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NORTH KOREAN TROOPS ORDERED ONTO WAR FOOTING BY KIM JONG-UN


Kim jong-un has ordered north korea's troops to be on a war footing as tensions with south korea escalate following an exchange of shells... READ MORE

20th August, 2015 3551

JAPANESE POLITICIAN IN SEXISM ROW AFTER CALL FOR WOMEN TO HAVE MORE BABIES


The Japanese government's top spokesman has rebutted charges of sexism after he called on women to contribute to their country's wellbeing by having more babies... READ MORE

30th September, 2015 2575

AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS LEGAL ACTION AS JAPAN SNUBS ANTARCTIC WHALING BAN


Environment minister Greg Hunt says he hopes Japan does not undertake so-called scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean this summer... READ MORE

20th October, 2015 1659

JAPANS PARLIAMENT APPROVES OVERSEAS COMBAT ROLE FOR MILITARY


The debate often doubled as a forum for airing views about Japan's most important ally the United States... READ MORE

18th September, 2015 1642

HOW JAPANS TOILET OBSESSION PRODUCED SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST BATHROOMS


The government has launched a Japan toilet challenge Toilets are a feminist issue... READ MORE

15th December, 2015 1641

WHY JAPAN HUNTS WHALES


Last year Japan caught no whales in the Antarctic, so there is less minke whale meat available, he says... READ MORE

9th February, 2016 1436

A WHALE SCULPTURE IN PARIS AIMS TO HELP SAVE SOME SPECIES


Japan insists that it has scrapped fin whales and humpbacks from its list and that the minke whales it plans to kill are abundant... READ MORE

8th December, 2015 1424

STATUES PLACED IN SOUTH KOREA HONOR COMFORT WOMEN ENSLAVED FOR JAPANS TROOPS


SEOUL South Korea An unsmiling South Korean girl stares forward with an accusatory expression... READ MORE

28th October, 2015 1123

U.S. B-52 FLIGHT UPS ANTE IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISPUTE WITH NORTH KOREA


For weeks, North Korea has threatened to attack the U.S. and South Korea for holding joint military drills and for supporting U.N... READ MORE

10th January, 2016 1092

GLOBAL POWERS CONDEMN NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST


North Korea has had a strategic plan to develop nuclear weapons for more than 20 years, and there are only two ways to change that... READ MORE

6th January, 2016 801

SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT IS OPEN TO TALKS WITH ABE


Ties between South Korea and Japan, its former colonizer, have been strained for years, largely over issues rooted in their painful history... READ MORE

16th October, 2015 773

NORTH KOREA CREATES ITS OWN TIME ZONE


SEOUL South Korea AP North Korea has no time for Japan... READ MORE

7th August, 2015 715

JAPAN HAS A THING FOR TOILETS, AND NOW A DEDICATED MUSEUM


The new 60 million Toto toilet museum in Kitakyushu, Japan, is shown this month... READ MORE

16th December, 2015 684

31 HIKERS FEARED DEAD AFTER SUDDEN ERUPTION OF MOUNT ONTAKE


Japan volcano 31 hikers feared dead after sudden eruption of Mount Ontake... READ MORE

28th September, 2014 534

JAPAN'S ISLAMIC CENTERS REPORT NO THREATS, FEEL ISLAM IS MISUNDERSTOOD HERE


Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris and numerous others by the Islamic State group have forced Muslim communities around the world, including in Japan, to... READ MORE

17th November, 2015 513

KIM JONG-UN PUTS TROOPS ON 'WAR FOOTING' AFTER TWO KOREAS EXCHANGE ARTILLERY FIRE


In October 2014, North Korean troops opened fire after South Korean activists launched balloons carrying propaganda leaflets across the border... READ MORE

21st August, 2015 511

HUNDREDS RALLY AT FRENCH EMBASSY IN WAKE OF ATTACKS


The rally was attended by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the government's top spokesman, as well as Tokyo Gov... READ MORE

16th November, 2015 505

HOW IS FUKUSHIMA'S CLEANUP GOING FIVE YEARS AFTER ITS MELTDOWN? NOT SO WELL.


Read more Radioactive water from nuclear plant found leaking into sea Today's coverage from Post correspondents around the world... READ MORE

11th February, 2016 504

JAPANESE SUSHI CHAIN PAYS $117,000 FOR A TUNA. YES, ONE TUNA.


Sushi Zanmai, a Japanese restaurant chain, just paid 117,000 for a 441-pound bluefin tuna... READ MORE

5th January, 2016 454

HOW A SHUNGA EXHIBITION IS DEFYING TABOOS TO EXPOSE JAPAN TO ITS EROTIC PAST


One problem that gave bigger galleries cold feet is shunga's frank depiction of genitals Japanese censors still pixilate the nether regions, even in pornography ... READ MORE

12th October, 2015 435

SOUTH KOREA TO HOLD 2ND DAY OF TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA


More recently, North Korea also denied responsibility for the wounding of two South Korean soldiers patrolling the DMZ on Aug... READ MORE

22nd August, 2015 359

NORTH KOREA FIRES ROCKET SEEN AS COVERT MISSILE TEST


The two leaders said they would coordinate their responses to Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and would not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapon state... READ MORE

7th February, 2016 345

THE LATEST INNOVATION FROM THE HOME OF SUSHI


French fries covered with not one but two types of chocolate sauce... READ MORE

28th January, 2016 341

NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES 'SATELLITE,' SPARKS FEARS ABOUT LONG-RANGE MISSILE PROGRAM


Kim, the 33-year-old third-generation leader of North Korea, personally signed the order to launch on Saturday, Ri said... READ MORE

7th February, 2016 333

NORTH KOREA HINTS IT HAS A HYDROGEN BOMB, BUT SKEPTICISM ABOUNDS


I think that's virtually impossible, said Daniel Pinkston, an expert on North Korea's nuclear weapons who is currently at Babes-Bolyai University in Romania... READ MORE

10th December, 2015 309

FILIPINO COMFORT WOMEN SEEK TALKS WITH JAPAN'S EMPEROR


Akihito had previously visited the Philippines while he was a crown prince... READ MORE

26th January, 2016 300

AKIRA AMARI JAPANS ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION MINISTER RESIGNS AMID SCANDAL


Akira Amari, the minister for economic revitalization, announced his resignation after markets closed in Japan... READ MORE

28th January, 2016 281

REMAINS OF NEARLY 2750 KOREAN WARTIME LABORERS FOUND IN JAPAN SOUTH SAYS


About 300 Japanese companies still in operation are believed to have used such workers, South Korean officials said... READ MORE

4th November, 2015 238

WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES IN JAPAN AT 112


The world's oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died Tuesday at the age of 112 in Aichi Prefecture, a local official said... READ MORE

19th January, 2016 217

UN SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS URGENT TALKS


The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting following North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket... READ MORE

7th February, 2016 207


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