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Japan counts down to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

24/07/2017

Japan

Fukushima robot finds lava-like 'melted fuel deposits'

Six years on from a massive nuclear disaster, accumulations of lava-like layers were found inside Fukushima nuclear plant.

23/07/2017

Japan

Robots help in the search for more damage at Fukushima

Six years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, operators of the affected Daiichi Power Plant are using robot technology to check for new damage.

20/07/2017

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Floats parade through Kyoto for Gion Festival

Spectators enjoy a parade of colourful floats at the annual Gion Festival in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto.

17/07/2017

Japan

Bitcoin kingpin on trial in Japan

The head of what was once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange stands trial in Tokyo on charges of embezzlement and data manipulation. He denies any wrongdoing.

11/07/2017

Japan

Deadly floods in Japan

Rescue crews are racing against time to find more than 20 people who are still missing after torrential rain caused flooding and landslides in south-western Japan.

09/07/2017

Japan

Heavy rain in Japan forces thousands from their homes

record rain in south west Japan forces 400,000 from their homes

06/07/2017

Japan

How more men in Japan are turning to ‘rubber romance’

02/07/2017

Japan

Trio on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

The trial has begun in Japan of three Tepco executives accused of negligence in Fukushima nuclear disaster

30/06/2017

Japan

How to protect yourself from a North Korean missile strike

Japan broadcasts animated public service announcement amid North Korean missile threats

27/06/2017

Japan

Japanese airbag-maker Takata files for bankruptcy

26/06/2017

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Japan's security forces prepare for Olympic games

In preparation for the 2020 Olympic games Japan's security forces have been test-driving anti-terrorist protocols

22/06/2017

Japan

Aww! Fresh footage of newborn panda

Tokyo zoo has released this new footage of a panda cub which was born last week.

19/06/2017

Japan

Several sailors missing after US navy ship collision

The waterways approaching Tokyo Bay are busy with commercial vessels sailing to and from Japan’s two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama.

17/06/2017

Japan

Law to allow Japanese Emperor to abdicate

Japan's legal move clears the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries

09/06/2017

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08/06/2017

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World's largest jellyfish collection

Having roamed the seas for the last 500 years, jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ creature on the planet

07/06/2017

Japan

Hundreds hospitalised as temperatures soar in Japan

Japan is experiencing an unusually hot spell of weather for the time of year.

21/05/2017

Japan

Japan coastguard resumes drills as tensions rise

Maritime exercises were held in Tokyo Bay after a five-year pause.

20/05/2017

Japan

Japan: Emperor Akihito 'abdication bill' backed by cabinet

Parliament still needs to give its approval to the bill which would allow the 83-year-old to step down.

19/05/2017

Japan

Bill paves way for Japan's ageing Emperor to step down

Japan’s cabinet has approved a bill to allow Emperor Akihito to step down.

19/05/2017

Sport

England drawn in Rugby World Cup 'Pool of Death'

England have been drawn in the ominously-dubbed ‘Pool of Death’ for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

10/05/2017

Japan

Drunk passenger starts fistfight on plane

Footage has emerged of the moment a man entered into a fistfight with another passenger on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Japan to the USA.

03/05/2017

Japan

Japan-Russia cooperation paves way for peace treaty

02/05/2017

Japan

Japan deploys warship as North Korea tensions mount

Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, reportedly to help safeguard US naval manoeuvres in the region.

01/05/2017

Japan

US navy sails wrong way as North Korean audience cheers nuked America video

A naval strike group ordered by Donald Trump into waters off Korea remains far away as delayed deployment raises eyebrows about effectiveness of US strategy.

19/04/2017