Golden Years, Iron Bars: Japan Sees Rise In Crime By The Elderly
Senior citizens are committing crimes like shoplifting in bigger numbers than teenagers, and the threat of jail time doesn't seem to be a deterrent.
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Tsunami Warning Follows Earthquake Off Japan's Coast
The Japan Meteorological Agency says waves as high as 9 feet are "expected to hit repeatedly" along the Fukushima coast and "damage due to tsunami waves is expected."
Japan Deploys Troops Authorized To Use Force For First Time In Almost 70 Years
More than 100 Japanese peacekeepers have landed in the capital of South Sudan. Their mandate includes using force, if necessary, to protect aid workers and others.
Japan And South Korea Rattled By Trump's Talk Of Closing U.S. Bases
U.S. troops have been based in South Korea and Japan for decades. Removing them would shake up the entire region.
Rodrigo Duterte Says He Wants All Foreign Troops Out Of Philippines
U.S. troops are in place at several Philippine military camps under an agreement made before Duterte became president. "We will survive without the assistance of America," he said Wednesday in Japan.
Japanese Climber Junko Tabei, First Woman To Conquer Mount Everest, Dies At 77
"We were told we should be raising children instead," Junko Tabei said of the all-female expedition she helped lead on Everest in 1975.
Coins From The Roman Empire Are Found In Ruins Of Japanese Castle
The copper coins were found in 2013; X-ray analysis shows that they bear an image of Constantine the Great.
Japan's Centuries-Old Tradition Of Making Soba Noodles
In the remote mountains of the Japanese island of Shikoku, an old woman makes soba noodles by hand from locally grown buckwheat. It's ancient technique that is adapting to modern times.
How Art Transformed A Remote Japanese Island
The population of Naoshima has fallen to 3,000. But this year, its art will attract 800,000 tourists from around the world. "The level of our sophistication has gone up considerably," says a resident.
A Dying Japanese Village Brought Back To Life — By Scarecrows
A remote mountain village once was home to hundreds. Now it has just 30 residents. Tsukimi Ayano, 67, is one of the younger ones. She has repopulated the village by making scarecrow-like figures.