China orders evacuations after landslide blocks Tibet river
Oct 18, 2018
Chinese emergency services say about 6,000 people have been evacuated after a landslide in Tibet blocked the flow of one of the region's key rivers, creating a lake that could endanger downstream areas in India
Tesla secures land in Shanghai for first factory outside US
Oct 17, 2018
Tesla Inc. secures land in Shanghai for first electric car factory outside the United States
US defense secretary sees the enduring costs of Vietnam War
Oct 17, 2018
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sees first-hand the enduring costs of fighting the Vietnam War
Tokyo to 'screen off' bacteria for Olympic swimming in bay
Oct 5, 2018
Tokyo organizers says E. Coli, other bacteria will meet 'agreed limits' for Tokyo Bay swim events at 2020 Olympics
Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to stalling problems
Oct 5, 2018
Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to potential stalling problems
Famed Tsukiji fish market uneasy over move to new site
Oct 5, 2018
Move of Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market fans unease over new site's safety and worries tourists won't visit
Japan to revise northern Pacific sei whaling program
Oct 4, 2018
Japan says it will revise one of its two major research whaling programs after an international organization said bringing home and selling sei whale violates a convention protecting endangered species
Treated water at Fukushima nuclear plant still radioactive
Sep 29, 2018
The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says much of the radioactive water stored there isn't clean enough and needs further treatment if it is to be released into the ocean
Taiwanese use new machines to exchange trash for cash
Sep 28, 2018
Residents of Taiwan's capital Taipei are using newly installed machines called "iTrash booths" to recycle cans and bottles in exchange for credit on their transportation smart cards
Japan to continue to push resumption of commercial whaling
Sep 27, 2018
A senior Japanese whaling negotiator says Tokyo will continue to push for a resumption of commercial whaling despite the recent defeat of its proposal by the International Whaling Commission