Oct 13 Typhoon Vongfong batters Japan in strongest storm of year for country By Ashira Morris Typhoon Vongfong hit southern Japanese islands with heavy rain and damaging winds Monday as the strongest storm to hit Japan this year made landfall. Continue reading
Oct 08 Most powerful storm of the year eyes Japan By Ashira Morris The strongest tropical cyclone of 2014 is spinning toward Japan, maintaining winds around 165 miles per hour. Super Typhoon Vongfong is predicted to still be a Category 5 storm by the end of Wednesday, but is not expected to make… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch What made Japan’s deadly volcanic eruption so unpredictable? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 21 Mr. Abe, Japan’s economy needs more By Milton Ezrati Economist Milton Ezrati argues that the economic policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- known collectively as "Abenomics" -- aren't doing enough to address the demographic challenges of an aging population. Japan's economy, he believes, needs more innovation to… Continue reading
Aug 06 Miles O’Brien returns to the site of Japan’s nuclear disaster three years later By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami and nuclear disaster. Since then, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien has provided some of the most in-depth reporting on the subject to-date. He has traveled… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Return to Fukushima with Miles O’Brien By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Caroline Kennedy on why this is a critical time for U.S. and Japan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 North Korea says some 30 Japanese abductees still alive By Ariel Min North Korea has given Japan a list of some 30 missing Japanese victims still living in the country, Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch News Wrap: Kerry warns attempts to seize power amid disputed Afghan election could jeopardize aid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 22 Manga aims to give voice to Fukushima reactor workers By Justin Scuiletti The best way to get inside information on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may be through pages of a comic book. Continue reading