JAPAN

The death toll from eating glutinous 'mochi' rice cakes to celebrate the New Year has reached nine.

Researcher was approached in Calcutta by locals fluent in Japanese and allegedly 'passed around'.

The euro has fallen more than 4% over the past two weeks itself.

Japan reports fifth outbreak of bird flu this year.

The number of concerned over geopolitical risks up 5 times to 79%.

A plane with hundreds of passengers made an emergency landing in Tokyo after 12 people were hurt during mid-air turbulence.

Flight left Incheon in South Korea for Dallas five hours before emergency landing.

A sudden recession after a planned sales tax rise sent Japan's Abe back to the ballot box.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been re-elected by a landslide majority on Sunday, with his ruling coalition securing a majority in the lower house, according to media exit polls.

Abe's Liberal Democratic Party tipped to sweep polls considered a referendum on economic reforms.

Critics say law will allow Abe government to conceal its misdeeds even as it curbs press freedom.

The woman had two eggs frozen in 2001.

EUR/USD touches 28-month low while GBP/USD holds tad above 14-month low.

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The capitalisation of the Chinese stock market increased by 33% in 2014 reaching $4.48 trillion.

The core CPI, which excludes unstable fresh food but includes oil products, rose 2.9% in October.

Despite warnings from Japanese coast guard, three Chinese patrol boats sail in disputed waters for two hours.

The English classes involve watching DVD's of the TV show and reading the scripts.

Blackstone reached an agreement to buy GE Japan Corp's residential property business.

Abe set to drum up support for his economic policies in election campaign as Japan gears up for snap polls.

Life-like robots are taking Japan by storm and will soon be seen as actresses and clones of the departed.