Japan Robotic assistance has the potential to play a key role in the fight against COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has presented enormous challenges to healthcare providers, businesses, governments, and to the general public. 15/03/2021
Spotlight How is life getting back to normal in Fukushima 10 years after the disaster? The Kato family are farmers in Fukushima, they are one of the groups that suffered the most after the disaster 10 years ago because consumer confidence had collapsed. But now they say they don't see much apprehension over their produce and they're happy to be back home. 12/03/2021
Spotlight Experts say Fukushima "is a completely different story" to Chernobyl Authorities behind the scenes of the Fukushima nuclear plant clean-up show where they're at with decommissioning and decontaminating. Experts say it's nothing like Chernobyl. 12/03/2021
Japan Fukushima: Japan marks 10th anniversary while still recovering More than 18,000 people died in the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. 11/03/2021
View How we rose from Fukushima disaster with a renewables vision | View On Thursday (March 11) it's 10 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. 10/03/2021
Spotlight 10 years of decontamination - How the Japanese are handling Fukushima 10 years ago, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, one of the largest in the world, was partially destroyed by a tsunami. Many inhabitants fled and a race against the clock to decommission and decontaminate began. But what's it like today? 09/03/2021
Japan 10 years later: Tohoku’s recovery and resilience together with the world On a cold Friday afternoon, life for millions in Japan would be changed in the span of just a few minutes. On March 11, 2011, northeastern Japan was struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history. 08/03/2021
Sport Judo Grand Slam: Japan, Italy and Mongolia take top spots on day 2 In another day filled with stunning displays of judo, the middleweights battled it out for victory on day two. Japanese judoka took home another two gold medals with Italy and Mongolia adding one each. 06/03/2021
USA US father and son extradited to Japan over Carlos Ghosn's escape Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, will be tried on charges that they smuggled Ghosn out of the country in 2019. 02/03/2021
Japan Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president Seiko Hashimoto was named as president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power. 18/02/2021
explore Tokyo: Japan's city garden In this edition of Transforming Tokyo, we look at how nature projects are turning Japan's capital into a city full of rooftop gardens, parks and green zones. 28/01/2021
no comment Japan: Priests pour icy water over themselves as part of annual ritual The annual ritual, called Daikan Misogi, is held at the coldest time of the year, based on a traditional lunisolar calendar. 20/01/2021
Sci-tech Japan's human-centred smart cities enhancing well-being Japan is rapidly understanding the opportunities that smart cities can provide to help an aging population and to enhance general well-being. We take a look at two Japanese smart towns and their different solution-oriented smart projects. 18/01/2021
no comment Japan celebrates coming-of-age day despite recent COVID-19 surge At Yokohama Arena, women in ornate kimonos, fluffy white stoles and masks sat in socially distanced seating for the ceremony, with the men dressed mainly in suits. 11/01/2021
