Japan
July 11, 2012
Japan lodged a protest with China on July 11 against the entry of Chinese patrol ships into waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, an issue that has long been a...
July 11, 2012
BERLIN -- Chinese companies are in talks to join the Olympic top sponsor program as the International Olympic Committee seeks to extend its reach in Asia, but also keep a limit ...
July 07, 2012
SEOUL—South Korea’s presidential office admitted on July 6 that it had made a series of errors in trying to push through a historic military agreement with Japan.
July 04, 2012
KABUL--The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has renewed his appeal for the militant Taliban to become part of the political process through elections, saying, "This...
July 04, 2012
A children's picture book depicting demons chopping up human bodies and touting the message "Bad kids go to hell" has been flying off bookshelves and scaring the wits out of...
June 30, 2012
The government has laid out three different visions for the future of the nation's power supply. It plans to craft its new long-term energy policy by the end of August after a...
June 29, 2012
Japan and South Korea put on hold an intelligence sharing pact less than an hour before it was to be formally signed Friday, June 29, in a major embarrassment for both...
June 25, 2012
ST. PETERSBURG--Japan has effectively reached agreement with Russia on the supply of liquefied natural gas from the Russian Far East.
June 25, 2012
Each April, hundreds of new graduates report for work in Japan's corporate world, all on the same day, all dressed in standard business black, and all ready to be molded into...
June 25, 2012
LONDON--The birthplace of judo is struggling to stay on top of the sport.
June 23, 2012
ST. PETERSBURG--Japanese and Russian government-affiliated corporations have agreed to carry out a joint geological survey of oil reserves in eastern Siberia.
June 22, 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO--Despite shrinking budgets for official development assistance, Japan has started a new form of foreign aid that includes teaming up with a country it once...
June 20, 2012
Whether he's battling on the football pitch, shooting a TV commercial or taking it easy at a neighborhood cafe, Yuto Nagatomo is always the picture of calm, cool and collected.
June 11, 2012
NTT Communications Corp. (NTT Com) will launch the world’s first globally seamless enterprise cloud service to incorporate OpenFlow network virtualization technology for...
June 08, 2012
SAITAMA, Japan-- Keisuke Honda fired a hat-trick as Japan crushed 10-man Jordan 6-0 on Friday to make it two wins out of two in the fourth round of Asian 2014 World Cup...
June 06, 2012
KAZAN, Russia--Japan-U.S. talks over Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement negotiations have ground to a halt, with both sides reluctant...
June 03, 2012
SAITAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Keisuke Honda inspired Japan to a comfortable 3-0 home victory over Oman on June 3 in their opening game of the final round of Asian 2014 World Cup ...
June 02, 2012
The start of direct trading between the yen and the yuan kicked off on June 1 with a session that was about as dreary as an old dishrag.
June 02, 2012
The United States is seeking concessions in six areas related to automobiles in preliminary talks to determine if Japan should be allowed to take part in negotiations to join...
June 01, 2012
Japan has more penguins in captivity than any other nation on earth, but for 82 days this spring it was one short.