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Japan lawmaker resigns over $8 mn loan scandal A senior Japanese politician has announced he is resigning as his party's leader, despite insisting that he spent an undeclared $8 million loan not on politics but on personal items -- including an ornamental rake.

08 April 2014

Spring in Japan: beautiful blossoms and hayfever misery Spring in Japan brings explosions of pink and white cherry blossoms that provide a beautiful backdrop for picnics across this nature-loving country.

04 April 2014

Novartis replaces top Japan executives over drug trial scandal Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Thursday it was replacing the top executives at its Japanese unit over allegations the division hid serious potential side effects of leukaemia treatments from regulators.

03 April 2014

Japan cancels next Antarctic whaling hunt after ICJ ruling Japan said Thursday it was cancelling its annual Antarctic whaling hunt for the first time in more than a quarter of a century in line with a UN court ruling that the programme was a commercial activity disguised as science.

03 April 2014

Minor tsunami hits Japan after Chile quake Small tsunami waves hit northern Japan early Thursday following a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake thousands of kilometres away across the Pacific Ocean in Chile after officials issued an evacuation advisory for certain areas.

03 April 2014

Japan shoppers see first sales tax rise in 17 years Prices rose across Japan Tuesday as a controversial sales tax rise came into effect, with everything from beer to washing machines costing more, sparking fears a drop in consumer spending will derail a nascent economic recovery.

01 April 2014

Japan lifts own blanket arms export ban Japan on Tuesday lifted a self-imposed ban on weapons exports, introducing new rules covering the arms trade in a move supporters say will boost Tokyo's global role, but which could unnerve China.

01 April 2014

Whaling ban applauded despite fears of Japan sidestep Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday hailed a landmark court decision that Japan must halt an annual Antarctic whale hunt, despite fears it may try to sidestep the order.

01 April 2014

Apple vs Samsung case to start before fresh jury Jurors were selected Monday for a high-stakes patent battle between smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung, setting the stage for attorneys to open fire regarding who copied innovations.

01 April 2014

Climate change boosts conflict risk, floods, hunger: UN Soaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and migration this century, the UN's expert panel said Monday in a landmark report on the impact of climate change.

31 March 2014

Taiwan's Hon Hai profit up 12.7% in 2013 on iPhone demand Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest contract manufacturer for electronics, saw its net profit rise 12.7 percent on-year in 2013, bolstered by demand for Apple's new products.

29 March 2014

World's 'longest-serving' death row inmate granted retrial in Japan A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was Thursday granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, decades after doubts emerged about his guilt.

27 March 2014

President Nazarbayev meets Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe One of the major spheres for cooperation is nuclear power industry. As a leading uranium producer, Kazakhstan could supply the raw material to feed Japan-based nuclear power plants: Nazarbayev.

24 March 2014

Indian Toyota workers down tools despite end to lockout Employees at Toyota's auto assembly plants in southern India failed to return to work Monday at the end of a week-long lockout after refusing to sign codes of conduct, their union said.

24 March 2014

Japan, N. Korea move to restart formal talks Japan and North Korea are moving to restart formal government-level talks, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, after a shift over the contentious issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese citizens.

20 March 2014

Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.

20 March 2014

Subscriptions woo fans back from pirated music: industry Fans are increasingly willing to pay for digital music through subscription streaming services rather than downloading it illegally for free.

19 March 2014

Japan PM threatens Moscow with more sanctions over Crimea Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned Russia for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity and threatened to impose further sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Crimean crisis.

19 March 2014

Toshiba unveils disease-detecting breathalyser Japan's Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a breathalyser which it says can detect a wide range of diseases just 30 seconds after users blow into the machine.

18 March 2014

UN nuclear watchdog chief says atomic plants never '100%' safe The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday his agency would keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters.

17 March 2014

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