Japan’s Princess Hisako says she was nervous about her daughter Noriko’s recent engagement.The Princess made the commen...

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Egg-dropping their way to engineering success

 Students in egg-loving Japan are using an egg drop contest to test their engineering skills.22 teams compete to drop an...

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Fukushima Update #36 “Economic need to Restart”

The nuclear plant in Sendai could be restarted this summer. Despite the risks nuclear power poses, many in Satsumasendai...

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Economic need to Restart

The nuclear plant in Sendai could be restarted this summer. Despite the risks nuclear power poses, many in Satsumasendai...

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NRA Radiation Exposure Simulation

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has announced the results of a radiation exposure simulation. They say evacuating i...

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TEPCO robot pinpoints leak

TEPCO says a robot sent into Fukushima Daiichi’s reactor number one has locatedthe exact source of a contaminated water ...

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North Korea to reinvestigate abductions

 Japan's prime minister says North Korea will reinvestigate cases of Japanese citizens abducted by the North in the 1970...

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Rakuten opens Shibuya café

 Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is taking its first step into bricks and mortar.Founder Hiroshi Mikitani opened the d...

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Tuxedo farmer’s rice dreams

 Rice farming in Japan is an old folks’ business. The average age of a farmer is over 65, and the nation is having trou...

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Curtains for the Twilight Express

 It’s twilight for the Twilight Express.Japan’s famous sleeper train is ending service next spring.The Twilight Express ...

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