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©REUTERS/Ruairidh Villar G20 talks between China and Japan unlikely: reports Talks between China and Japan, embroiled in a bitter row over disputed islands, are unlikely on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit.
28 August 2013
Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. ©REUTERS/Pascal Lauener Japan minister at Fukushima after radioactive leak Japan's government was ramping up pressure on electric utility TEPCO after a huge leak of radioactive water at Fukushima.
27 August 2013
Photo courtesy of hlchina.com Japan wife kills cheating husband with coffee cup A Japanese housewife battered her septuagenarian husband to death with a coffee cup after discovering he was cheating on her.
26 August 2013
US to send 18 tons of nuclear wastes to Kazakhstan from Japan The US are going to transfer more than 18 tons of nuclear wastes of American-origin from Japan over to Kazakhstan for processing them into fuel for nuclear power stations.
23 August 2013
Japan nuclear watchdog inspects Fukushima water leak Japan's nuclear watchdog on Friday dispatched an inspection team to the crippled Fukushima plant after workers found a huge toxic water leak and unexplained radiation hotspots.
23 August 2013
Global manufacturing data helps Asia markets rebound Asian markets firmed on Friday as a slew of upbeat manufacturing data from around the globe overshadowed concerns about the US Federal Reserve's plans for its stimulus programme.
23 August 2013
Japan upgrades Fukushima leak to level three 'serious incident' Japan's nuclear regulator upgraded a radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima plant to a level three "serious incident".
21 August 2013
Tokyo shares open lower after Wall Street losses Tokyo shares opened lower Tuesday, following a weak showing on Wall Street as speculation lingers that the US Federal Reserve will scale back its bond-buying programme.
20 August 2013
Toxic puddles discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant Puddles with extremely high radiation levels have been found near water storage tanks at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as it moved to contain the latest of several toxic water threats.
20 August 2013
Japan firm says skin stain complaints top 7,000 Japanese cosmetics maker Kanebo said Monday the number of complaints about skin discolouring from using its whitening products has topped 7,000 from customers both at home and abroad.
20 August 2013
Clean-up begins after Japan volcano eruption Clean-up workers Monday started removing a layer of grey ash that spread across a city in southern Japan after a volcano erupted at the weekend, spewing a plume 5,000 metres into the air.
19 August 2013
Death toll rises to six after torrential rain in Japan Japanese rescuers found four bodies Saturday at the scene of a landslide in the north of the country, taking the total death toll from record rainfall to six.
10 August 2013
Fukushima operator pumps out toxic groundwater The operator of the crippled Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has started pumping out radioactive groundwater to reduce leakage into the Pacific ocean.
10 August 2013
Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of US atomic bombing Nagasaki on Friday marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing by the United States during World War II that turned the Japanese city into an inferno.
09 August 2013
Japan summons China envoy over ships near disputed isles Tokyo said Thursday it summoned Beijing's envoy after Chinese government ships entered Japanese territorial waters near islands at the centre of a row between the Asian giants.
08 August 2013
Hiroshima marks anniversary of US atomic bombing Tens of thousands gathered at a peace memorial park in Hiroshima on Tuesday to mark the 68th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city, as anti-atomic sentiment runs high in Japan.
06 August 2013
Rice field. ©REUTERS/Jayanta Dey Roots breakthrough for drought-resistant rice Japanese biotechnologists on Sunday said they had developed a rice plant with deeper roots that can sustain high yields in droughts that wipe out conventional rice crops.
05 August 2013
Japan deputy PM retracts Nazi remarks Japan's gaffe-prone deputy prime minister on Thursday retracted controversial remarks that suggested Tokyo could learn from Nazi Germany when it comes to constitutional reform.
01 August 2013
Photo courtesy of economictimes.indiatimes.com Japan team develops micro-thin electric circuit A flexible electrical circuit one-fifth the thickness of food wrap and weighing less than a feather could improve the movement of artificial limbs by tapping into signals from the brain.
26 July 2013
JFK's sole survivor named ambassador to Japan President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy to become US ambassador to Japan, in the biggest foray into public service for John F. Kennedy's sole surviving child.
25 July 2013

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