Stem cell paper co-author commits suicide

A co-author of a controversial research paper on stem cells, Yoshiki Sasai, was found dead this morning.Sasai was a ...

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Kids get a taste of money

Kids got a close look inside the Bank of Japan on Monday.26 children from 4th to 6th grade toured the Bank of Japan ...

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Automized passport control by 2020

In the future, visitors to Japan will no longer be greeted by immigration officers.Instead, Japan’s government is de...

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Nebuta Festival brightens Aomori

Enormous lantern floats depicting warriors and demons illuminated the streets of Aomori, Japan this weekend.Locals h...

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Typhoon Nakri brings record rains to Kochi

Typhoon Nakri has claimed a life and brought an evacuation advisory to nearly a half-million people in western Japan...

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