May 16, 2012
Many politicians have visited the office of retired Upper House lawmaker Mikio Aoki, which is located in the Sabo Kaikan hall near the Diet building. They include former Prime...
May 15, 2012
GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture—The deafening roar of U.S. military aircraft and the constant fear of one crashing into her home and restaurant are part of everyday life for Chiyo...
May 16, 2012
HIROSHIMA--A registry of people killed in Hiroshima's 1945 atomic bombing, as well as hibakusha and others who died later, is exposed to sunlight in an annual airing in front of the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims in the...
May 16, 2012
American pop sensation Lady Gaga reached some new heights May 15 when she visited Tokyo Sky Tree, the world’s tallest free-standing tower located in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward.
May 16, 2012
A Diet committee will try to determine who is telling the truth about a key phase in the Fukushima nuclear disaster: politicians or executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co.
May 16, 2012
Did Tokyo Electric Power Co. ask government officials to allow all company workers to evacuate the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant at a critical stage of last year’s accident, or didn’t it?
May 16, 2012
TOTTORI--Tottori Prefecture, home of top-class manga artists including the creators of "Gegege no Kitaro" and "Detective Conan," will host a manga event in Tokyo's Akihabara "Electric Town" district on July 1, officials said.
May 16, 2012
The 4th J-Pop Summit Festival, an annual convention dedicated to Japanese pop culture in San Francisco, will be held on Aug. 25-26, organizer New People Inc. announced.
May 16, 2012
Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mori compared riding a prototype electric vehicle unveiled by Honda Motor Co. on May 15 to his experience of flying on the space shuttle.
May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON--For the second time in less than two weeks, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has spoken by phone to a U.S. congressional hearing and alleged persecution of his relatives.
May 16, 2012
Fears have yet to settle over the radioactive substances scattered by the accident that started in March last year at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
May 16, 2012
Track cyclist Kazunari Watanabe is hoping his upcoming appearance in the London Olympics will help keep the media spotlight on his hometown, which was evacuated after last year’s nuclear disaster.