English

More about this topic

North Korea

North Korea crisis: War of words escalates

Japan and South Korea had strong words for Pyongyang amid fears of a military confrontation

Japan

Facts about Nagasaki bombing

Japan

Japan marks 72nd Nagasaki anniversary amid mounting nuclear tensions

No Comment

Square watermelons in Japan

Square watermelons are being sold for as much as 150 USD in Japan to be used as ornaments

ADVERTISEMENT

No Comment

Typhoon in Japan

A strong typhoon made landfall on Wakayama Peninsula, western Japan on Monday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds

Japan

Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

No Comment

Lantern festival in Japan

Massive lanterns featuring mythical gods and fabled creatures paraded through cities in the north of Japan

Japan

Japan marks 72nd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the tributes to victims at a sombre ceremony

Japan

Tokyo firefighters tackle a blaze at world's largest fishmarket.

Firefighters struggle to contain a blaze at Tsukiji fishmarket, the world's largest and one of Tokyo's most popular tourist sites

North Korea

Japan agrees with US 'more action needed' on North Korea

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a phone call with US President Trump but the two leaders 'did not discuss military action'.

Japan

LED shoes take to the dance floor

Flashy shoes you have there sir...

North Korea

North Korea TV shows ballistic missile launch

North Korea's state television has broadcast pictures of the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile with leader Kim Jong Un personally supervising the midnight launch of the rocket.

Global Japan

UK upgrades train fleet with Shinkansen technology

Newton Aycliffe, northeastern England: this is where the world’s first passenger steam train was born in 1825.

Global Japan

The Shinkansen: a dream train!

Launched in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Shinkansen linked Tokyo to Osaka running at a speed of 210 kilometres per hour.

Japan

Japan counts down to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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.

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.

No Comment

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.

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.

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.