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OSAKA REGALES TOP WORLD EXPO OFFICIAL, BUT CONCERNS LINGER OVER HOSTING 2025 EVENT
To date, Osaka and Kansai have emphasized the local economic benefits of hosting the expo... READ MORE›
JAPAN ARRESTS NORTH KOREAN CREW AMID MYSTERY BOAT ARRIVALS
A spokesman at the Japan coast guard declined to comment... READ MORE›
FLYNN'S FALSE STATEMENT TO FBI COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR TRUMP
And that appears to be a big problem for Donald Trump... READ MORE›
JAPAN TO ACQUIRE AIR-LAUNCHED MISSILES ABLE TO STRIKE NORTH KOREA
Japan is to acquire medium-range, air-launched cruise missiles, capable of striking North Korea, a controversial purchase of what will become the longest-range... READ MORE›
BORN IN JAPAN, PLAYING FOR NORTH KOREA UNDER SHADOW OF MISSILE
Soccer Born in Japan, playing for North Korea under shadow of missile crisis... READ MORE›
GHOSTLY BOATS CARRY NORTH KOREAN CREWS DEAD AND ALIVE TO JAPAN
Those doubts were fanned last month when Japan's Coast Guard discovered a North Korean boat anchored near an island off Hokkaido... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN 'GHOST SHIPS' REVEAL DESPERATION FOR FOOD AND FUNDS
They are expected to be sent back to North Korea via China... READ MORE›
'DUAL KEY' NUCLEAR WEAPONS-SHARING WITH WASHINGTON WOULD SAVE TOKYO TROUBLE OF DEVELOPING OWN ARSENAL, PROTECT ALLIANCE
Seoul and Washington are also seriously discussing using US technology to build conventionally-armed nuclear submarines for South Korea's Navy... READ MORE›
GROUP OF LAWMAKERS VISIT NOTORIOUS YASUKUNI SHRINE IN JAPAN
Visits to the infamous shrine by Japanese leaders and officials have sparked strong criticism from China, South Korea, and other countries in Asia... READ MORE›
CHINA-JAPAN TIES SEEN AT DIALOGUE AS BENEFIT TO REGION
A stable, healthy relationship between China and Japan conforms to the shared interests of the two countries, former vice-premier Zeng Peiyan said in Tokyo on Monday... READ MORE›
MORE NORTH KOREAN 'GHOST BOATS,' BODIES WASH UP ON JAPAN'S SHORES
Updated December 4, 2017 11 28 pm A wooden boat is left after being washed ashore in Tsuruoka, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan Monday, Dec. 4, 2017... READ MORE›
AIRLINE CREW SAYS THEY WITNESSED NORTH KOREA'S LATEST MISSILE TEST UP CLOSE
The North Korean ballistic missile was fired from Pyongsong, north of the country's capital of Pyongyang... READ MORE›
CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT CREW SAY THEY SAW NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST
Flight trackers put the plane close to Japan around the time of Pyongyang's Hwasong-15 missile test on 29 November... READ MORE›
CREWS FROM THREE FLIGHTS 'SAW BURST OF LIGHT FROM NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE'A
The crews of at least three commercial airlines reported sighting what is believed to have been the intercontinental ballistic missile fired by North Korea on November 29... READ MORE›
MORE NORTH KOREAN 'GHOST BOATS,' BODIES WASH UP ON JAPAN'S SHORES
Rickety North Korean fishing boats are particularly vulnerable because they lack the sturdiness and equipment to return home... READ MORE›
A JAPANESE ROBOT MAKER IS STAGING PUBLICITY STUNT OUTSIDE SPACEX
He's tight-lipped about what Groove X's robot will actually do, saying only that it will appeal to people stressed out by modern life... READ MORE›
SECRET BEHIND JAPAN'S FESTIVE FLOWER POWER
Moment US stadium demolition fails Jump to media player Detroit's Pontiac Silverdome stadium is still standing after Sunday's planned demolition didn't go to plan... READ MORE›
US ARMY WORKER JAILED FOR JAPAN MURDER
The US has about 26,000 troops spread over several bases on the island, including some in densely populated areas... READ MORE›
JAPAN SETS DATE FOR EMPEROR'S ABDICATION
Japan's ageing Emperor Akihito will step down in April 2019, marking the end of an imperial era for Japan... READ MORE›
YET ANOTHER NORTH KOREAN BOAT FOUND IN DISTRESS IN JAPANESE WATERS
On Thursday, the coast guard issued an advisory to shipping about a half-sunken wooden boat floating in waters close to Sado... READ MORE›
JAPAN SUMO STAR RETIRES AFTER 'ASSAULT'
