FUKUSHIMA – Local fishermen expressed their concern on Tuesday over the implications of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s affirmation that Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea is safe.

TOKYO – Japan’s tallest skyscraper, towering at a height of 330 meters, was completed at the heart of Tokyo, Mori Building Co said Monday, beating the previous title holder by 30 meters.

TOKYO – Japanese regulators began a final inspection on Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

TOKYO – Japanese regulators began a final inspection on Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

TOYAMA -Kurobe Dam, a tourist hotspot located in the Northern Alps in Toyama Prefecture, began its annual water discharge event on Monday.

TOKYO – An emergency call was made Sunday by a staff member at JR Shinjuku Station, a major train terminal in Japan, reporting that a man was “brandishing a knife” inside a train on Tokyo’s busy Yamanote loop line, police said.

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to visit Lithuania next month to attend a NATO leaders’ summit as his country steps up cooperation with the Western organization amid China’s increasingly assertive military activity.

SAPPORO – The Sapporo High Court on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling for the Hokkaido government to pay two hecklers damages over their removal by police from the site of a 2019 election stump speech by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

MANILA, Philippines — Consumers in Luzon should brace for higher electricity rates as power distributors on the main island, including Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), start seeking adjustments in their rates.

TOKYO – Wages are rising in Japan more than they have in decades, at least for some workers. But so are prices, leaving many people feeling they must scrimp more than ever.