Radioactive waste difficulties
The Environment Ministry has requested three municipalities in Miyagi prefecture, just north of Fukushima, to participat...
read moreRadioactive water leak at Fukushima Daiichi
A leak of highly contaminated water has been detected inside a reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi.
read moreDept stores admit Chan Luu counterfeits
Some of Japan’s top department stores have admitted to selling counterfeit jewelry of trendy US brand Chan Luu.Started b...
read moreAu debuts new cell phone line
Super thin phones and curved screens were on display as Japanese cell phone giant au debuted a new line of models today ...
read moreOne thousand dolls on display
A massive show of 1,000 dolls is wowing visitors at a museum in central Japan.The traditional dolls, known as hina-ningy...
read moreAbe meets the majors
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Tuesday Red Sox players Koji Uehara and Junichi Tazawa. Both are pitchers for t...
read morePoliticians protest California comfort women statue
A small statue in a California park is causing an international controversy.The statue is dedicated to World War Two's s...
read moreKobe marks 19 years since quake
Japan is approaching three years since a giant tsunami smashed into the country*s northeast in March, 2011. But today, p...
read moreAbe recharges at New Year’s tea reception
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a busy schedule this year, and he’ll need all the energy he can get.Abe attended a...
read moreKennedy visits police headquarters
US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited police headquarters in Tokyo today (Thursday).Kennedy congratulated poli...
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