Tokyo subway operators conduct disaster drill
Tokyo's two subway operators conducted a joint disaster-response drill on Monday as the country observed the second anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleJapan tsunami exacts heavy toll two years on
Just above the din of tractors and backhoes sifting through rubble, Usuzawa Ryoichi begins to sob. In the two years since the tsunami in Japan, the 64-year-old has only returned a handful of times to...
View ArticleMore than 9,500 aftershocks logged since mega-quake
The number of noticeable aftershocks related to the Great East Japan Earthquake that rocked northeast Japan in March 2011 had reached 9,577 as of Monday, the Meteorological Agency said. (Japan Times)
View ArticleJapan marks second tsunami anniversary
People all over Japan bowed their heads in silence as they remembered the almost 19,000 who died when a ferocious tsunami surged ashore two years earlier. (The Australian)
View ArticleApple quietly updates Maps in Japan
Apple this week quietly made behind-the-scenes changes to its mapping service in Japan, fixing a handful of shortcomings. Chief among them are changes to pronunciation during turn-by-turn navigation, a...
View ArticleInternet use likely in upper house poll
The Liberal Democratic Party plans to jointly submit a bill to revise the Public Offices Election Law to allow the use of the Internet in election campaigns, which will likely be in place for the House...
View ArticleRally staged in Tokyo to protest Japan's entry into TPP talks
The nation's largest farm lobby and consumer groups linked to the sector staged a protest rally Tuesday in Tokyo ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expected announcement that Japan will join the...
View ArticleF-15 flat tire causes brief shutdown of Naha Airport
A Japanese F-15 fighter jet had a flat tire when it landed at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture Tuesday afternoon, causing a temporary shutdown of the airport's runway. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleDiet seen certain to OK all 3 BOJ nominees
The Diet is almost certain to accept all three nominees for the next Bank of Japan governor and deputy governors following a decision by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleBaseball: Japan heads to America on high note
Two-time defending champion Japan will head to the United States in first place after defeating a scrappy Netherlands club 10-6 on Tuesday night to grab bragging rights in the second round of Pool 1 of...
View ArticleJapan to deploy next-generation patrol aircraft in March
The Japanese Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will deploy the first set of newly developed next-generation patrol aircraft this month. (Jiji Press)
View Article3 more cases of tick-borne virus confirmed in Japan
Japan's health ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed three more cases of infection with a tick-borne virus, bringing the total number of such viral infections in the country to eight. (Jiji Press)
View ArticleMonument with Emperor's words unveiled in London
A stone monument inscribed with the words of gratitude the Emperor spoke when he visited last year was unveiled Monday at the Fukushima Garden in London's Holland Park. (Yomiuri)
View ArticleJapan expected to announce Friday joining TPP free trade talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to announce at a news conference on Friday Japan's participation in negotiations on a U.S.-led Pacific region free trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleN. Korea ready for military attacks without warning: U.S. official
North Korea is capable of launching military attacks without warning on neighboring countries as it did against South Korea in 2010, a U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday in a congressional...
View ArticleJapan airlines hail Dreamliner battery fix approval
Japanese airlines on Wednesday welcomed US approval of test flights of the grounded Boeing 787 with prototype versions of the battery fix, holding out hopes for a resumption of its operations. (Global...
View ArticleUK advertising regulator rules Japan Tobacco ads 'misleading'
Britain's advertising regulator has ruled that adverts run by Japan Tobacco's Gallaher last year were "misleading", in an increasingly bitter battle between tobacco firms and anti-smoking campaigners...
View ArticleThe dark side of Tokyo's most desirable neighborhood
At around 1:55 a.m. on Feb. 28, Arisa Yamada, returning from her home in Kichijoji, Musashino City, was assaulted on the street in an attempted robbery. Stabbed multiple times by two assailants, the...
View ArticleTokyo cops raid Kanda massage parlors, arrest 14
As a part of its ongoing sweep of massage parlors in entertainment areas that began last month, Tokyo Metrpolitan Police on Monday announced the arrest of two suspects on suspicion of providing sexual...
View ArticleTEPCO's false explanation over accident probe not intentional: panel
A third-party panel concluded Wednesday that Tokyo Electric Power Co. did not intentionally provide erroneous information to a Diet-appointed committee tasked to investigate the 2011 accident at the...
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