Sources: BBC
Japan begins the discharge of treated radioactive waste water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. 2023-08-24
Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extends the state of emergency to Hokkaido, Okayama, and Hiroshima prefectures from May 16 until the end of this month. He alsos declare a quasi-state of emergency in Gunma, Ishikawa, and Kumamoto prefectures from May 16 until June 13. 2021-05-14
Japan detects a new variant from 91 cases in the Kanto region and two cases at airports. In addition, an infection cluster is detected at a Tokyo immigration facility. 2021-02-19
A court in Thailand awards a Japanese man paternity rights over 13 of his children from Thai surrogate mothers. 2018-02-20
Japanese scientists discover that mouse sperm held on the International Space Station for 9 months is able to produce healthy mice. 2017-05-22
Japan commemorates the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped over the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II. 2015-08-9
Researchers in Japan and Australia successfully teleport wave packets of light, the first transfer of quantum information from one point to another in a Schrödinger's cat experiment. 2011-04-15
A Panama registered cargo ship sinks off Japan's southern islands. Only 5 out a total 25 crew have been accounted for, with 1 body found. 2010-11-11
The International Whaling Commission does not reach agreement on curbing whaling by Japan, Norway and Iceland in a meeting in Agadir, Morocco. [http:--www.mercurynews.com-business-ci_15356866?nclick_check=1 (AP via "San Jose Mercury News")]date=August 2019 2010-06-23
Japanese prosecutors question Representative Ichirō Ozawa over an alleged party funding scandal. 2010-01-23