US man in Japan says assault charges against him are 'lies'
One of the two American men suspected of luring Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong to her death in a Tokyo hotel last year has denied using a rape drug and called the accusations against him "lies"....
View ArticleJapan scrambles jets against China military planes
Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a number of Chinese military planes near islands at the centre of a territorial dispute, Japanese media said. (Channel NewsAsia)
View ArticleJapan OKs over $224B in economic stimulus
The Japanese Cabinet approved a fresh stimulus package of more than 20 trillion yen, or $224 billion, on Friday, aiming to lift the economy out of recession and create 600,000 new jobs. (USA Today)
View ArticleJapan PM fires fresh broadside at China in row
Japan's hawkish new prime minister took aim at Beijing again Friday, accusing China of deliberately allowing Japanese businesses to suffer in the corrosive row over disputed islands. (AFP)
View ArticleJR dedicates memorial to woman who died trying to save man on tracks
East Japan Railway Co (JR East) on Friday unveiled a stone memorial dedicated to a woman who died while trying to save a man from an oncoming train on the tracks in Honjo, Saitama Prefecture, last...
View Article15 Roppongi slaying suspects surrender
Seven men wanted by police in connection with the fatal beating of a 31-year-old restaurateur in September 2012 at a Roppongi nightclub turned themselves in Friday morning and several were later...
View ArticleChina rebukes Japan after both sides' planes fly near islands
China criticized Japan on Friday for "creating tension", a day after China's air force scrambled two fighters in response to a flight by Japanese jets, the latest incident between the countries...
View ArticleMountaineer Miura to tackle Everest at 80
Veteran alpinist Yuichiro Miura has set his sights on a target no one has ever achieved - reaching the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80. (Japan Times)
View ArticleMazda and Fiat finalize deal for Alfa roadster, next-gen MX-5 Miata
Although a little bit later than expected, Mazda and Fiat have signed a final agreement that will bring a next-generation MX-5 Miata to the Japanese automaker and a new roadster to Alfa Romeo....
View ArticleBoeing unlikely to suffer Japan fall-out over 787 woes
Decades of deep business ties between Boeing Co (BA.N) and Japan and the thousands of jobs that depend on them mean Japan will likely keep rewarding U.S. manufacturers with the bulk of its aviation...
View ArticleChina media jump on apology by former Japan PM on wartime memorial site visit
China's state-run media on Friday seized on an apology by former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during a visit to a wartime atrocity memorial, amid tense relations between the two countries....
View ArticleCare home chief guilty of fire deaths
The former head of a nursing home in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, was found guilty Friday by the Maebashi District Court over a 2009 blaze that killed 10 residents, on the grounds that he should have...
View ArticleJapan PM halts Asia tour amid hostage crisis
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cut short his first foreign visit since taking office to focus on the Algerian hostage crisis, where some of the victims are Japanese. (ADN)
View ArticlePolice to investigate former AKB48 singer's 'child porn' picture
Japanese police have launched a probe over a controversial magazine picture of a child in a provocative pose with a naked pop singer, its publisher and reports said Friday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleClinton assures Japan on islands, invites Abe to U.S. in February
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured Japan on Friday of U.S. support in Tokyo's dispute with Beijing over a string of islands and invited new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Washington in...
View ArticleJapan's growth strategy is all wrong
Japan's new government, led by prime minister Shinzo Abe, could be about to shoot itself in the foot. Seeking to boost economic growth, the authorities may soon destroy their one great advantage: the...
View Article11-year-old boy hit, killed by train at crossing in Saitama
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident on Friday afternoon in which an 11-year-old boy was hit by a train and killed at a railway crossing in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture....
View ArticleFormer sumo grand champion Taiho dies
Former sumo grand champion Taiho, whose 32 championships are the most in the history of Japan's ancient sport, has died at age 72. (Japan Today)
View ArticleSony sells its NYC HQ for $1.1 billion
Sony has announced plans to sell its New York HQ for $US1.1 billion - but it will continue to rent and use the space. (gizmodo)
View ArticleJapan PM heads home as at least 14 missing in Algeria
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to cut short his visit to Indonesia and fly home yesterday, an official said, as unease grows over the fate of at least 14 citizens caught up in the Algerian...
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