Downgraded typhoon heading toward Fukushima plantTropical storm Neoguri churned toward the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan's east coast after leaving several people dead and causing havoc in other parts of the country.
11 July 2014
News flush: Japanese toilet exhibition making a splashIn a country known for its high-tech 'smart loos', a Japanese exhibition dedicated to what gets flushed down them and featuring a giant toilet slide is making a splash in Tokyo.
11 July 2014
Australian PM ribbed over 'cringe-worthy' Abe photoAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was taken to task on social media Thursday for tweeting a "cringe-worthy" photo of himself with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe posing by a giant tyre.
10 July 2014
Japan shipping giant plans first regular Arctic routeJapan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced plans for the world's first regular commercial shipping route through the Arctic Ocean, starting in 2018, in an attempt to reduce sailing times.
09 July 2014
Typhoon Neoguri bears down on Japanese mainlandTyphoon Neoguri bore down on the Japanese mainland after slamming into the southern Okinawa island chain, killing two people and leaving a trail of damage.
09 July 2014
Japan's Abe declares peace goals in historic Australia visitJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday declared his determination to pursue peace in Asia, as he strengthened defence ties with Australia and signed an ambitious free-trade agreement.
09 July 2014
Japan on highest typhoon alert, 480,000 urged to take shelterJapan braced Tuesday for one of its worst storms in years as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with the national weather agency issuing its highest alert and nearly half-a-million people urged to take shelter.
08 July 2014
Skeletons found in El Salvador shed light on pre-Hispanic lifeJapanese and Salvadoran archaeologists said they have found three human skeletons in El Salvador from more than 1,600 years ago that could shed new light on early human settlements in the region.
05 July 2014
A dying business: family graves in JapanEvery once in a while, Kumiko Kano meets a group of people with whom she has decided to spend eternity, one of a growing number in Japan who are shunning the expense and commitment of a traditional family grave.
04 July 2014
Japan to lift some sanctions on North Korea: PM AbeJapan will revoke some of its unilateral sanctions on North Korea, the prime minister announced Thursday, after talks on the Cold War kidnapping of Japanese nationals.
03 July 2014
US-based scientist makes potent version of H1N1 fluA US-based Japanese scientist said he has succeeded in engineering a version of the so-called swine flu virus that would be able to evade the human immune system.
03 July 2014
Toshiba nearing deal on Bulgarian nuclear reactor dealToshiba's US unit is nearing a deal estimated at almost $5 billion to build a nuclear reactor in Bulgaria, a report said Thursday, as Japanese firms eye atomic contracts overseas after the Fukushima crisis erased demand at home.
03 July 2014
China workers strike over Japanese boss' war denialAround 1,000 Chinese workers went on strike after their Japanese boss denied Tokyo had invaded China and said its 1930s actions were to "help" the country escape colonial rule, state-run media reported.
02 July 2014
'Backpackers found living in squalor' after Sydney fireAt least 15 people, reportedly backpackers from Japan and South Korea "living in squalor" in minibuses, a shipping container and a caravan, had to be rescued from a raging Sydney fire.
02 July 2014
Historic shift as Japan expands scope of militaryJapan loosened the bonds on its powerful military, proclaiming the right to go into battle in defence of allies, in a highly controversial shift in the nation's pacifist stance.
01 July 2014
Japan tax hike boosts inflation, hurts spending in MayInflation hit a three-decade high and unemployment dipped further in Japan, data showed Friday, as the government's bid to jumpstart the economy takes hold, even as analysts warned it was too early for celebrations.
27 June 2014
Japan hangs killer in first execution this yearJapan hanged a man on Thursday, the nation's first execution this year, and the ninth since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December 2012.
26 June 2014
Jail sought for Indonesian skipper in Japanese diver deathsIndonesian prosecutors Tuesday sought a jail term of three years and six months for a boat skipper who lost track of seven Japanese women during a diving trip that left two of them dead.
25 June 2014
Taiwan Japan museum row solvedA row between Tokyo and Taipei over the loan of a host of treasured artefacts to Japan has been solved, Taiwanese officials said, with the exhibition set to open on schedule.