Sumo grand champion Harumafuji has said he will retire from the sport, in a scandal that has rocked Japan's highly ceremonial sport... READ MORE›
HELLO KITTY AND PIKACHU RECRUITED TO BACK OSAKA'S BID TO HOST THE 2025 WORLD EXPO
Hello Kitty and Pikachu have been enlisted to give Osaka a boost in its efforts to host the 2025 World Exposition... READ MORE›
CHINA'S ECONOMY STILL FACING RELATIVELY LARGE DOWNWARD PRESSURE
China's economy is still facing relatively large downward risks that may become apparent by early 2018, a senior official of the banking regulator said on Wednesday... READ MORE›
CHINA'S ECONOMY STILL FACING RELATIVELY LARGE DOWNWARD PRESSURE
China's economy is still facing relatively large downward risks that may become apparent by early 2018, a senior official of the banking regulator said on Wednesday... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA DEVELOPING MISSILES THAT CAN REACH 'ANYWHERE' IN WORLD
The missile was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea, and traveled about 1000 km before splashing down in the Sea of Japan, within Japan's EEZ, Manning said... READ MORE›
THIS 'GHOST SHIP' WASHED ASHORE IN JAPAN. CLUES POINT TO NORTH KOREA
About 30,000 North Koreans have defected since the devastating famine in the mid-1990s... READ MORE›
SHOULD JAPAN JOIN CHINA-LED AIIB TO STRENGTHEN INDIA TIES?
Both Indian Ocean rim countries and Southeast Asian countries want as much such money as possible to become available to them through a multilateral mechanism... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES MISSILE, DASHING HOPES OF DIPLOMATIC OPENING
Early Wednesday in Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga echoed the claims from Seoul that North Korea fired an unidentified missile... READ MORE›
SKELETAL REMAINS OF 8 PEOPLE FOUND IN WOODEN BOAT WASHED UP ON JAPANESE BEACH
Small and old North Korean ships that sail beyond its coastal waters are vulnerable to bad weather, he said... READ MORE›
ART HELPS STUDENTS BRIDGE JAPAN-N KOREA DIVIDE
They are reaching out to other students whose families migrated to Japan from North Korea years ago, as they try to bridge a cultural divide... READ MORE›
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TRUMP TELLS JAPAN IT CAN PROTECT ITSELF BY BUYING U.S. ARMS
President Trump by turns generous and challenging as he pressed Japan on shooting down North Korean missiles and on trade imbalances with the United States... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAID 'SAMURAI' JAPAN SHOULD HAVE SHOT DOWN OVERFLYING NORTH KOREAN MISSILES
The revelation came ahead of Trump's arrival in Japan on Sunday at the start of his five-nation trip to Asia... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP TO PLAY GOLF WITH TIGER WOODS & DUSTIN JOHNSON
During the trip, Trump took time to praise the skill of South Korea's female golfers... READ MORE›
JAPAN WILL ENTERTAIN DONALD TRUMP WITH PEN-PINEAPPLE-APPLE-PEN SINGER
Trump is due to play golf with the Japanese leader and Hideki Matsuyama, the world No 4, next Sunday at the venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics tournament... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP DUMPS ENTIRE BOX OF FISH FOOD INTO KOI POND ON JAPAN VISIT A
Donald Trump provided a moment of light relief on his trip to Japan with his unsubtle fish feeding technique... READ MORE›
TRUMP STARTS ASIA TRIP, TO WORK WITH CHINA TO PROMOTE PEACE, PROSPERITY[1]
Trump will start his 12-day Asia trip on Friday to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines... READ MORE›
TRUMP IN JAPAN FOR 1ST STOP OF ASIAN TOUR, SECURITY, TRADE IN FOCUS
Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are slated to play golf Sunday afternoon at a country club outside Tokyo before having dinner together... READ MORE›
TOKYO STILL TOP 'GLOBAL POWER CITY' IN ASIA, AND TAKES THIRD SPOT IN THE RANKINGS WORLDWIDE
London has held the top spot for six straight years, followed by New York, Tokyo, Paris, Singapore, Seoul, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong and Sydney... READ MORE›
U.S. MILITARY BANS TROOPS IN JAPAN FROM DRINKING AFTER OKINAWA ACCIDENT
U.S. military bans troops in Japan from drinking alcohol after fatal Okinawa accident... READ MORE›
