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A LITTLE CORNER OF BRAZIL THAT IS FOREVER OKINAWA
Who would have known that the Okinawan language found a home in Brazil just when it was fading back in Japan?... READ MORE›
HOPES WITHER FOR WORLD WAR II PEACE TREATY AS RUSSIAN MILITARY MUSCLES ONTO KURILS
Etorofu, known in Russia as Iturup, is one of four isles that Moscow seized in the closing days of World War II... READ MORE›
SONY, TENCENT LAUNCH ASIA-REGION ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC LABEL
Sony Music Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced the launch of a new electronic dance music label, Liquid State, on Jan 31... READ MORE›
MUJI'S MAP MISTAKE NEED NOT IMPEDE THAW IN TIES
Like the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, the Diaoyu Islands are an inflammable issue between Beijing and Tokyo, one that has triggered numerous rounds of tense diplomatic wrangling... READ MORE›
FIRE KILLS 11 IN DORMITORY FOR JAPANESE WELFARE RECIPIENTS
TOKYO AP -- A fire engulfed a group home for welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people and injuring three, police and fire officials said Thursday... READ MORE›
HE LAY DEAD IN HIS APARTMENT FOR FOUR MONTHS. THIS IS THE JAPANESE CREW THAT TOOK THE CALL.
Akira Fujita, the supervisor of a crew that specializes in cleaning up after lonely deaths, prepares to enter the apartment where Hiroaki was found... READ MORE›
HOW (AND WHEN) TO STREAM TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION FROM JAPAN
Partway through Japan's Wednesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump will begin delivering his first State of the Union Address before a joint session of... READ MORE›
CHINA BLASTS COMPANIES FOR OMITTING SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS FROM NATIONAL MAPS
Chinese authorities have been cracking down on companies that misuse the country's national maps or encourage any separatist activities... READ MORE›
GIFU ELECTION LOSS BAD NEWS FOR POTENTIAL LDP CHALLENGER TO ABE
A party-backed mayoral candidate in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, was defeated earlier this month... READ MORE›
SAUDI ELECTRICITY SIGNS DEAL WITH JAPANESE FIRMS FOR FIRST EV PILOT
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia Reuters - State-controlled Saudi Electricity Co SEC has signed a deal with Japanese Tokyo Electric Power Co TEPCO, Nissan Motor Co and... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S RAKUTEN SAYS MAY BUY ASAHI FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE
Rakuten, which operates one of Japan's most popular shopping websites, also offers online securities trading, commercial banking, credit cards and life insurance services... READ MORE›
COINCHECK PROMISES 46BN YEN REFUND AFTER CRYPTOCURRENCY THEFT
Tokyo-based digital currency exchange Coincheck says it will reimburse some 260,000 victims of theft... READ MORE›
CHINA CALLS FOR JAPAN'S JOINT EFFORTS TO ADVANCE TIES
Wang made the call while holding talks with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Beijing Sunday... READ MORE›
CHINA DECLARES INTENTION TO IMPROVE TIES WITH JAPAN
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018... READ MORE›
CHINA SEES OBSTACLES TO REPAIRING TIES WITH JAPAN AS ENVOYS MEET
Kono is the first Japanese foreign minister to visit China since April 2016... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS HOPES TO GET JAPAN TIES BACK ON TRACK
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Jan. 28, 2018... READ MORE›
JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TARO KONO ARRIVES IN BEIJING, AIMING TO IMPROVE TIES WITH CHINA
The trip is Kono's first to China as foreign minister and the first by one from Japan since his predecessor Fumio Kishida visited in April 2016... READ MORE›
JAPAN AND FRANCE PLAN JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES IN 'SHOW OF STRENGTH' AGAINST CHINA
The exercise between Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the French Navy would involve the French frigate Vendemiaire, which is charged with patrolling France's overseas territories, the sources said... READ MORE›
