JR Central Railway Company of Japan has revealed the first view of its floating train, which has a 49ft aerodynamic nose. The company expects the train to be in service from 2027. The first route will join Tokyo and Nagoya. With the train able to…
The Tokyo Car Show which opens on Saturday has revealed at a preview that Green cars are to be the priority with Japanese manufacturers developing increasingly fuel efficient technology. Market leaders see this as a way to capture new sales with Gree…
Avian flu shows signs of resurgence in Asia, with the new mutant strain now unaffected by current vaccines. The United Nations have warned that the strain could be spreading in Asia. It is a large risk to humans says veterinary officials. Eight p…
Naoto Kan, Japan's Prime Minister has kept his promise to resign following the approval of legislation by the Japanese Parliament, the Diet.Criticism after the Government's leadership followed the March earthquake, the disastrous tsunami and the nucl…
The ex-leader of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been granted a visa to visit Japan despite officially not holding a Thai passport. The former Prime Minister, who was ousted from power by the Thai military in 2006, has been living in exile since he…
A scorching summer heatwave in Japan has claimed four people’s lives and hospitalised over 900, according to Japanese media reports on Friday. Throughout Japan, people have had to battle temperatures reaching 36 degrees (95 degrees Fahrenhe…
The Japanese Women's Football Team has won the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with a penalty shoot-out victory over the United States after a 2-2 draw after extra time. Despite USA being the pre-tournament favourites, Japan battled hard coming back from…
The suicide rate in Japan, already one of the highest among the developed nations according to World Health Organisation statistics, has risen above 3000 for the month of May alone. A national public awareness campaign in 2010 had seen the numbers de…
The Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has raised the accident classification level to 7 on the international scale for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Level 7 means that there has been a major accident with wider consequences, the sa…
One month after the devastating Japanese tsunami, memorial services are being held and volunteers and rescue workers still scour the debris for the missing. Personal items such as photos and albums dug from the wreckage and rubble are being collected…