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A-bomb exhibition: Hiroshima-Nagasaki, 70 years on

It is a story of devastation. An event that woke the world to the awful power of the atomic bomb. Hiroshima and Nagasaki entered the world’s

19/06/2015

World

Slow Education: less test-focused, personalised schooling

Learning World discovers more about a movement that is trying to encourage more personal learning at school and put less focus on exams.

12/06/2015

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

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

USA

Japan PM Abe tells US Congress of 'repentance' over World War Two

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed “deep repentance” over his country’s role in World War Two, during a landmark speech to the

29/04/2015

USA

Empty-handed, but smiling: US and Japan fail to agree on trade pact

US President Barack Obama and have Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emerged smiling, but empty handed, from talks in Washington. The two nations

29/04/2015

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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

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