Now playing Next USA Japan PM Abe tells US Congress of 'repentance' over World War Two Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed “deep repentance” over his country’s role in World War Two, during a landmark speech to the 29/04/2015
Now playing Next USA Empty-handed, but smiling: US and Japan fail to agree on trade pact US President Barack Obama and have Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emerged smiling, but empty handed, from talks in Washington. The two nations 29/04/2015
Now playing Next Japan Recordbreaker! Japan bullet train goes like a ... well it's fast! The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run. Japan’s maglev train reached a record speed of 603 21/04/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan: passenger planes skids off runway at Hiroshima airport Around 20 passengers have suffered minor injuries after a planned skidded off the runway at Hiroshima airport in western Japan. The Airbus A320 14/04/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan court says 'no' to restarting Takahama nuclear reactors A court in Japan has issued an injunction preventing two nuclear reactors from being restarted at the country’s Takahama plant, citing safety 14/04/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan hopes to resume whaling at the end of the year Japan says it hopes to resume its Arctic whale hunt at the end of the year despite opposition from an expert panel. It says it hopes to win over The 14/04/2015
Now playing Next target Japan: using smart technology to save lives at sea and beyond In this episode of Target Special Japan we discover a unique amphibious search and rescue plane. The ShinMaywa, used by the Japanese Navy, is the 06/04/2015
Now playing Next Japan School text books fuel South Korea-Japan island dispute South Korean protesters gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Monday (April 6). They are angry at Japan for approving school textbooks 06/04/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan: Okinawa governor stands firm on opposition to US military base Tense talks have failed to resolve a row between Japan’s central government and the governor of Okinawa who fiercely opposes Tokyo’s plans to 05/04/2015
Now playing Next target Japan: a world leader in disaster prevention Japan is a world-leader in thwarting the risk of natural disasters. In the first episode of this special edition of Target Japan, we head to Sendai 30/03/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japanese row heightens over US military base move A clash has deepened between Japan’s central government and Okinawa island leaders over the building of a new US troop base. Local and national 30/03/2015
Now playing Next South Korea China, Japan and South Korea meet to improve frosty relations The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea were in Seoul on Saturday .. to try and improve frosty relations ..strained by historical and 21/03/2015
Now playing Next Japan Japan remembers the deadly metro sarin attack 20 years on Twenty years ago the normally bustling Tokyo metro was brought to a standstill when a deadly sarin attack struck the city's underground system. 20/03/2015
Now playing Next Japan Two nuclear reactors retired in Japan as it hosts UN disaster conference Two Japanese power companies have announced they will scrap three ageing nuclear reactors. It marks the first moves to permanently shut down nuclear 17/03/2015
Now playing Next Japan New Japan bullet train route links Tokyo with Kanazawa Japan has launched a new bullet train service linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. 14/03/2015