Fish filmed at a record depth of 8,178 meters
A Japanese research team, in cooperation with NHK, has succeeded in filming a fish swimming at a depth of 8,178 meters in the Pacific Ocean -- the deepest ever recorded. Scientists bel…
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Minami Alps tunnel for maglev line
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) on Wednesday showed to the press part of the site for a tunnel to be constructed under the Minami Alps huge mountain range as part of its magnetic levitation ultr…
Universities in Kyoto, Aomori to probe contrasting longevity
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and Hirosaki University will launch a survey in the Tango district in northern Kyoto Prefecture to study the longevity of residents there.
Japanese park gets Moomin author's name
A Japanese city has added to a municipal park the name of the Finnish author of the popular Moomin children's book series. The park in Hanno City, north of Tokyo, is now called the Tove Jan…
Ocean current generator produces electricity
A Japanese machinery maker and a governmental organization say they have generated electricity using ocean currents. IHI and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, or…
5-year-old boy narrowly escapes train
A 5-year-old boy has survived a close call with a train in western Japan, suffering only a light injury to the head. The drama unfolded in the city of Kyoto on Saturday. Police sa…
Record 322,581 suggestions received for naming Ueno Zoo’s panda cub
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Thursday it has received a record 322,581 suggestions from the public for the name of the female giant panda cub that was born at Ueno Zoo in the capital in Jun…
Daimonji Festival
Huge bonfires on mountains lit up Japan's old capital, Kyoto, on Wednesday night in an annual Buddhist ceremony. One bonfire on a mountainside formed the shape of the Chinese character mean…
Bears beware
If you are a bear who happens to read this page, you might want to stop now and try another link :o) A type of dagger used by traditional hunters of the Tohoku region, who are known as matagi, …
Legoland Japan park struggling to change overpriced reputation
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Legoland Japan, the first outdoor Lego theme park in the country, is struggling to wipe out negative perceptions that its admission fees are too expensive. Before it opened…