Fukushima groundwater released into the ocean

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have begun releasing groundwater into the Pacific.The operation is part o...

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Policewomen get manners training

Policewomen in Japan are getting special training in etiquette. The country is recruiting increasing numbers of female o...

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4K TV launches next month

Viewers in Japan will get to watch the World Cup in super high definition 4K TV.Japan’s 4K TV broadcasts will be the fir...

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Decontamination suspended at Fukushima Daiichi

A decontamination system at Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has again been halted due to malfunction.To...

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Dept stores look to Ochugen gifts in wake of tax hike

Japan’s summer gift-giving season has arrived. A major department store in Tokyo is using the custom to try to boost sal...

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Radiation manga going on hiatus

A Japanese manga under fire for depicting radiation poisoning in Fukushima is taking a break from publication.In last we...

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Taiji whalers land first haul of the season

Whalers in western Japan have brought in their first catch of the season. Ships near the whaling town of Taiji caught tw...

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Poll shows mixed feelings on lifting restrictions on military

A new poll shows people in Japan have mixed feelings about a move to give the nation’s military more freedom to act abro...

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Vanilla Air cancels 154 flights due to pilot shortage

 Japan’s Vanilla Air says it is canceling 154 flights next month. The reason…? A lack of pilots. Management for the budg...

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Traditional rice-duck farming underway in Mie

 Dogs may be man’s best friend, but at times a farmer’s best friend is the duck.In Mie, Japan farmers began rice-duck fa...

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