Japan

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) ordered to pay £100,000 to family of 102-year-old Fumio Okubo who killed himself when told to flee Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 20, 2018

According to a former British ambassador to Tokyo, Japan views the United Kingdom leaving the European Union as an act of medium and long-term political and economical "self-harm".

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2018

Japan's KiKai Caldera was formed 7,300 years ago after a supereruption created a giant depression in the land.

India Ashok Feb 13, 2018

Japanese hotel uses self-parking technology by Nissan to keep shoes, tables and seating cushions in order.

James Hetherington Feb 05, 2018

The aircraft, operated by the Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF), was on a maintenance mission when it crashed.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 05, 2018

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says air force could use civilian airport on Kurile Islands, claimed by both Russia and Japan.

David Brennan Feb 02, 2018

The fire broke out in the three-storey building in the city of Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 01, 2018

One man was killed and at least 11 people were injured when an avalanche, possibly triggered by the eruption of a nearby volcano, engulfed skiers.

David Sim Jan 23, 2018

Despite a rapid rise in value over the past year, the price of bitcoin could fall to $1,000 per coin in the next 12 months, a major Wall Street investment chief has warned.

Jason Murdock Jan 22, 2018

Around 300 people took part in the evacuations as part of plans to help the city prepare in the event of an attack.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 22, 2018

Japanese authorities and students' parents are outraged by the flyover as the US forces pushed to damage-control mode.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 19, 2018

Police in Japan have arrested and charged two Chinese men who smuggled banned goods into North Korea.

Neil Murphy Jan 17, 2018

Japanese trains will be equipped with speakers that warn deer with noises of dog yelping and high-pitched animal snorts.

Neil Murphy Jan 17, 2018

Authorities in Gamagori issue citywide alert to track down packages of deadly delicacy fugu, which contain lethal toxins.

Neil Murphy Jan 16, 2018

Gangland body art shared on Facebook leads Thai police to yakuza boss Shigeharu Shirai after 15 years on the run.

Kashmira Gander Jan 11, 2018

A Japanese astronaut has spoken about his amazing growth spurt and concerns that he may not fit into his Earth-bound Soyuz space shuttle.

Neil Murphy Jan 09, 2018

South Korean foreign minister announces Seoul would allocate funds from its own money and would not seek renegotiation with Tokyo.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 09, 2018

Abe has promised to bolster Japanese defence capabilities in the wake of North Korea's "unacceptable" provocations.

Ben Skipper Jan 04, 2018

More than 200,000 women from Korea, Taiwan, China and other nationalities were forced to work at wartime brothels by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Second World War.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 31, 2017

Japanese police say they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter, Airi Kakimoto, froze to death in a tiny room where she had been confined for more than a decade.

Paul Wright Dec 27, 2017

The primitive species lacks certain features that are common in more complex animals, according to researchers.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 19, 2017

Tokyo's cabinet approves installation of two land-based missile interceptors, which would cover the entire Japanese territory.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 19, 2017

A new study further investigates the phenomenon following a report earlier this year of a male snow monkey mounting a female deer on Yakushima Island.

Dec 16, 2017

The ship washed up on a beach in Kashiwazaki in north Japan, prompting concerns that Pyongyang has launched a spy campaign.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 13, 2017

China is marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in which it says Japanese troops killed 300,000 people.

David Sim Dec 13, 2017

Thousands of rabbits on an almost deserted Japanese island are struggling because of an influx in tourism.

James Hetherington Dec 12, 2017

North Korean spies feared to have infiltrated 'ghost ships' off north western coast of Japan as Pyongyang advances nuclear programme.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 07, 2017

The 83-year-old, who had expressed his desire for abdication due to his growing age, will be the first Japanese emperor in two centuries to renounce his throne.

Ananya Roy Dec 01, 2017

North Korea fired a ballistic missile according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in the first launch since September.

James Tennent Nov 28, 2017

"North Korea might launch a missile within the next few days," a Japanese government source said, based on new radio signals intercepted from North Korea.

Ananya Roy Nov 28, 2017