COINCHECK TO REPAY CUSTOMERS WHO LOST MONEY IN $400 MILLION HACK
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. said it will use its own capital to reimburse customers who lost money in Friday's 400 million theft... READ MORE›
COINCHECK SAYS IT LOST CRYPTO COINS VALUED AT ABOUT $400 MILLION
We know where the funds were sent, Otsuka said during a late-night press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange... READ MORE›
HOW SANCHI'S SPILL COULD SPREAD
According to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, the collision led to the worst tanker spill in 35 years... READ MORE›
STOCKS ADVANCE IN EUROPE AS DOLLAR RESUMES DROP
The Japanese yen increased 0.3 percent to 109.06 per dollar, the strongest in 20 weeks... READ MORE›
JAPAN ACCUSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TANKER OF PASSING FUEL TO NORTH KOREA
The Japanese government has vowed to take tougher measures to prevent North Korea from circumventing international sanctions... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S RECORD EXPORTS, MANUFACTURING, POINT TO POWERHOUSE ECONOMY
Japan's trade surplus with the United States fell an annual 1.0 percent in December to 712 billion yen, posting the first decline in six months... READ MORE›
CHINA'S BAIC PLANS $4.5 BILLION BACKDOOR LISTING FOR ELECTRIC CAR UNIT
Beijing Electric, established in 2009, said this month that sales jumped 98 percent in 2017 to 103,199 vehicles... READ MORE›
SINGAPORE SOARS UP INNOVATION RANKINGS, U.S. FALLS OUT OF TOP 10
South Korea remained the global-innovation gold medalist for the fifth consecutive year... READ MORE›
VOLCANO ERUPTION NEAR JAPAN SKI RESORT KILLS 1, INJURES 15
Only the crater had been off-limits because of low-level volcanic activity before Mount Kusatsu-Shirane erupted with rocks and ash around 10 a.m... READ MORE›
AVALANCHE AND VOLCANO HIT JAPAN SKI RESORT
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, 150km 93 miles from Tokyo, erupted on Tuesday but it is not confirmed if that is what triggered the avalanche... READ MORE›
JAPANESE CAPITAL HOLDS FIRST NORTH KOREAN MISSILE ATTACK DRILL
Published January 22, 2018 12 35 pm A member of staff guides participants during an evacuation drill simulating a North Korea ballistic missile attack in Tokyo, January 22, 2018... READ MORE›
JAPANESE CAPITAL HOLDS FIRST NORTH KOREAN MISSILE ATTACK DRILL
Japan has also decided to buy two land-based Aegis batteries and cruise missiles that could strike North Korean missile sites... READ MORE›
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HOW SEA SHEPHERD LOST BATTLE AGAINST JAPANS WHALE HUNTERS IN ANTARCTIC
But what infuriates conservationists is that Japan is hunting and killing whales in a conservation zone, the Southern Ocean whaling sanctuary, that surrounds Antarctica... READ MORE›
XI'S CHINA RISING, TRUMP'S AMERICA WANING
While Trump is picking fights with new and old adversaries, China is steadily expanding its spheres of influence... READ MORE›
CHINA TO OVERTAKE U.S. ECONOMY BY 2032 AS ASIAN MIGHT BUILDS
The report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in London sees India leapfrogging the U.K... READ MORE›
YOUTUBE CUTS TIES WITH VLOGGER OVER JAPAN SUICIDE VIDEO
Logan Paul loses business deals after posting a video showing an apparent suicide victim in Japan... READ MORE›
BURNING OIL TANKER SINKS OFF CHINA
An oil tanker burning in the East China Sea for more than a week has finally sunk, Chinese media say... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S PORN STAR WHO TAUGHT A CHINESE GENERATION ABOUT SEX
'Belonging to the world' It seems paradoxical that Ms Aoi is widely adored by Chinese fans, given the tumultuous relations between China and Japan... 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›
FIREWORKS, FOOD AND PRAYERS: NEW YEAR CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD
In Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, tens of thousands gathered around Sky tower as five minutes of nonstop pyrotechnics exploded from the top of the structure... READ MORE›
