Sources: Mercury News Washington Post
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the Tōhoku coast of Japan, injuring at least 110 people. 2021-02-13
The number of new confirmed cases in Japan surges to a record high of 1,651 cases in the last 24 hours as Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned of more stringent measures if the number of cases continues to rise. 2020-11-12
Japanese prosecutors issue arrest warrants against a former United States special operations forces soldier and two others for allegedly helping Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan. Another arrest warrant was issued against Ghosn himself. 2020-01-30
Four people are dead and at least 120 others are injured when Typhoon Trami makes landfall in the cities of Osaka and Okinawa, Japan. 2018-09-30
Severe flooding on the Japanese island of Kyushu has caused seven deaths with twenty people unaccounted for. 2017-07-7
Japanese scientists discover that mouse sperm held on the International Space Station for 9 months is able to produce healthy mice. 2017-05-22
36 people are killed by landslides in Hiroshima, Japan, after a night of heavy rain. 2014-08-21
Two of the reactors damaged in the March earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan may be riddled with holes, according to the facility's owner, Tokyo Electric Power Co. 2011-05-25
The Japanese Ministry of Health advises people living in Iitate near the plant not to drink tap water due to elevated levels of radioactive iodine. 2011-03-20
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan makes a final campaign push on the eve of the country's Upper House election. 2010-07-10