Baymax sprays cold water on visitors at Tokyo Disney Land
Baymax sprays cold water on visitors at Tokyo Disney Land.
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City north of Tokyo gets midsummer hail
Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, gets midsummer hail.
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Crab festival held in northern Japan
A crab festival takes place in the town of Esashi in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido for the first time in f...
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Plane makes emergency landing in southwestern Japan
An Oriental Air Bridge airplane makes an emergency landing at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan following a smoke a...
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Yoro waterfalls open for sightseeing in central Japan
The Yoro waterfalls open for the sightseeing season in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, with a ceremony held in full scop...
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Mount Fuji's climbing season begins
The climbing season for Mt. Fuji begins on July 1, with climbers making the ascent before dawn.
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2nd-generation A-bomb survivor takes over late mother's mission
Second-generation atomic-bomb survivor Yamamoto Midori takes over her late mother's recently found mission of handing do...
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Imperial family members attend concert in secret
Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito attend a concert of singer Sada Masashi in secret.
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Lithium-ion battery fires happening often
The National Institute of Technology and Evaluation warns that lithium-ion battery fires are happening more often.
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Toyota-backed startup's air taxi gets approval to fly
Toyota-backed startup Joby Aviation gets the green light to begin test flights of its air taxi prototype.
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