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Hosono visits Fukushima No. 4 reactor amid concern over fuel pool

May. 27, 2012 - 04:43PM JST ( 24 )

Japan's environment and nuclear minister visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at the center of… Read

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Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia

National May. 21, 2012 - 01:40PM JST ( 46 Comments )

Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around… Read

Scientists in Japan say they have solved riddle of rising sea

National May. 21, 2012 - 06:29AM JST ( 13 Comments )

Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said on Sunday. Global sea levels rose by an average of 1.8 millimeters per year… Read

'Pink Panther' thief sent home for trial over Tokyo heist

Crime May. 20, 2012 - 03:07PM JST ( 12 Comments )

A Montenegrin member of the "Pink Panther" gang of international thieves has been sent home for trial over the $3.6 million robbery of a Tokyo jewelry shop, according to Japanese police. In the June 2007… Read

Man files lawsuit against TEPCO following wife's suicide

National May. 19, 2012 - 02:11PM JST ( 34 Comments )

A man from Fukushima Prefecture has filed a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) claiming the utility created the conditions that caused the suicide of his wife. According to government figures, there have been… Read

Japanese whalers leave for Pacific

National May. 19, 2012 - 06:38AM JST ( 85 Comments )

A pair of Japanese whaling vessels left Friday for the northwestern Pacific aiming to catch 260 whales for "scientific research," a fisheries ministry official said. The Yushin Maru and Yushin Maru No. 2 departed from… Read

M4.8 quake jolts Kanto region

National May. 18, 2012 - 05:28PM JST ( 25 Comments )

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 hit the Kanto region on Friday, shaking buildings in Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warnings were issued after the… Read

Japan upgrades economy view for first time in 9 months

Business May. 18, 2012 - 02:27PM JST ( 9 Comments )

Japan on Friday upgraded its view of the economy for the first time in nine months, a day after better-than-expected growth figures and thanks to a pickup in exports and consumer spending. But the Cabinet… Read

Elderly man attacked by bear in Yamanashi

National May. 17, 2012 - 01:47PM JST ( 24 Comments )

Police said Thursday that an elderly man was attacked by a bear in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. The man, in his 60s, told police he had gone to his rice field to check the water levels… Read

NEC unveils gesture-controlling device for TVs, phones, computers

Technology May. 17, 2012 - 06:15AM JST ( 5 Comments )

Japanese technology titan NEC has unveiled a gadget that allows users to control their TV, mobile phone or tablet computer using a virtual input device. The company said a camera that recognizes three-dimensional shapes and… Read

3-yr-old boy, left home alone, falls to death from 11th-floor balcony

National May. 16, 2012 - 05:00PM JST ( 91 Comments )

A three-year-old boy fell to his death from the balcony of his 11th-floor apartment in Adachi Ward on Tuesday after his parents left him home alone. According to a TBS report, the 15-story apartment block's… Read

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