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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

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

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

PM Abe wins big in Japan upper house poll Voters handed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a thumping victory in upper house elections Sunday, exit polls showed, likely ushering in a new period of stability for politically volatile Japan.

22 July 2013

Japan wins rights to explore for rare metals in Pacific Japan on Saturday said it had won the rights to explore for cobalt-rich crusts in the Pacific, a move that could reduce its dependence on China for rare metals.

21 July 2013

Japan govt approves stem cell clinical trials Japan's government on Friday gave its seal of approval to the world's first clinical trials using stem cells harvested from a patient's own body.

20 July 2013

Fukushima steam still baffling: TEPCO The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it still did not know what caused steam seen inside a reactor building, nor why it was no longer there.

19 July 2013

Panasonic, Sanyo fined $56 mn for price-fixing: US Japan's Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have each pleaded guilty to price-fixing involving auto parts and battery cells, agreeing to pay $56.5 million in fines.

19 July 2013

Steam seen in Fukushima reactor building: TEPCO Steam has been spotted in a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, its operator said Thursday, but stressed there is no sign yet of increased radiation.

18 July 2013

Japan mob publishes magazine for gangsters: reports Japan's biggest yakuza organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior gangsters' fishing diaries.

10 July 2013

Japan broadcasters ban Panasonic 'smart' TV commercial Japanese broadcasters are refusing to air commercials for Panasonic's new "smart" television, the manufacturer said Monday, amid speculation they feel threatened by its combined TV-Internet function.

08 July 2013

Japan nuclear operators ask for OK on reactor restarts Japanese utilities on Monday asked regulators for permission to turn on 10 nuclear reactors, a move that could presage a widespread restart of atomic power more than two years after the Fukushima disaster.

08 July 2013

Elderly shoplifters outstrip teenagers in Tokyo The number of elderly people caught shoplifting in Japan's capital city has outstripped that of teenagers for the first time since records began.

08 July 2013

Japan court to deliver verdict on Olympus executives A Japanese court on Wednesday is due to deliver a verdict in the case of three disgraced Olympus executives accused of engineering a massive accounting fraud at the camera and medical equipment maker.

03 July 2013

US takes up gaps on Syria, sea disputes at Asia forum Asia-Pacific security talks opened Tuesday with Beijing under pressure over its South China Sea claims.

02 July 2013

Australia takes Japan to top UN court to stop whaling Australia takes its legal battle to stop Japanese whaling in the Antarctic before the UN's highest court on Wednesday, in an emotionally-charged case activists say is make-or-break for the giant marine mammals' future.

26 June 2013

Japanese racing pigeon flies across Pacific to Canada A plucky pigeon that flew across the Pacific Ocean from Japan will be bred by a bird lover in Canada hoping its progeny will make top long-distance racers.

25 June 2013

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