KAGOSHIMA--The long losing streak continued for Kyushu residents trying to shut down the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. The Kagoshima District ...

Sampling Japan’s beef is a priority among many international visitors, with words like Wagyu, Kobe, yakiniku and Matsusaka racing through their minds as they step off the plane. A word that’s usually ...

Nearly two years after Japan’s last nuclear power plant was shut down for safety checks, Kyushu Electric Power Co. has started up the 890-MW Sendai-1. The event marks a significant milestone for the ...

Once a year Sendai bursts into a riot of color as the city streets are decorated with sweeping streamers mounted on tall bamboo poles. Look closely for glimpses of the seven traditional ornaments ...

The city of Sendai has shot dead a bear under a revised law that allows municipal governments to decide whether to shoot the animals in urban areas. The bear appeared near a residential area in ...

An update from SHIFT ( ($JP:3697) ) is now available. SHIFT Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary ALH Inc. will conduct an ...

India and Japan are working closely on economic security, which includes semiconductors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day official visit to Japan for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit ...

Two of Japan’s reactors—Units 1 and 2 of the Kyushu Electric Power Company’s Sendai nuclear power plant—have just restarted, and Unit 1 should begin generating electricity on August 14. Like all other ...

Date Masamune died in 1636 at the age of 70. Before his death, the famed warlord left instructions for a mausoleum to be built at Kyōgamine on the opposite bank of the Hirose River bordering the ...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved the operation of units 1 and 2 at Kyushu Electric Power Company's Sendai nuclear power plant beyond 40 years. Under incoming legislation, the units ...