Radioactive soil disposal method to be tested
Japan's Environment Ministry will carry out tests at 2 sites where soil generated in decontamination work following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident is buried. Outside Fukushima Prefectu…
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Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu wins French award
Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu has won an award at one of Europe's largest comic festivals held in France for a comic featuring a robot that develops emotions, his publisher said Tuesday. The…
New bird species
Researchers say they have found a new seabird species indigenous to the Ogasawara Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site some 1,000 kilometers south of Japan's main island. The scientists, i…
Police launch probe into cryptocurrency exchange
Tokyo police have launched an investigation into a digital exchange that lost cryptocurrency worth more than half a billion dollars to hacking. Sources close to the investigation told NHK the po…
Record Number of Foreign Workers
Government figures show the number of foreign workers in Japan hit a record high of more than 1.27 million last year. The labor ministry said on Friday that 1,278,670 foreigners worked at Japane…
Winter festival on icy lake
People on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido are making the most of the frigid weather by taking part in a fun event on a frozen lake. The annual winter festival on Lake Shikaribetsu in th…
Recent Cold Weather in Tokyo
Tokyo’s ambulance service experienced its busiest day in more than 80 years, officials said Thursday, amid icy conditions as the Japanese capital shivers through its coldest temperatures in decades.…
Classical Music in Trains
tarting Monday, Tokyo Metro Co. will experiment with playing background music on their trains in a bid to provide a more comfortable travel experience for passengers. The background music will be pla…
Escape Games at Tokyo Mystery Circus
Originating in Japan, real-life escape games have grown in popularity in the recent decade, and they’re just as exciting as they sound. As the name implies, the objective is often to escape…
‘I thought I was going to die’
A Self-Defense Forces member died and 11 other people were injured after a volcano erupted near a ski resort in Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday morning, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avala…