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FALSE-ALARM MISSILE ALERT SPOOKS HAWAII RESIDENTS BUT JAPANESE SANGUINE
A false alarm warning of an incoming ballistic missile sent Hawaii -- a popular destination for Japanese -- into a panic Saturday, with some resi... READ MORE›
BOAT WASHES ASHORE IN AKITA WITH EIGHT ABOARD CLAIMING TO BE NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN
The discovery of apparent North Korean fishing boats is a fairly frequent occurrence in Japan and doesn't always rate as an urgent matter... READ MORE›
OSAKA GOV. ICHIRO MATSUI HEADS TO PARIS TO BOOST BID FOR 2025 WORLD EXPO
Yoshimura, who called the statue a form of Japan-bashing, has threatened to end the 60-year Osaka-San Francisco sister city relationship over the matter... READ MORE›
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THESE ARE THE AMAZING THINGS YOU CAN DO IN JAPAN ON CAT DAY
The event began in 1987 after an Executive Cat Day Committee polled cat-lovers across Japan and decided that February 22 should be Cat Day... READ MORE›
JAPAN HOLDS FIRST-EVER EVACUATION DRILL SIMULATING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE STRIKE INTO WATERS NEARBY
Amid a growing missile threat from North Korea, the northern city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, held Japan's first-ever evacuation drill for local residents, g... READ MORE›
JAPAN AVALANCHE KILLS SEVEN STUDENTS AND TEACHER
More than 40 injured after avalanche struck while students were climbing near Nasu Onsen ski resort north of Tokyo... READ MORE›
EIGHT SCHOOL CHILDREN FEARED DEAD IN JAPANESE AVALANCHE
The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km 75 miles north of Tokyo... READ MORE›
250 000 JAPANESE STILL DISPLACED 4 YEARS AFTER QUAKE
2 COMMENTEMAILMORE IITATE, Japan When a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown at the nearby Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, Yumi Kanno did not hesitate... READ MORE›
BEARING MAKER NSK CLAIMS TO MAKE WORLD'S TOP FIDGET SPINNER
A major bearing maker in Kanagawa Prefecture claims to have developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any on the market -- 12 minutes and cou... READ MORE›
MOUNT FUJI GETS FREE WI-FI IN BID TO DRAW MORE VISITORS
The initiative is aimed at attracting more overseas visitors to Shizuoka and Yamanashi the two prefectures that are home to Mount Fuji... READ MORE›
PARROT PICKS JAPAN TO DEFEAT U.S. IN WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL
She was on the money in predicting Japan would beat Switzerland, Cameroon, Ecuador, Netherlands, Australia and England in Canada... READ MORE›
HUSBAND PLANTS THOUSANDS OF FLOWERS FOR TWO YEARS TO MAKE HIS BLIND WIFE SMILE AGAIN
Japan may be famous for its cherry blossom at this time of year, but in Miyazaki Prefecture people flock to see a different floral spectacle... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO RESIDENTS PICK UP THE PIECES FOLLOWING KYUSHU'S STRONGEST QUAKE
It was just like the Great Hanshin Earthquake or the Great East Japan Earthquake... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES AS SECOND MASSIVE QUAKE HITS JAPAN
The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture for a second time following a 6.4 earthquake on April 14, 2016, that killed nine people... READ MORE›
JAPANESE SUSHI CHAIN PAYS $117,000 FOR A TUNA. YES, ONE TUNA.
Sushi Zanmai, a Japanese restaurant chain, just paid 117,000 for a 441-pound bluefin tuna... READ MORE›
AOMORI, NOT KYOTO, IS JAPAN'S TOP FESTIVAL DESTINATION
Aomori, not Kyoto, is Japan's top festival destination online survey... READ MORE›
TAXI DRIVERS SEE 'GHOSTS' AFTER TSUNAMI
Post to Facebook Taxi drivers see 'ghosts' after tsunami Many swear they had eerie encounters... READ MORE›
FUKUSHIMA AFTERSHOCK RENEWS PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT RESTARTING KANSAI'S AGING NUCLEAR REACTORS
Kyoto lies about 60 km and Osaka about 110 km from the old Fukui plants... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO QUAKE INFO: WHERE TO GO, HOW TO HELP
Starting with a magnitude-6.5 quake on April 14, a series of major earthquakes have hit the central Kumamoto area of Japan, causing deaths, injury and wide... READ MORE›
ASO ASKS WHETHER SDF SHOULD SHOOT NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES FLEEING HYPOTHETICAL KOREAN CONTINGENCY
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has raised the specter of armed North Korean refugees flooding the Sea of Japan coastline after a contingency on the Korean... READ MORE›
DEADLY KNIFE ATTACK STRIKES HEALTH FACILITY IN JAPAN
Police in Sagamihara, in Kanagawa prefecture, have arrested a suspect, local news outlet Kyodo reported... READ MORE›
WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES IN JAPAN AT 112
The world's oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died Tuesday at the age of 112 in Aichi Prefecture, a local official said... READ MORE›
MOMENT AN ENTIRE HOUSE IS SWEPT AWAY AS FLOODING HITS JAPAN
This is the terrifying moment an entire house was carried away by floodwater in japan caused by tropical storm etau... READ MORE›
DESPITE ASSURANCES, QUAKES PROMPT CALLS TO SWITCH OFF JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REACTORS
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture... READ MORE›
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKES
Here are some questions and answers on seismic activity in Japan What type of earthquakes struck Kumamoto?... READ MORE›
JAPAN QUAKES KILL AT LEAST 32, RESCUERS RUSH TO FREE TRAPPED
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that 1,500 people had been injured in the quakes... READ MORE›
JAPAN QUAKE LEAVES DOZENS INJURED AT POPULAR SKI RESORT
NewSearch Sunday 23 November 2014 Japan quake leaves dozens injured at popular ski resort Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6... READ MORE›
JAPAN EVACUATES 100,000 AS FLOODS SWAMP CITY OF JOSO
Raging floodwaters swamp parts of city north of tokyo after heavy rain pummels japan for second straight day causing kinugawa river to break through flood berm... READ MORE›
FIVE YEARS AFTER DEVASTATING TSUNAMI, JAPAN PAUSES TO REMEMBER
Flags flew at half-mast. The coverage in the Japanese media has been tear-jerking... READ MORE›
JAPAN EARTHQUAKES: THOUSANDS OF TROOPS POUR IN TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS
Minor eruptions took place at Sakurajima in Kagoshima prefecture and Asosan in Kumamoto prefecture over the weekend... READ MORE›
HIGH-SPEED CLEANING TEAMS BEHIND JAPAN'S HIGH-SPEED BULLET TRAINS
Her visit was masterminded by Dateline Tokyo an initiative created by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote Tokyo and its culture of Japanese hospitality known as omotenashi... READ MORE›
IPHONE APP AIMS TO SELL SAKE TO THE WORLD
An iPhone app that can recognize sake labels and display information in Japanese and English on everything from alcohol content to recommended ways of drin... READ MORE›
JR TOKAI HAS FASTEST MAGLEV IN THE WORLD
Central Japan Railway Co. JR Tokai said Friday that its magnetically levitated shinkansen was recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest maglev... READ MORE›