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Japan welcomes Obama Hiroshima visit

The Japanese government has welcomed Barack Obama’s decision to visit Hiroshima later this month. Obama will be the first serving US president to go

11/05/2016

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Biggest ever turn-out for Tokyo Pride

70,000 people turn out for Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade in the Japanese capital on Sunday. Organisers say it is the biggest to be held so far.

09/05/2016

Business Series

Toshiba names new CEO to move on from accounting scandal

Trying to move on from a huge accounting scandal Toshiba has nominated Satoshi Tsunakawa, the former head of its medical equipment division, as its next chief executive.

06/05/2016

Japan

Japan's PM embarks on whirlwind European tour ahead of G7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on a whirlwind tour of European capitals to lay the ground work for a G7 summit he’s due to host this month. On

03/05/2016

Economy

Bank of Japan says no more stimulus for now, markets and yen react badly

The Bank of Japan has surprised the financial world by deciding at its latest policy meeting that there will be no new monetary stimulus while it waits to see the effects of previous easing.

28/04/2016

Business Series

Mitsubishi scandal drastically hits Japanese orders

Mitsubishi Motors says orders for its cars in Japan have halved since it announced last week that it cheated on fuel economy tests.

27/04/2016

Japan

Scandal engulfing Mitsubishi widens with new revelation about testing methods

Managers have now admitted they have been using an improper fuel-efficiency testing method since 1991.

26/04/2016

Business Series

Japan: land of the rising drone - but only for golfers

The world's first commercial drone delivery service is being launched in Japan by the e-commerce giant Rakuten, but it is limited to delivering only to players on one golf course near Tokyo.

25/04/2016

Business Series

US authorities ask Mitsubishi about falsifying mileage data

US auto safety authorities have asked Mitsubishi for more information after it admitted falsifying mileage data for 635,000 cars sold in Japan.

22/04/2016

Japan

Mitsubishi centre raided as Japan probes faked fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi’s shares plunged a further 20 percent on Thursday after it admitted faking fuel economy data on cars sold in Japan.

21/04/2016

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Japan earthquake aftermath

In Southern Japan, rescue teams continue working non-stop to find survivors, after two powerful quakes hit the area last week.

20/04/2016

Japan

Mitsubishi admits rigging fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi Motors has admitted manipulating fuel economy tests on at least 625,000 of its small cars.

20/04/2016

Japan

Services resume in southern Japan after earthquakes though shortages remain

At least 44 people are known to have died in the recent Japanese earthquakes. Four days after the worst tremor struck on Saturday, hopes have dimmed

20/04/2016

Japan

Strong aftershocks strike Japan as quake survivors struggle

Hundreds of strong aftershocks in southern Japan have occurred since last Thursday’s large earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the country. Some have

19/04/2016

Japan

Japan reels in aftermath of double earthquakes

Still reeling from double earthquakes last week, thousands of rescue workers on Japan’s Kyushu island are scouring the rubble in a desperate search

18/04/2016

Japan

The hunt goes on for people missing following successive quakes in southern Japan

Death toll at 42 from two powerful quakes 400,000 households people without running water Food and bottled water running short The search is

18/04/2016

Japan

A race against time in Japan

Rescuers dig with their bare hands to find those buried alive after a double earthquake disaster

17/04/2016

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Japan's earthquake caught on CCTV camera

CCTV footage shows the moment a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the southern island of Kyushu, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than a

16/04/2016

Japan

Double earthquakes devastate southern Japan

Huge rescue operation swings into action on the southern island of Kyushu

16/04/2016

Japan

New deaths reported as Japan is hit by second powerful quake in less than 24 hours

A magnitude 7.3 quake has hit the same area where more than a thousand people were injured in a tremor on Thursday

15/04/2016

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The aftermath of Japan's deadly earthquake

Flattened houses and rubble were scattered in southern Japan on Friday, a day after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit, killing at least nine people

15/04/2016

Japan

Search for survivors begins after earthquake shakes southern Japan

No damage has been reported to nuclear plants in the area

15/04/2016

Japan

Earthquake magnitude 6.4 hits Japan

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has hit southwestern Japan. At least two people have died, according to public broadcaster NHK. The quake struck around

14/04/2016

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On-the-run chimpanzee's high wire act

An escaped male chimpanzee was captured by city officials after falling off an electricity pole in northern Japan on Thursday (April 14). The

14/04/2016

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Ceremonial dance at the Itsukushima Shrine

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations enjoyed a traditional Japanese dance on Sunday evening at one of Japan’s holiest

11/04/2016

Japan

John Kerry lays flowers at Hiroshima memorial

John Kerry paid his respects to the victims of the 1945 American nuclear attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Monday. By doing so he became

11/04/2016