Japan

Japan

350 million euros for Fukushima victims

A court in Fukushima has ruled that Tokyo Electric Power and the Japanese government are liable for damages of almost 38 million Euros

10/10/2017

Sport

Big in Japan: Hamilton's win puts one hand on his fourth F1 world title

Lewis Hamilton's stunning pole to flag win at Suzuka sets up a possible fourth F1 crown

08/10/2017

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Centuries-old antler trimming ceremony held in Japan

Deer at Nara park in Japan have had their antlers trimmed in a centuries-old ceremony.

08/10/2017

Living

The Art of Mizunara

The House of Suntory’s latest whisky expression might just have improved on an already burgeoning success story

03/10/2017

Japan

Abe dissolves Japan's parliament & sets Oct 22 election date

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has set an Oct 22 election date and dissolved parliament.

28/09/2017

Cult

'Polka Dot Queen' Kusama opens Tokyo museum

Yayoi Kusama shows no signs of slowing down as she opens a museum in Tokyo.

27/09/2017

Japan

Japan PM Abe calls snap election amid North Korea crisis

Abe said his decision to call a snap election would not distract his government from responding to North Korean threats

25/09/2017

Sport

Tokyo welcomes Webb-Ellis trophy as Japan counts down to 2019 Rugby World Cup

18/09/2017

Japan

Typhoon hits Japan, grounding hundreds of flights

Authorities have warned of flash floods and landslides as the storm moves towards the country's northeast. It could bring strong winds to the Tokyo area by Sunday evenging.

17/09/2017

Japan

Japan: another rude awakening from North Korea

Japan: another rude awakening from North Korea

15/09/2017

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Japanese train operator invites cats on board to highlight plight of strays

A train company in Japan has invited cats on baord to delight passengers but also spread a message about the plight of strays.

10/09/2017

Japan

"Room for diplomacy" with North Korea - Japan

Japan's Defence Minister and his US counterpart have affirmed the close coordination between the two countries as international pressure increases on North Korea.

31/08/2017

Japan

May's charm offensive in Japan

British Prime Minister Theresa May hopes to signal the UK can remain a valuable trade partner even after it leaves the EU.

30/08/2017

Japan

Anti-whaling group 'unable to match Japanese technology', halts activity

Sea Shepherd to halt activity in Southern Ocean.

29/08/2017

Japan

Alarms sound in Japan warning residents of North Korea missile threat

Alarms ring out in northern Japan alerting residents that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile over the country's Hokkaido island.

29/08/2017

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Russian chef wins world sushi cup

Sushi might have originated in Japan, but this year's winner of the country's World Sushi Cup is a Russian, who runs a restaurant in Norway.

25/08/2017

Japan

Japan's living doll

Lulu Hashimoto, the creation of Hitomi Komaki, is the world's first living doll

24/08/2017

Japan

Meet the robot priest set to deliver funerals in Japan

Meet Pepper the robot priest.

23/08/2017

Japan

Fukushima ice wall near completion

Final efforts are underway to complete an ice wall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

22/08/2017

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Castles made of sand in Japan

20/08/2017

Japan

USA-Japan begin massive military exercise in Hokkaido

Northern Viper, a live firing exercise, is the largest joint operation between the two countries

16/08/2017

Japan

A cut above? Chimpanzees understand how to play rock-paper-scissors

16/08/2017

Japan

Japan commemorates WWII surrender

Emperor Akihito commemorates 72 years since Japanese surrender during World War II

15/08/2017

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Keeping the beat in the Japanese heat

13/08/2017

Japan

Japan moves its PAC-3 missile to the west of the country

Japan has begun moving its defence system to the west of the country after North Korea announced plans to launch ballistic missiles near the US Pacific territory of Guam.

12/08/2017

Japan

Facts about Nagasaki bombing

09/08/2017