TOKYO, SEOUL ATTENTIVE YET RESTRAINED AS TRUMP PROPOSES WEAPONS SALES
What's new are the Aegis Ashore missile defense system and anti-ship anti-ground cruise missiles, which had also been discussed before the Trump visit... READ MORE›
FIRST HAWAII, NOW JAPAN SENDS A FALSE ALARM ABOUT INCOMING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
North Korea fired two missiles over the Japanese island of Hokkaido last year, triggering the expansion of the system... READ MORE›
SLEEPING GIANTS: WHY WHALES DON'T DROWN WHEN THEY NAP
Humpback whales, for example, have been found resting motionless on the surface of the water for about 30 minutes... READ MORE›
BURNING IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER JANUARY 6 ACCIDENT
Burning Iranian oil tanker sinks after January 6 accident Chinese state TV... READ MORE›
HOPE FADES FOR MISSING CREW MEMBERS AS IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS
That area of the East China Sea is frequently crossed by ships traveling to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan... 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›
OIL TANKER BURNING OFF CHINA'S COAST AT RISK OF EXPLODING
The official said the tanker was owned by the National Iranian Tanker Co... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SAYS TOKYO'S DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. MISSILES A BLOW TO RELATIONS
Russia and Japan never formally ended their hostilities after World War Two because of a dispute over a chain of islands in the Pacific... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER STILL ABLAZE AFTER COLLISION OFF CHINA'S COAST
The Panama-registered tanker was sailing from Iran to South Korea, carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate, an ultra light crude... 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›
JAPAN TO NOMINATE ANCIENT TOMBS IN OSAKA FOR WORLD HERITAGE LIST
The government on Friday decided to nominate ancient tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture as a UNESCO World Heritage site candidate for 2019... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER EXPLOSION SHOOTS FLAMES UP TO 1KM HIGH
The Sanchi, owned by National Iranian Tanker Co, was carrying almost 1 million barrels of condensate, an ultra-light crude oil, to South Korea... READ MORE›
JAPAN OPENS WORLDS FIRST DRIVE-THROUGH FUNERAL SERVICE
Welcome to the 21st century world of funerals in Japan... 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›
PRESUMED NORTH KOREAN GHOST SHIP WASHES ASHORE IN NORTHERN JAPAN
Nov 28 A North Korean fishing boat with 10 crew members was found drifting near an uninhabited island off Matsumae, Hokkaido... READ MORE›
AS TRUMP FOCUSES ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA PUSHES INTO WEST PACIFIC
There is an attempt to alter the present status in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, Abe told the publication... READ MORE›
BRITAIN SHOULD SIGN A CANADA-STYLE TRADE DEAL WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER BREXIT, DAVID DAVIS SAYS
Britain should sign a Canada-style trade deal with the European Union after Brexit, David Davis said today... READ MORE›
COLLISION NEAR CHINA LEAVES IRANIAN OIL TANKER IN FLAMES
That area of the East China Sea is frequently crossed by ships traveling to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan... READ MORE›
EAST CHINA SEA OIL TANKER BURNS FOR THIRD DAY AS WINDS, HIGH WAVES LAS
East China Sea oil tanker burns for third day as winds, high waves lash rescuers... READ MORE›
JAPAN PICKS 'NORTH' AS 2017 SYMBOL AMID N KOREA THREAT
Kanji are the adopted Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system, along with other types of alphabets... READ MORE›
RESCUE CREWS STRUGGLE TO TAME CHINA OIL TANKER FIRE; CREW STILL MISSIN
Rescue crews struggle to tame China oil tanker fire crew still missin... READ MORE›
RESCUE CREWS WRESTLE TO TAME CHINA OIL TANKER FIRE; BODY OF MARINER FO
Rescue crews wrestle to tame China oil tanker fire body of mariner fo... READ MORE›