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This cute couple are site-seeing, again from inside a stroller, around Asakusa's Sensouji Temple. Picture: Anna Watanabe

Just how important are pets in Japan?

By Anna Watanabe Fri, May 04, 2012 10:20PM UTC View Comments

In Western countries, the image of the cat lady is as infamous as it is feared by unmarried, childless women. But in Japan, a country with a birth rate of 1.3 children per woman, pets are becoming a popular addition to many families – perhaps even more popular than the children themselves. In 2009, the...

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Poem on Japan disaster among contest winners

By AP News Thu, Jan 12, 2012 3:45AM UTC View Comments

TOKYO (AP) — A poem about a coastline in northeastern Japan devastated by last year’s disaster is among the winners of this year’s Imperial Palace poetry contest. The poem, by 39-year-old Yueko Sawabe of Fukushima prefecture, was read Thursday at a solemn ceremony at the palace. Fukushima was hit hard by the March 11 earthquake...

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Magnitude-5.9 quake hits near Japan nuclear site

By AP News Thu, Nov 24, 2011 4:10AM UTC View Comments

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Thursday morning near the Japan nuclear power plant hit by a powerful tsunami earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.9 quake struck shortly before 4:30 a.m. local time. It hit 62 miles (101 kilometers) east of...

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Strong quake hits southern Japan

By AP News Tue, Nov 08, 2011 11:47AM UTC View Comments

TOKYO (AP) — A fairly strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has hit off the shores of Japan’s southern Okinawa Island. Officials said the quake Tuesday about 135 miles (220 kilometers) away from the island was not expected to cause a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Northeastern Japan...

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5.2 quake hits Japan’s Fukushima prefecture

By AP News Wed, Oct 26, 2011 12:39PM UTC View Comments

NEW YORK (AP) — A moderate earthquake has shaken the northeastern Japanese prefecture where the much more massive earthquake and tsunami touched off the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl earlier this year. The 5.2-magnitude quake struck Fukushima Prefecture overnight just after 2 a.m. local time Wednesday (1700 GMT Tuesday). Its epicenter was on the coast...

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