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Japan

Heading for Hawaii, Solar Impulse II takes off for the most risky leg of its round the world trip

Solar Impulse II gets clearance for takeoff after a three week wait, and sets off to continue its historic journey. The solar powered aircraft took

29/06/2015

Sport

Japan appoint first Olympic minister

Toshiaki Endo has been appointed as Japan’s first Olympic minister. Top of the agenda for the 65-year-old is to guide the country through

25/06/2015

Japan

Abe faces angry mourners at Okinawa commemoration

It is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, in which one in four Okinawans were killed in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific theatre at the

23/06/2015

Japan

Torrential rains in south Japan trigger evacuations

Japanese authorities urged more than 300,000 residents to evacuate their homes on Thursday as torrential rains battered the south of the country

11/06/2015

Japan

Solar Impulse 2: team upbeat despite unscheduled Japan stop

A solar plane attempting to fly around the world has been forced to land in Nagoya, Japan, because of bad weather. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg had

01/06/2015

Japan

Magnitude 8.5 quake strikes off eastern Japan

30/05/2015

Japan

Watch: Volcano erupts on Japanese island

29/05/2015

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Strange rainbow in Japan

23/05/2015

Japan

Reactor cover to be dismantled at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

The operator of Japan’s tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has reportedly started work on dismantling a cover placed over a reactor

15/05/2015

Japan

Japan cabinet approves draft laws to expand military role

Japan's cabinet has approved bills which would trigger a dramatic shift in security policy, allowing the military to fight overseas for the first time since World War II.

14/05/2015

Japan

Japanese government confirms major shift in military policy

A major shift in Japan’s security policy is being planned. After years of having a pacifist stance, the government has agreed to new draft laws to

11/05/2015

Japan

Five issues that feed the WWII debate in Japan

06/05/2015

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Gay pride parade in Tokyo

27/04/2015

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Cat-astrophe averted for purr-fect white tiger

21/04/2015

Japan

Recordbreaker! Japan bullet train goes like a ... well it's fast!

The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run. Japan’s maglev train reached a record speed of 603

21/04/2015

Japan

Asiana Airlines plane skids off Japanese runway

15/04/2015

Japan

Japan: passenger planes skids off runway at Hiroshima airport

Around 20 passengers have suffered minor injuries after a planned skidded off the runway at Hiroshima airport in western Japan. The Airbus A320

14/04/2015

Japan

Japan court says 'no' to restarting Takahama nuclear reactors

A court in Japan has issued an injunction preventing two nuclear reactors from being restarted at the country’s Takahama plant, citing safety

14/04/2015

Japan

Japan hopes to resume whaling at the end of the year

Japan says it hopes to resume its Arctic whale hunt at the end of the year despite opposition from an expert panel. It says it hopes to win over The

14/04/2015

Target

Kanazawa: a jewel in Japan's crown

In this week’s episode of Target we go to Kanazawa, in the west of the archipelago. It is on UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for its traditional

13/04/2015

Target

Japan: using smart technology to save lives at sea and beyond

In this episode of Target Special Japan we discover a unique amphibious search and rescue plane. The ShinMaywa, used by the Japanese Navy, is the

06/04/2015

Japan

School text books fuel South Korea-Japan island dispute

South Korean protesters gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Monday (April 6). They are angry at Japan for approving school textbooks

06/04/2015

Japan

Japan: Okinawa governor stands firm on opposition to US military base

Tense talks have failed to resolve a row between Japan’s central government and the governor of Okinawa who fiercely opposes Tokyo’s plans to

05/04/2015

Target

Japan: a world leader in disaster prevention

Japan is a world-leader in thwarting the risk of natural disasters. In the first episode of this special edition of Target Japan, we head to Sendai

30/03/2015

Japan

Japanese row heightens over US military base move

A clash has deepened between Japan’s central government and Okinawa island leaders over the building of a new US troop base. Local and national

30/03/2015

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Kirobo, a robot companion

28/03/2015