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China trying to strengthen its claim to Okinawa

May. 20, 2013 - 06:49AM JST ( 25 )

China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to… Read

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Miura begins third assault on Mount Everest

National May. 17, 2013 - 06:33AM JST ( 3 Comments )

Japanese octogenarian Yuichiro Miura on Thursday began his third assault on Mount Everest. He is challenging the 8,848-meter peak to try and recapture a record he previously held for being the oldest person to scale… Read

Nepal plane crash injures 21, including 8 Japanese

National May. 17, 2013 - 06:13AM JST ( 3 Comments )

A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, injuring all 21 people on board. Four of the injured are in critical condition, police officer Bhim Bahadur Chand… Read

Six bodies found after fire on ship in Japan

National May. 16, 2013 - 03:50PM JST ( 6 Comments )

Six bodies, believed to be those of Russian crew members, were found aboard a cargo ship that caught fire Thursday while anchored in a Japanese port, a coast guard and news reports said. Fire took… Read

2 children almost drown in river

National May. 16, 2013 - 03:15PM JST ( 17 Comments )

Two brothers, aged 4 and 2, were rescued after getting into difficulties in a river in Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday evening, police said Thursday. According to police, an emergency call was made by a woman… Read

Okinawan women demand apology from Hashimoto

National May. 16, 2013 - 09:30AM JST ( 92 Comments )

Women on Okinawa on Wednesday demanded an apology from Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto who suggested U.S. troops there make use of its thriving sex industry. Hashimoto also said earlier this week that "comfort women" served… Read

Nuclear regulator to bar restart of Monju reactor due to safety concerns

National May. 16, 2013 - 06:55AM JST ( 11 Comments )

Japan's nuclear watchdog announced Wednesday that a trouble-plagued next-generation test reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, will not be allowed to restart due to safety violations, dealing a setback to the country's pro-nuclear government. The Nuclear… Read

Okinawa marks anniversary of return to Japan

National May. 16, 2013 - 06:44AM JST ( 6 Comments )

Okinawa on Wednesday marked the anniversary of its return to Japan after decades of post-World War II U.S. occupation amid snubs from Tokyo and growing concerns over the concentration of the roughly 25,000 U.S. forces… Read

Relatives of victims in tunnel collapse sue NEXCO

National May. 16, 2013 - 06:43AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Relatives of five of nine people who died in the collapse of the Sasago tunnel in Yamanashi Prefecture last Dec 2 filed a damages suit against tunnel operator Central Nippon Expressway Co (NEXCO) at the… Read

Shonen Jump manga theme park J-World to open in July

National May. 16, 2013 - 06:41AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Fans of the iconic manga periodical Weekly Shonen Jump should be clearing their schedules and marking down July 11 on their calendars. For on this day, the clouds will part and a shaft of light… Read

Nankai Trough quake predicted to cause 1,800 fatalities on Izu and Ogasawara islands

National May. 15, 2013 - 03:00PM JST ( 16 Comments )

The Tokyo metropolitan government has published more findings from a panel of earthquake experts commissioned to predict the number of casualties likely to result from a Nankai Trough earthquake. According to the estimates, about 1,800… Read

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