Princess's engagement to be announced in July
The Imperial Household Agency is planning to announce Princess Mako's engagement to Kei Komuro, possibly on July 8th. Agency officials say Agency Grand Steward Shinichiro Yamamoto will hold…
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Fire Ants!
Officials in the western Japanese port city of Kobe say about 100 more fire ants have been found in a container storage space. The highly poisonous ants are originally from South America. Their …
Giant panda at zoo in Tokyo gives birth to a cub
A giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, named Shin Shin, gave birth to a cub on Monday. The birth of a panda cub at Ueno Zoo is the first in 5 years. The zoo observed copulations between Shin Sh…
Osaka teen first alleged ransomware maker arrested in Japan
YOKOHAMA – A 14-year-old in Osaka Prefecture has become the first person in Japan arrested for allegedly creating ransomware, the police said Monday. The third-year junior high sc…
Cobalt-rich crusts confirmed on seabed off Chiba
Japanese researchers have confirmed details of a large area of rare metal deposits in the seabed off eastern Japan. Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology…
Babies ink-stamped in traditional ritual
Babies have been stamped with ink on the forehead in a traditional ritual for their healthy growth at a Shinto shrine in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The event which began at Fujitake shrin…
Japan's GPS satellite launch successful
The H-2A rocket lifted off Thursday morning from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. It carried Michibiki No.2, which is part of a 4-satellite system. The satellite was put…
Nishi Honganji Temple opens decorative gate
Tourists were given a rare treat Sunday when Kyoto’s Nishi Honganji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, opened its centuries-old Karamon gate for the first time in 34 years. “This is my h…
Toy fair opens in Shizuoka
Japanese makers of models are showing their latest products at a trade fair in Shizuoka City. Seventy-eight makers from across the country have set up booths at the 56th annual Shizuoka Hob…
Kumamoto ‘baby hatch’ accepted 125 babies over nine years since launch
The controversial “baby hatch” set up at a Kumamoto hospital in 2007 to enable people to leave infants anonymously took in a total of 125 babies over nine years through March last year. Ahead of…