500-year-old stone lanterns vandalized
500-year-old stone lanterns at Kasuga-taisha Shrine, western Japan, are found vandalized.
read moreSuper Typhoon Hinnamnor nearing main Okinawa island
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor is nearing the main Okinawa island after bringing strong winds to the Daito Islands in southwest...
read moreState funeral for Abe to begin at 2 p.m. on Sept. 27
The state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo will begin at 2 p.m. on September 27 at the Nippon Budok...
read moreKishida apologizes over LDP lawmakers' ties with Unification Church
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio apologizes over his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's lawmakers having questionable ties wi...
read moreImperial Household Agency to consider using social media
Japan's Imperial Household Agency will consider using social media for the first time in sending out information as part...
read moreJapanese, African leaders adopt Tunis declaration
Leaders from Japan and African countries adopt the Tunis Declaration at the close of the Tokyo International Conference ...
read moreEmpress Emerita Michiko diagnosed with blood clot
Empress Emerita Michiko has been diagnosed with blood clots in her right calf.
read moreJapan allocates 250 million yen for Abe's state funeral
Japan's Cabinet decides to allocate about 250 million yen from the government's budget reserves to pay for former Prime ...
read moreFuel debris removal at Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 2 postponed
Work to remove fuel debris at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's reactor No. 2 has been postponed by about 12 t...
read moreRobots and drones help inspect Tokyo expressway
Robots and drones are helping workers inspect parts of the aging Tokyo expressway system that are difficult for people t...
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