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US, Japan unveil new defense guidelines for global Japanese role
World
April 27, 2015
US, Japan unveil new defense guidelines for global Japanese role
Japan and the United States unveiled new guidelines for defense cooperation on Monday, reflecting Japan's willingness to take on a…
Japan says to try again with ‘scientific’ whaling program
Environment
April 14, 2015
Japan says to try again with ‘scientific’ whaling program
Japan's top whaling negotiator said Tuesday Tokyo would try again to justify its "scientific" Antarctic Ocean hunt after a panel…
Japan’s ruling party urges government to push for nuclear return
World
April 7, 2015
Japan’s ruling party urges government to push for nuclear return
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday urged the government to push for a return to nuclear power in deliberations on the…
Al-Sisi plans to visit Japan
Egypt
April 5, 2015
Al-Sisi plans to visit Japan
President Abdel Fattah el Sisi plans to visit Japan during the coming period in response to an invitation from the…
Japanese supercentenarian dies at 117
World
April 1, 2015
Japanese supercentenarian dies at 117
The world’s oldest living person, Misao Okawa, passed away on Wednesday less than one month after celebrating her 117th birthday,…
China, Japan, South Korea hold first FM talks in 3 years
World
March 21, 2015
China, Japan, South Korea hold first FM talks in 3 years
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan gathered in Seoul Saturday for their first meeting in nearly three…
Time stands still in Japan’s village of scarecrows
Life & Style
March 16, 2015
Time stands still in Japan’s village of scarecrows
Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden. The…
Japan space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough
Life & Style
March 12, 2015
Japan space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough
Japanese scientists have succeeded in transmitting energy wirelessly, in a key step that could one day make solar power generation…
It’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
Life & Style
March 3, 2015
It’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in…
North Korea, angered by drills, fires short-range missiles off coast
World
March 2, 2015
North Korea, angered by drills, fires short-range missiles off coast
North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korean officials said, a defiant response to…