June 16, 2013
With the government facing difficulty in finding disposal sites, municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are being unofficially notified that the goal for completion of radioactive decontamination work in March 2014 may not be met, sources said.
June 16, 2013
OSAKA--A professor who may head a proposed Osaka history facility that would include the World War II "comfort women" issue as an exhibition criticized Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto for his controversial remarks that they were a necessary part of war.
June 16, 2013
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland--Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of stagnation--but it remains an open question if the recovery will stick.
June 16, 2013
Around 1,200 people crowded a symposium in Tokyo held by defenders of Japan’s pacifist Constitution, who warned that revisions could put Japan on an “illegitimate” and dangerous path.
June 16, 2013
KYOTO--At just 10 months old, before they even learn to talk, babies can show sympathy for someone who has been bullied, according to a research team at Kyoto University and Toyohashi University of Technology.
June 16, 2013
HONG KONG--A few hundred rights advocates and political activists marched through Hong Kong on June 15 to demand protection for Edward Snowden, who leaked revelations of U.S. electronic surveillance and is now believed to be holed up in the former British colony.
June 16, 2013
PYONGYANG--North Korea's top governing body on June 16 proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.
June 16, 2013
CHENGDU, China--Once shunned due to its distance from the coast, the historical capital of inland Sichuan province is today attracting global attention and investment as a dynamic manufacturing center, fueled by its abundance of low-cost labor.
June 15, 2013
Rugby minnows Japan claimed a first win over Six Nations champions Wales on June 15 after a clinical display against an inexperienced Welsh side sealed a 23-8 victory that tied their two match series.
June 15, 2013
TAIPEI--Suspicion is growing that Taiwan was used as a conduit for exporting products from Japan that can be used to develop weapons of mass destruction.
June 15, 2013
Two utilities in western Japan will seek permission to restart reactors for plutonium-thermal power generation, a key part of a program touted by the government but plagued by safety concerns and local opposition.
June 15, 2013
Sony Corp. plans to distribute superfine, 4K-resolution movies online exclusively for customers of its next-generation televisions, President and CEO Kazuo Hirai said.
June 15, 2013
NEW DELHI--Investigators have launched a second corruption probe into defense firm AgustaWestland in connection with a deal to sell 197 army helicopters, authorities said on June 15, potentially dealing another blow to a company that India might blacklist.
June 15, 2013
WASHINGTON--A former Obama administration official criticized Japanese leaders for recent remarks on Japan's role in World War II and other historical issues, resulting in "the worst possible environment" for discussions on Japan's security.
June 15, 2013
SAN DIEGO--A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft has made an unprecedented landing on a Japanese naval vessel off the California coast.
June 15, 2013
The health ministry decided June 14 to withdraw its recommendation for a vaccination to protect girls against cervical cancer after hundreds complained about possible side effects, including long-term pain and numbness.
June 15, 2013
MAIZURU, Kyoto Prefecture—Maizuru Bay has unseasonably turned green, likely due to the extremely dry rainy season favoring a certain type of algae.
June 15, 2013
BEIJING--China's Cabinet has announced measures to curb the country's notorious air pollution, one of the many environmental challenges facing the country that are increasingly angering the public.
June 15, 2013
QUETTA, Pakistan--Militants destroyed a historic house associated with the country's founder early on June 15, shooting dead a guard, in a southwestern hotbed of ethnic nationalist insurgency, a police officer said.
June 15, 2013
The gold-plated sign on a building a stone's throw from Tiananmen Square in Beijing makes clear that ordinary Chinese have no business there.