ASTON MARTIN WARNS IT COULD HAVE TO STOP MAKING CARS IF BREXIT TALKS FAIL
Aston Martin has warned it could have to halt production of all its cars if Theresa May fails to secure a Brexit deal... READ MORE›
JAPAN IS ALL ABUZZ ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF A TRUMP
TOKYO -- Trump is set to deliver a much-anticipated speech in Tokyo that the Japanese government hopes will make waves... READ MORE›
THIS GRITTY JAPANESE CITY IS ASIA'S NEW TOURIST HOT SPOT
While Japan as a whole has benefited from a massive increase in tourism recently, it's especially pronounced in Osaka... READ MORE›
KOBE STEEL FAKED DATA FOR METAL USED IN PLANES AND CARS
Kobe Steel, one of Japan's oldest industrial companies, was founded more than a century ago... READ MORE›
JAPAN CAN SHOOT N. KOREAN MISSILES 'OUT OF THE SKY' IF IT BUYS ENOUGH ARMS FROM US - TRUMP
Donald Trump has promised Tokyo will be able to shoot down North Korea's missiles out of the sky if it purchases enough arms from the US... READ MORE›
CHINA, JAPAN OFFICIALS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON SECURITY ISSUES AT 15TH DIALOGUE[1]
Senior diplomats from China and Japan have exchanged views on a number of security issues at the 15th China-Japan Security Dialogue held in Tokyo... READ MORE›
OSAKA MAYOR TO END SISTER CITY STATUS WITH SAN FRANCISCO OVER 'COMFORT WOMEN' STATUE
San Francisco 'comfort woman' statue angers Osaka mayor... READ MORE›
IVANKA TRUMP SAYS WORLD SHOULD BOOST WOMEN IN CUTTING-EDGE INDUSTRIES
Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump, delivers a speech at World Assembly for Women WAW!... READ MORE›
'ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE' WITH N KOREA
North Korea admitted in 2002 to kidnapping Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s to help train its spies in Japanese language and culture... READ MORE›
TRUMP HEADS TO JAPAN WITH NORTH KOREA ON HIS MIND
Abe and Trump will meet families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea... READ MORE›
TRUMP, DOGGED AT HOME, BEGINS LONGEST PRESIDENTIAL ASIA TRIP IN YEARS
Bush became ill at a Japanese state dinner... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS JAPAN WOULD SHOOT NORTH KOREAN MISSILES 'OUT OF SKY' IF IT BOUGHT U.S. WEAPONRY
Trump says Japan would shoot North Korean missiles out of sky if it bought US weaponry... READ MORE›
WEAKENING TYPHOON LAN PASSES NEAR TOKYO, AT LEAST TWO KILLED
The centre of the storm was northeast of Tokyo on Monday morning and it was moving northeast at 65 km h 40 mph, the Japan Meteorological Agency said... READ MORE›
THE 'TAXI PRINCE' FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE UBER WON'T WIN IN JAPAN
Uber is also considering tie-ups with Japanese taxi companies, a person with knowledge of the matter said... READ MORE›
TRUMP WINGS HIS WAY TO ASIA TO TALK TRADE, NORTH KOREA NUKES
After a couple of days in Japan, Trump plans to emphasize trade and North Korea nukes during visits to Seoul and Beijing... READ MORE›
HOW JAPAN'S YOUTH SEE THE KAMIKAZE PILOTS OF WW2
For Japan's post-war generation, the experiences of former kamikaze pilots are unimaginable, even to their own family members... READ MORE›
TWO DIE AS TYPHOON LAN HITS JAPAN
Typhoon Lan made landfall at Shizuoka, 175km 110 miles south-west of Tokyo, at about 03 00 local time on Monday 18 00 GMT Sunday ... READ MORE›
AMID SCANDALS, JAPAN CARMAKERS LOOK TO FUTURE AT TOKYO AUTO SHOW
Nissan declined 0.4 percent to close at 1,093 yen in Tokyo trading Tuesday, while Toyota rose 0.7 percent to 7,028 yen... READ MORE›
THE DETERRENCE FORCE CRASHES LIBYA'S COMIC CON, SEIZES ORGANIZERS FOR ALLEGED 'ATTACK ON MORALS'
The event has since grown in size and spread around the world, including to ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
SURVEY RANKS JAPANESE KIDS' GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AT NO. 2, BEHIND SINGAPORE
Some 6,600 Japanese students participated in the wider 2015 survey, with around 2,000 taking part in the specific collaborative problem-solving skills study... READ MORE›
HOW A 16-YEAR-OLD MASAYOSHI SON SCORED A MEETING WITH A FAMOUS EXECUTIVE
As a teenager, Masayoshi Son dreamed of meeting one of Japan's most famous entrepreneurs at the time... READ MORE›