Japan to shed male-centered ways: Abe
Japan’s prime minister wants to lift the role of women in the workforce.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told an audience of in...
read moreEmperor celebrates 80th birthday
Japan’s Emperor Akihito celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday. The Emperor was actually born in December, but his long ...
read moreAbe approval drops over military shift
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s move to loosen restraints on the country’s military is proving unpopular with citiz...
read moreFukushima Update #42: "Ice Wall" Theory in Doubt
Tepco's engineers have devised an ambitious plan to freeze the ground around Fukushima Daiichi's damaged reactors. The o...
read more"Ice Wall" Theory in Doubt
Tepco's engineers have devised an ambitious plan to freeze the ground around Fukushima Daiichi's damaged reactors. The o...
read moreNRA orders new safety measures
Nuclear regulators have ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company to take additional measures to protect the Fukushima Daiich...
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Wailing politician steps down
A Japanese politician who gained notoriety for his repeated tearful outbursts at a news conference has resigned. Hyogo a...
read moreCampaigners want to bury nation’s utility poles
A group of Japanese celebrities has launched a campaign to bury the nation’s utility poles.They say Japan’s roughly 35-m...
read moreMt. Fuji opens amid typhoon
Japan’s sacred Mt. Fuji opened to climbers today with a powerful typhoon lashing the country.Members of the Fujisan Hong...
read moreTyphoon Neoguri kills boy in Nagano mudslide
A 12-year-old boy died in a mudslide in Nagano Prefecture Wednesday evening as powerful typhoon Neoguri continues to las...
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