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The large and varied collection of stuffed and mounted animal specimens at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo includes several famous canines. ...

After two years of doom and gloom, market distorting bailouts, ineffective stimulus packages, etc. governments seriously should turn to third generation nuclear energy that will be the real saviour for ...

This was taking from one of my many trips to Tokyo Cafe in the Orange circle. This has become my go-to roll when I go get sushi anywhere, ...

Yay! You finally found Zakuro! Then you try to wake her up but she won’t budge. Then you notice she’s poisoned. You have to hurry and get the antidote! Now ...

Japan has more earthquake activity than almost any place in the world.  While we don’t have noticeable earthquakes everyday, they are a common occurrence – one that gets your attention ...

12 killed, 10 missing as typhoon hits Japan TOKYO ?A typhoon slammed into Japan’s west coast on Monday, bringing heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides and left at least ...

Asian stocks up as US, Japan data boost confidence HONG KONG ?Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as better-than-expected news about U.S. job losses and Japan’s business spending kindled ...

9 killed, 9 missing as typhoon hits Japan TOKYO ?At least nine people were killed and nine others missing Monday in western Japan after Typhoon Etau slammed into the country ...

I saw this photo and was rather surprised at how dark the area surrounding Tokyo appeared, but I suppose it makes sense when you consider that about 70% of Japan’s ...

Japan core machinery orders up 9.7 percent in June TOKYO ?Japan’s core machinery orders, a closely watched indicator of corporate capital spending, jumped in June for the first time in ...