Iceland's melting caves

Iceland's melting caves

Nippon TV visits Iceland's Vatnajokull Glacier to see how global warming is affecting the tourist favorite ice caves.

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Dish of the year tracks changing food fashions

Dish of the year tracks changing food fashions

Japan's online restaurant search giant Gurunavi reveals its annual dish of the year.

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Imperial Couple meets disabled

Imperial Couple meets disabled

The Imperial Couple visits a facility for people with mental disabilities for the last time before abdicating the Chrysa...

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2 rescued, 5 missing after Marines planes collide

2 rescued, 5 missing after Marines planes collide

2 US Marines are rescued and 5 are missing following a midair collision over the Pacific about 110 kilometers southeast ...

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Second Tokyo medical school discriminated against women applicants

Second Tokyo medical school discriminated against women applicants

A probe finds Juntendo University's medical school discriminated against women applicants, in the second such case to co...

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Data snafu snarls Tokyo trains

Data snafu snarls Tokyo trains

Data transmission troubles snarl Tokyo train lines, hitting morning commuters from the day's first departures.

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3D printing brings new interest to fossil exhibition

3D printing brings new interest to fossil exhibition

A museum in northern Japan introduces a 3D printed skeleton to mark 40 years since the discovery of an unusual extinct s...

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Tokyo 2020 events shifted to avoid heat

Tokyo 2020 events shifted to avoid heat

Events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will shift times to deal with the city's intense midday summer heat.

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Okinawa appeal rejected over US base project

Okinawa appeal rejected over US base project

Japan's higher court rejects Okinawa Prefecture's appeal over the controversial transfer of a US air base.

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3rd hog cholera case detected in Gifu

3rd hog cholera case detected in Gifu

Two pigs are infected with hog cholera in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, in the third case in the prefecture since Sept...

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