Quake rattles western Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Japan early this morning (Friday) while people were still asleep.The quake hit ...
read moreRiken confirms irregularities in stem cell articles
Japan’s government-affiliated Riken research institute says it found several irregularities in articles on stem cells co...
read moreFukushima Update #26Ongoing struggle at Fukushima
Three years after the nuclear disaster, contaminated water poses a continuing problem for TEPCO as they try to move forw...
read moreKumamon turns three
Japan’s character craze is reaching new heights. A birthday party for Kumamon — the character of Kumamoto prefecture — a...
read moreGiant squid ‘Backyard Tour’
A dead giant squid is proving a popular attraction with visitors to an aquarium in Japan.In the new "Backyard Tour" at S...
read moreMajor Japanese manufacturers to raise wages
Many of Japan’s leading companies have agreed to raise their employee’s monthly wages, responding to calls from the gove...
read moreTokyo Philharmonic highlights Japanese composers in New York
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra held an emotional concert at Lincoln Center in New York last night (Tuesday). It was th...
read morePhotographers snap ‘diamond Fuji’
Photographers and nature lovers flocked to the foot of Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji this morning to witness the sun rising di...
read moreCave gets psychedelic makeover
Lighting designers have given a cave in Japan a psychedelic makeover.A reporter with Japan’s NTV visited the cave for a ...
read moreStem cell researcher calls for retraction
A discovery that could revolutionize stem cell therapy has been called into question, after one of the scientists behind...
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