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ANA to resume Dreamliner flights Sunday

May. 24, 2013 - 06:57AM JST ( 1 )

All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Thursday said it would put its Dreamliner fleet back into service this weekend, several days ahead of schedule. ANA, the single biggest operator of Boeing's flagship 787, plans to use the high-tech planes for two domestic flights from Chitose airport in… Read

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Diet approves child abduction treaty

National May. 22, 2013 - 06:00PM JST ( 43 Comments )

The Diet on Wednesday approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure from the United States and other Western nations. Japan is the only member of the Group of Eight major industrialised… Read

Hundreds of Miyagi residents seek equal compensation as Fukushima

National May. 22, 2013 - 02:45PM JST ( 13 Comments )

Hundreds of people living just outside Fukushima Prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels. Nearly 700 residents from Hippo district in Miyagi Prefecture,… Read

Tokyo Skytree marks first anniversary

National May. 22, 2013 - 06:55AM JST ( 16 Comments )

Tokyo Skytree on Wednesday marked its first anniversary. As of Monday, the number of visitors to the 634-meter-tall tower had reached 6.34 million, according to operator Tobu Tower Skytree Co. The area has been celebrating… Read

Phone app ‘Line’ under fire from school after incidents of bullying

National May. 22, 2013 - 06:36AM JST ( 15 Comments )

What started as a simple school memo sent out to parents last Friday has mushroomed into a nationwide discussion the issues of censorship and bullying in schools and online. The issue was triggered by a… Read

Transport ministry to unify rules for baby strollers on buses, trains

National May. 21, 2013 - 02:45PM JST ( 30 Comments )

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that it intends to draw up a set of unified rules for the use of baby strollers on buses and trains. Current rules regarding baby… Read

Crown prince to visit Spain June 10-17; Masako not going

National May. 21, 2013 - 02:00PM JST ( 7 Comments )

Crown Prince Naruhito will visit Spain June 10-17 at the invitation of the Spanish government to mark the 400th anniversary of relations between Spain and Japan. Crown Princess Masako, who accompanied her husband to the… Read

Yokohama says it has no children on daycare center waiting list

National May. 21, 2013 - 06:46AM JST ( 17 Comments )

Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi on Monday announced that the city no longer has any children on its waiting list for daycare centers in any of its 18 wards. Three years ago, Yokohama -- which has… Read

2 bodies found in Japanese Alps thought to be those of missing hikers

National May. 21, 2013 - 06:00AM JST ( 2 Comments )

Police said Monday that two bodies have been found on the Hotaka mountain range in Nagano Prefecture's Northern Alps. According to police, the bodies were discovered near a stream at a point 1,800 meters above… Read

China trying to strengthen its claim to Okinawa

National May. 20, 2013 - 06:49AM JST ( 135 Comments )

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 more than a million Japanese along with major U.S. military… Read

New shinkansen to use revolutionary simple stations

National May. 20, 2013 - 06:08AM JST ( 14 Comments )

JR Central has released station design plans for their upcoming Chuo Shinkansen running from Tokyo to Nagoya and later Osaka. In the words of JR, these stations were designed “not to rely on traditional styles”… Read

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