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©REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Excitement builds in Japan for new Murakami novel The wait is nearly over for thousands of readers eager to get their hands on the new novel by celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami.
12 April 2013
©REUTERS Execution-free world getting closer: Amnesty The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012.
10 April 2013
Want to be a sports star? Look in the mirror The shape of a man's face can help predict his sporting acumen, according to a study that found Japanese baseball players.
10 April 2013
Japan puts anti-North Korean missiles in Tokyo Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.
09 April 2013
Toyota pays $16 million to settle US acceleration suit Toyota has agreed to a $16 million deal with a southern Californian county over charges the Japanese auto giant hid safety issues linked to unintended acceleration of cars.
06 April 2013
©RIA NOVOSTI Fukushima fuel cooling system stops again:TEPCO One of the systems keeping spent atomic fuel cool at the Fukushima nuclear plant temporarily failed on Friday, the second outage in a matter of weeks, underlining the precarious fix at the plant.
06 April 2013
Japan's whale 'research' is flashpoint in global dispute The Institute of Cetacean Research can be found in a nondescript white-brick office building in Tokyo's port district.
05 April 2013
Photo courtesy of whyamiunhealthy.com Japan scientists can 'read' dreams: study Scientists in Japan said Friday they had found a way to "read" people's dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some of the secrets of the unconscious mind.
05 April 2013
Anne Lauvergeon (L), CEO of French nuclear power engineering group Areva and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries President Kazuo Tsukuda. ©REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Japan, France firms to build Turkey nuclear plant: report Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva are expected to win a $22 billion contract to build a nuclear power plant in Turkey.
04 April 2013
©REUTERS Bald men may be at higher clogged artery risk: study In a double blow, bald men may be at higher risk of coronary heart disease, said a study Wednesday, but only if the hair is lost at the crown.
04 April 2013
Photo courtesy of tx.english-ch.com Japan woman put skeleton brother in trash: police A Japanese woman who lived with her brother's mummified body for years tried to dispose of his corpse with household rubbish when she finally realised he was dead.
03 April 2013
©REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz Time is ripe for smartwatches, analysts say Amid much speculation on the future of the "smartwatch," the consensus is growing: the time is right.
01 April 2013
Forex markets calm as Easter weekend starts Foreign exchange rates were calm Friday as financial markets in Europe, the United States and elsewhere were closed for Easter weekend.
01 April 2013
Mobile shines in exploding world of games The booming popularity of play on smartphones or tablet computers in a realm once dominated by videogame consoles was a hot theme at the major Game Developers Conference that ended here Friday.
30 March 2013
Rising China disregarding neighbours: Japan study The rising might of China is causing it to act with increasing disregard towards its neighbours.
29 March 2013
Google reveals views of Japan's nuclear ghost town Google on Thursday began offering the chance for people to wander virtually through an abandoned town deep within the exclusion zone around Japan's crippled nuclear plant.
28 March 2013
Sommeliers compete in Japan for world's best title Wine waiters of the world gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday for a competition to find the planet's best sommelier.
28 March 2013
Former Olympus Corp President 
Tsuyoshi Kikukawa. ©REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao Five-year jail term sought for ex-Olympus head Japanese prosecutors sought a five-year jail term Tuesday for the former head of Olympus for his involvement in a $1.7 billion loss cover-up scandal that hammered Japan's corporate governance image.
27 March 2013
Japan court rules some election results 'invalid' Japan's politicians were grappling with possible implications Tuesday after a high court said some general election results were invalid, with other rulings expected later in the day.
26 March 2013
Japan's high-tech kabuki theatre set to open The curtain is about to go up at a new theatre dedicated to Japan's centuries-old kabuki-za performing art, sited in a high-tech venue in a 29-storey Tokyo office building.
25 March 2013
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