TOKYO -- Some of Japan's most iconic neighborhoods have undergone dramatic personality changes. From Akiba to Ueno Ameyoko to Dotonbori, these spots are losing their "Japaneseness" and taking on a ...

The disaster triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant 250km north of Tokyo. The BBC spoke to ... Filmed and edited by Jiro Akiba. Read more about what happened at Fukushima ...

but experts say Tokyo will mostly likely find Beijing unwilling or unable to alter Pyongyang's stance. Takeo Akiba, head of Japan's National Security Secretariat, flew to Beijing on Sunday ...