4 workers confirmed dead in Niigata tunnel explosion May. 27, 2012 - 05:00PM JST ( 8 ) Four construction workers were confirmed dead Sunday after being recovered from inside a mountain tunnel where they had been trapped since an explosion on Thursday, an official said. The blast occurred early Thursday inside a 2.8-kilometer-long Hakkatoge tunnel being constructed to link Tokamachi and Minami-Uonuma in… Read
Gov't unveils power-saving plan to avoid blackouts for summer National May. 18, 2012 - 05:30PM JST ( 39 Comments ) The government on Friday urged businesses and consumers in the western part of the country to cut power use by at least 15% this summer to cope with shortages after the shutdown of all of… Read
Toshiba drops Japan TV operations amid falling prices, global competition Business May. 17, 2012 - 02:20PM JST ( 38 Comments ) Toshiba said Thursday it has stopped making televisions in Japan, citing slow domestic demand as falling prices, fierce global competition and a strong yen pressure the country's electronics makers. The IT-and-engineering conglomerate shuttered production lines… Read
Emperor, empress leave for UK to attend queen's diamond jubilee National May. 16, 2012 - 05:00PM JST ( 20 Comments ) Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko left Tokyo on Wednesday to attend celebrations in London marking the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The emperor said at Haneda airport that he wants to offer the queen… Read
Japan to launch 4 satellites, including 1 for S Korea National May. 16, 2012 - 06:50AM JST ( 20 Comments ) Japan plans to launch four satellites into space this week, including a South Korean one that is its first payload for a foreign customer. Spokesman Reiichi Tanaka at Japan's space agency said Tuesday the HII-A… Read
Okinawa marks 40 years since return to Japan National May. 15, 2012 - 05:00PM JST ( 50 Comments ) The tropical island chain of Okinawa on Tuesday marked 40 years since U.S. occupying forces returned it to Japan, as locals readied to protest against the continued American military presence there. A ceremony, attended by… Read
TEPCO posts Y781.6 bil full-year net loss Business May. 14, 2012 - 03:30PM JST ( 22 Comments ) Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) on Monday posted a bigger-than-expected loss of 781.6 billion yen in the year to March. The net loss was worse than a previous prediction for a 708 billion yen shortfall… Read
Labor ministry asks bus tour companies to review safety guidelines National May. 12, 2012 - 03:22PM JST ( 7 Comments ) Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Yoko Komiyama has requested that bus companies take special care to adhere to safety rules and regulations, following a bus crash which claimed the lives of seven passengers. Komiyama's… Read
Nissan posts record sales despite disasters, high yen Business May. 11, 2012 - 03:30PM JST ( 12 Comments ) This article is expired.
Sony posts Y456.66 bil loss but expects to return to profit Business May. 10, 2012 - 04:51PM JST ( 12 Comments ) This article is expired.
Japan sees record 52.6% drop in current account surplus Business May. 10, 2012 - 12:17PM JST ( 5 Comments ) This article is expired.