Six ‘swimming’ robots will check melted fuel at Fukushima plant
January 11, 2022
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Osaka, Hyogo and Hiroshima post record COVID-19 highs
January 16, 2022 Osaka, Hiroshima and Hyogo prefectures reported record COVID-19 figures on Jan. 16, while cases in Tokyo hit 4,172, a 3.4-fold increase over the number for the previous Sunday.Distraught over poor grades, youth went on stabbing spree
January 16, 2022 A high school student arrested after a stabbing spree in Tokyo that injured three people told police he went on the rampage because his grades weren’t up to scratch and his dream of enrolling at an elite national university and becoming a doctor were rapidly fading.
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Tidal surges hit Japan’s Pacific coast after Tonga eruption
Tonga volcano eruption triggers tsunami warnings in Japan, Pacific islands
January 16, 2022
More records set across Japan; Omicron cases surge
January 15, 2022
17-year-old held over stabbing incident near Todai exam site
January 15, 2022
Japan to make it easier for SDF to rescue foreign nationals abroad
January 14, 2022
Let’s talk, Kishida tells science council; but ban stands
January 14, 2022
Former Prime Minister Kaifu, champion of reform, dies at 91
January 14, 2022
Prosecutors raise charge against Uber Eats cyclist in fatal accident
January 14, 2022
Auto parts maker Denso targeted in ransomware cyberattack
January 14, 2022
Atmosphere that stifles opinions behind corporate scandals
January 14, 2022
Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption
January 16, 2022
City of Beijing reports first local Omicron case
January 16, 2022
North Korea says it test launched missiles from train
January 15, 2022
Pacific undersea province given name ‘Godzilla Megamullion’
January 14, 2022
iPS-derived cells used for 1st time to treat spinal cord injury
January 14, 2022
JAXA opens online database of soil, rocks taken from asteroid
January 14, 2022
Stylish ‘yaki-imo’ truck that roams Kyoto receives glowing reviews
January 16, 2022
Actor donates Toyota 2000GT, of James Bond fame, to museum
January 14, 2022
Film shows life, death, happiness of Japanese in Manila slums
January 12, 2022
A new take on predicting Hokkaido’s rare natural sightings
January 15, 2022
Oita seeks to host ‘aliens’ who will come for Virgin Orbit spaceport
January 13, 2022
Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Namahage folk ritual: Akita scary ogres invade homes to frighten the bad out of children
January 11, 2022
Six ‘swimming’ robots will check melted fuel at Fukushima plant
January 11, 2022
NHK apologizes for false label of ‘paid protester’ against Olympics
January 10, 2022
Tires join ‘ghost gear’ as debris that keeps killing marine life
December 25, 2021
GOHAN LAB/ Sweet simmered black soybeans: Keep liquid from boiling over to get plump, shiny ‘kuromame’
January 5, 2022
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
January 7, 2022
AUTHORS ALIVE!: Writers Murata, Asai listen to each other read their own novels
December 31, 2021
African wild dogs skilled predators in sharp decline
December 24, 2021
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Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.
