TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks next week to clear space needed to store nuclear fuel debris to be ...

Scrapping the water tanks became possible after Tepco began releasing the stored water from the plant into the Pacific Ocean in August 2023. Japan has insisted that the water does not harm the ...

A long-running saga over costly land reclamation work for a new U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture took another twist after a prominent U.S. think tank researcher said the project is “unlikely ...

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base jettisoned two fuel tanks after the pilot experienced engine trouble and made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan ...

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido ... drivers whose vehicles had stalled in the snow. The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular ...

Super Rugby featured 15 teams when Barrett made his debut for the Hurricanes in 2011 and it expanded to 18 with the additional involvement of Japan and Argentina in 2016.

SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett is keen to see a return to Japanese involvement in Super Rugby Pacific, believing it would strengthen the competition and make it more ...

Elementary school pupils head for school amid heavy snowfall in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 5, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy snowfall continued Wednesday along the Sea ...

Record-breaking snowfall in Hokkaido, Japan, disrupted traffic, delayed deliveries, and caused airport closures on Tuesday. The heaviest snow, especially in Obihiro and Kushiro, led to stranded ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday warned of heavy snowfall across a wide swathe along the Sea of Japan coast due to this season's strongest cold front, with residents ...