Okinawans rally against US bases
Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture commemorates 42 years since its return from U.S. occupation on Friday. The island prefecture...
read moreFukushima Update #34:"The Nuclear Waste Quandary"
The disposal of highly-radioactive nuclear waste remains a problem in many countries. All the more so in Japan, where au...
read moreThe Nuclear Waste Quandary
The disposal of highly-radioactive nuclear waste remains a problem in many countries. All the more so in Japan, where au...
read moreManga draws fire in Fukushima
A Japanese comic book series has drawn fire for what critics say is a misleading depiction of the effects of radiation o...
read moreGround Water To Be Discharged Next Week
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and government officials say they're ready to go ahead with a contro...
read moreJapan’s women tops in longevity—again
Japan’s women have again topped the world’s longevity rankings. A new WHO survey shows that Japanese women live an aver...
read moreAoi festival brings pomp to Kyoto
Ancient scenes of pomp and pageantry greeted visitors to Kyoto, Japan today.One of the city’s most important traditiona...
read moreJapan promotes maglev train for US
Japan’s ambassador wants to link Washington and New York via one of Japan’s high-speed maglev trains.Ambassador Kenichir...
read moreAbe pushes forward on collective self-defense
Japan’s prime minister is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to give its military freer reign to act overseas.Japan...
read moreQuarter of high schoolers net-dependent: study
About a quarter of Japanese high schoolers say they are dependent on the internet.A new study by Tokyo University survey...
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