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Japan mulling acquisition of Tomahawk cruise missiles to counter North Korea threat
Japan keen on boosting its defence capabilities in the face of increasing threats from Pyongyang.
Vasudevan Sridharan May 07, 2017
Japan in grip of ninja recruitment crisis as tourist industry booms
Leading ninja squad has seen a 90% drop in applications – are you up to the challenge?
IBT UK Contributor May 05, 2017
Everyone North Korea has threatened to destroy in a nuclear hellfire recently
From Israel to Australia, Kim Jong-un's regime in North Korea has a long list of targets.
Shane Croucher May 02, 2017
'I'll kill you': Airplane passengers' violent brawl caught on camera during flight from Japan
'Drunk' American charged with assault after allegedly attacking passenger and choking airline employee.
Paul Wright May 02, 2017
Japan's police fear turf battle among yakuza after split in Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi gang
There could be a spike in violence after former members of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi went their own way.
William Watkinson May 02, 2017
Trump says he would be 'honoured' to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
The Trump administration and North Korea have been in an escalating war of words.
William Watkinson May 01, 2017
Hokkaido, Japan shaken by 5.5 magnitude earthquake
No tsunami warming has been issued as of yet.
Oli Gamp Apr 30, 2017
Putin and Abe call for de-escalation of North Korea tensions
Russian and Japanese leaders say 'belligerent rhetoric' must be avoided.
Tareq Haddad Apr 28, 2017
Why Japan wants the world to see it as cool
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
Why we aren't heading for World War 3
From the point of view of North Korea's tyrant Kim Jong-un, the nuclear programme has already worked.
Daniel Hannan Apr 18, 2017
Japan scrambles record number of fighter jets to chase away Chinese aircraft in East China Sea
The move reportedly came in a bid to counter military activities by the Chinese in the East China Sea.
Nandini Krishnamoorthy Apr 13, 2017
Return to Fukushima: Never-before-seen photos from inside the red nuclear exclusion zone
Very few photographers have ventured inside the restricted red zone, or seen the interiors of its abandoned buildings.
David Sim Apr 11, 2017
Japan's envoy set to return to Seoul after diplomatic spat over 'comfort women'
The Japanese foreign minister said the ambassador is returning in view of the changing political situation in Seoul.
Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 04, 2017
Revellers set for Japan's Kanamara Matsuri penis festival
The 'festival of the steel phallus' raises money for HIV and Aids charities.
Jen Offord Apr 01, 2017
Anti-whaling groups gear up for action as Japan vows to continue killing whales after latest hunt
A Japanese fleet returned after an 83-day hunt in the Antarctic with 333 minke whales.
Ananya Roy Apr 01, 2017
Japan's ruling party calls for Thaad deployment to counter North Korea threats
Key defence panel wants Japan to develop capabilities to strike North Korean bases.
Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 30, 2017
8 people, including students, feared dead in avalanche at ski resort in Japan
About 60 high schools students were on a mountaineering trip when the avalanche struck in Tochigi prefecture.
Ananya Roy Mar 27, 2017
Elderly in Japan offered funeral discounts in return for driver's licence to cut car accidents
Elderly people are responsible for around 13% of deadly car accidents in Japan.
Sofia Lotto Persio Mar 21, 2017
Tomoya Hosoda becomes first transgender man to be elected to public office in Japan
Hosoda changed gender in 2015 and wants to speak for disabled and elderly as well as for LGBT.
Mark Piggott Mar 19, 2017
Eye in the sky: Japan launches spy satellite to watch North Korea amid rising nuclear threat
Japan's Radar 5 Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) was flown into space atop the H-IIA rocket.
India Ashok Mar 18, 2017
Japan holds first air drills since World War II in preparation for North Korea attack
It is preparing citizens to react to an enemy attack amid increasing tensions with Pyongyang.
Sofia Lotto Persio Mar 17, 2017
Toshiba shares tumble as company fails to report earnings, ponders stake sale in nuclear division
This is the second time that the Japanese firm missed the deadline to report its earnings.
Pramod Sharma Mar 15, 2017
Move over high-tech toilets, Japan has now created a revolutionary trance-inducing bathtub
The Flotation Tub is inspired by flotation therapy and designed to induce deep relaxation.
Owen Hughes Mar 14, 2017
No Facebook friends? Crazy Japanese company hires out fake friends to make you look more popular
Real Appeal lets you hire people to act as friends or love interests on social media.
Owen Hughes Mar 14, 2017
India being used as a pawn in Asia-Pacific region by US and Japan, Chinese media says
The editorial read: 'If India changes its perspective, it will discover more opportunities rather than threats.'
Ananya Roy Mar 13, 2017
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman leaves for US to meet Trump
Meanwhile, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz is on a month-long trip through Asia.
Divya Kishore Mar 13, 2017
Malaysia received Kim Jong-nam's fingerprint data from Japan to confirm identity
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
Six years on from Fukushima disaster residents live in 'contaminated communities'
Japanese government estimated the cost of the nuclear disaster to be ¥22tn (£155bn).
Fiona Keating Mar 11, 2017
Japan tsunami: 60 powerful photos of the earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit six years ago
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
Record number of child abuse cases recorded in Japan
Police claim increase is due to law enforcement crackdown.
Tom Porter Mar 09, 2017
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