Japanese News

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear amb

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

The mystery passenger involved in the fatal accident on Saturday has been identified as a student from China who had just graduated from a hospitality course at a private

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

Asian markets are mixed after European officials said Greece would get its next tranche of bailout cash but traders were nervous as politicians in Athens struggled to form a

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

BEIJING –  China\'s expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States,

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

The grandfather of North Korea\'s leader worked as a collaborator with Japanese soldiers who were hunting Kim Il-sung during the Second World War, according to documents

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Co began shutting the country\'s last active nuclear reactor on Saturday, leaving the world\'s third-biggest user of atomic

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

A bus carrying dozens of people to Tokyo Disneyland has crashed on a highway, killing seven passengers.

Police say the other 38 passengers and the driver wer

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

The U.S. and Japan have come to an agreement on the relocation of about 9,000 U.S. Marines that will leave their bases in Okinawa, with about 5,000 transferred to Guam an

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

SEOUL  North Korea has vowed to launch satellites "one after another", vigorously rejecting international condemnation of an April 13 launch that was seen ove

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ― His grandfather made his name in the 1930s as a teenage guerrilla, battling the Japanese soldiers who then occupied Korea. His father spe

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has ordered tightened sanctions on North Korea over its failed rocket launch and warned of new action if the isolated state stages a

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea\'s much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after take

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea\'s much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in an embarrassing failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea

in National - Mon April 09, 2012

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan authorities evacuated on Sunday scores of foreign tourists who had been stranded in the region since April 3 when a curfew was imposed in

in International - Wed April 04, 2012

North Korea is preparing to unveil a long-range missile that is capable of striking targets in the United States.

Reconnaissance satellites have identified the

in International - Fri March 30, 2012

Japan hanged three men yesterday, ending a 20-month moratorium and effectively terminating a nascent debate on the country"s controversial death penalty.

Ju

in International - Fri March 30, 2012

TOKYO (AP) Japan\'s defense minister Friday ordered missile units to intercept a long-range rocket expected to be launched by North Korea if the rocket or its fragme

in International - Wed March 07, 2012

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi says China and the United States have maintained close contact over Syria and Iran, despite their disagreements on how to handle both c

in National - Wed February 22, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference held in connection with the International Day of Mother Language on Tuesday stressed the need for preservation and promotion of all endan

in International - Tue February 21, 2012

(Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two mini

in International - Sat February 18, 2012

ROME: Italian authorities have seized $6 trillion worth of fake US treasury bills from safety deposit boxes in Switzerland.

As US Treasury bills are considered

in International - Fri February 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought Pakistan\'s support on Thursday for advancing the reconciliation process in Afghanistan ahead of a trilateral summit on regio

in International - Sat February 11, 2012

WASHINGTON, Feb 9, 2012 (AFP) - The US government gave the final green light Thursday for the construction of the first new nuclear power reactors in the country since 1978.

in International - Wed February 01, 2012

PATNA: There\'s an apocryphal story about Bihar, a sprawling state on the Gangetic plains of eastern India that for decades held the dubious honour of being the most violent

in International - Thu January 19, 2012

SYDNEY: Three anti-whaling demonstrators have been injured after Japanese crew members used grappling hooks and bamboo poles against them in a high seas clash, activist grou