Japan hospital performs first surgery using heart muscle stem cells
Tokyo – A hospital in Japan has carried out the world’s first surgery using sheets of commercially available heart... Read more
30 Sep
Japan eyes changing prostitution law to punish sex buyers
Tokyo – Japan should overhaul its prostitution law to punish those who seek to buy sex, experts recommended Thursday... Read more
17 Sep
Japan train hits station workers, killing four
Tokyo – A train hit and killed four workers in Japan on Thursday, authorities said, a rare incident in... Read more
20 Aug
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan
Narita – At least four people died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left thousands stranded at... Read more
14 Aug
ZZ Stop: Japanese man arrested for years of guitar noise
Tokyo – An overly enthusiastic Japanese musician has been arrested after allegedly giving his elderly neighbours insomnia for more... Read more
28 Jul
Japan cities ‘cruelly hot’ for first time
Tokyo – Japanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people... Read more
22 Jul
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
Tokyo – In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business... Read more
1 Jul
Japan police investigate another suspected fatal bear attack
Tokyo – Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as... Read more
30 Jun
China detains two Japanese nationals over alleged smuggling
Tokyo – China detained two Japanese nationals for allegedly smuggling banned goods, Japan’s top government spokesperson said Wednesday, as... Read more
24 Jun
Japan rice prices fall for first time in 3.5 years: official
Tokyo – Rice prices in Japan finally fell in May for the first time in three and half years,... Read more
19 Jun
