The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Okinawa aims to open army bunker to convey war tragedy

NAHA -- The Okinawa prefectural government is moving to open to the public a bunker built by the Japanese Imperial Army in Naha during the Battle of Okinawa at the end of World War II.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

Japanese railway firm eyes measures to prevent train collisions with animals

The number of train collisions with wild animals in eastern Japan rose to a record high last year, prompting East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) to develop countermeasures, including the use of scents and sounds to deter animals.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

Japan to develop next-gen hydrogen engine for aircraft

The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will begin development of a next-generation aircraft engine that uses liquid hydrogen as fuel in fiscal 2022.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

When is Team GB women’s curling gold medal final? Start time, TV channel and more

Eve Muirhead’s side won thrilling semi-final against Sweden after an extra end to set up a final against Japan

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Perthshire curler Eve Muirhead books place in final at Winter Olympics

A dramatic last four victory against Sweden has set-up a showdown with Japan for the gold medal

Daily Record · Feb 18, 2022

Team GB guaranteed curling medal after beating Sweden in dramatic semi-final

Eve Muirhead’s side will face Japan for the gold medal in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Giant strawberry is declared heaviest in the world after a year in a freezer

The strawberry, which was grown in Israel on Chahi Ariel's family farm, weighed in at 289g - and the previous record was a strawberry in Japan that weighed 250g

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2022

Edinburgh city centre bar opens Japanese garden for afternoon tea and cocktails

How good does this place look? Tigerlily have teamed up with Suntory Roku Gin to introduce new Japan-inspired cocktails and they've decorated the place to match.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 18, 2022

IAEA reviews water release from damaged Japan nuclear plant

A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency has visited the site at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant where more than a million tons of treated radioactive waste water are to be released into the ocean

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

Haute couture, summer 2022: The return of 'joie de vivre'

Haute couture is about innovation and exquisite tailoring, but it's also about ideas. Franco-Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi, the first Black designer honoured with the title of "couturier" by France's Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion, offers a collection that fuses Western and African influences. Meanwhile, Japan's Yuima Nakazato interrogates the…

France 24 · Feb 18, 2022