Japan

Japan keen on boosting its defence capabilities in the face of increasing threats from Pyongyang.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 07, 2017

Leading ninja squad has seen a 90% drop in applications – are you up to the challenge?

IBT UK Contributor May 05, 2017

From Israel to Australia, Kim Jong-un's regime in North Korea has a long list of targets.

Shane Croucher May 02, 2017

'Drunk' American charged with assault after allegedly attacking passenger and choking airline employee.

Paul Wright May 02, 2017

There could be a spike in violence after former members of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi went their own way.

William Watkinson May 02, 2017

The Trump administration and North Korea have been in an escalating war of words.

William Watkinson May 01, 2017

No tsunami warming has been issued as of yet.

Oli Gamp Apr 30, 2017

Russian and Japanese leaders say 'belligerent rhetoric' must be avoided.

Tareq Haddad Apr 28, 2017

There has been a calculated, long-term propaganda exercise to project Japanese influence as far as possible, and promote the country's uniqueness, diligence and resilience.

Taku Tamaki Apr 26, 2017

From the point of view of North Korea's tyrant Kim Jong-un, the nuclear programme has already worked.

Daniel Hannan Apr 18, 2017

The move reportedly came in a bid to counter military activities by the Chinese in the East China Sea.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Apr 13, 2017

Very few photographers have ventured inside the restricted red zone, or seen the interiors of its abandoned buildings.

David Sim Apr 11, 2017

The Japanese foreign minister said the ambassador is returning in view of the changing political situation in Seoul.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 04, 2017

The 'festival of the steel phallus' raises money for HIV and Aids charities.

Jen Offord Apr 01, 2017

A Japanese fleet returned after an 83-day hunt in the Antarctic with 333 minke whales.

Ananya Roy Apr 01, 2017

Key defence panel wants Japan to develop capabilities to strike North Korean bases.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 30, 2017

About 60 high schools students were on a mountaineering trip when the avalanche struck in Tochigi prefecture.

Ananya Roy Mar 27, 2017

Elderly people are responsible for around 13% of deadly car accidents in Japan.

Sofia Lotto Persio Mar 21, 2017

Hosoda changed gender in 2015 and wants to speak for disabled and elderly as well as for LGBT.

Mark Piggott Mar 19, 2017

Japan's Radar 5 Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) was flown into space atop the H-IIA rocket.

India Ashok Mar 18, 2017

It is preparing citizens to react to an enemy attack amid increasing tensions with Pyongyang.

Sofia Lotto Persio Mar 17, 2017

This is the second time that the Japanese firm missed the deadline to report its earnings.

Pramod Sharma Mar 15, 2017

The Flotation Tub is inspired by flotation therapy and designed to induce deep relaxation.

Owen Hughes Mar 14, 2017

Real Appeal lets you hire people to act as friends or love interests on social media.

Owen Hughes Mar 14, 2017

The editorial read: 'If India changes its perspective, it will discover more opportunities rather than threats.'

Ananya Roy Mar 13, 2017

Meanwhile, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz is on a month-long trip through Asia.

Divya Kishore Mar 13, 2017

The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed on 13 February at Kuala Lumpur airport.

Ananya Roy Mar 13, 2017

Japanese government estimated the cost of the nuclear disaster to be ¥22tn (£155bn).

Fiona Keating Mar 11, 2017

The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.

David Sim Mar 10, 2017

Police claim increase is due to law enforcement crackdown.

Tom Porter Mar 09, 2017