Новости по теме Japan

Russian PM visits disputed Kuril islands, triggering Japan protest Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed Saturday in the Kuril islands, prompting a swift rebuke from Tokyo, which claims sovereignty over the northwest Pacific archipelago in a long-running dispute.

22 August 2015

BuzzFeed moves to Japan in Yahoo partnership BuzzFeed announced plans to launch a Japanese news website in a partnership with Yahoo Japan, the latest step in a global expansion push.

18 August 2015

Japan economy's contraction a blow for 'Abenomics' Japan's economy contracted last quarter, boosting speculation the central bank will be forced to unleash more stimulus as Tokyo's "Abenomics" growth blitz stumbles.

17 August 2015

Japan PM expresses WWII remorse, but not enough for victims Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand.

15 August 2015

Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo designer faces fresh plagiarism claims The designer of Tokyo's 2020 Olympics logo said he has withdrawn some designs created for drinks giant Suntory in the wake of fresh plagiarism allegations.

14 August 2015

'Children of the aggressor': the Japanese war babies adopted by China Now 73 and sitting in his Tokyo home, Yohachi Nakajima fights back tears when he thinks of his Chinese adopted mother and the farming village he once called homeю

12 August 2015

Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after Fukushima Japan ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.

11 August 2015

Disney apologises for 'inappropriate' tweet on Nagasaki anniversary US entertainment giant Disney was forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets was criticised for being insensitive.

10 August 2015

Draft of Japan PM's WWII statement includes 'apology': report A draft of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II includes the word "apology".

10 August 2015

17-yo Almaty native to participate at World Yo-Yo Champion in Tokyo Chingiz Alpyspayev, 17, from Kazakhstan is going to the World Yo-Yo Champion in Tokyo

06 August 2015

Japan's Hiroshima ceremonies 'scheming': Chinese media A Chinese newspaper with close ties to the ruling Communist Party slammed Japan for commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima without highlighting its own wartime aggression.

06 August 2015

Political sweetener: Japan PM Abe to get branded honey Step aside Abe-nomics, the Shinzo Abe brandwagon is rolling on... into honey, after the Japanese prime minister's wife decided to establish a beehive at their official residence.

13 July 2015

Nintendo says CEO Satoru Iwata dead of cancer at 55 Nintendo said Monday that its chief executive Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55.

13 July 2015

History will prove me right over security bills: Japan PM Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed his push to beef up Japan's military in the face of public and parliamentary opposition would be vindicated by history.

09 July 2015

World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan The world's oldest man, Sakari Momoi, has died in Japan at the ripe old age of 112.

07 July 2015

Japan's Meiji industrial sites win UN world heritage status The UN's cultural body conferred world heritage status on a number of new sites including some seen as representative of Japan's industrial revolution.

06 July 2015

Mobile Internet speed in Kazakhstan increases The average speed of mobile Internet in Kazakhstan has increased to 10.47 megabit per second.

03 July 2015

Japan PM calls on Putin to work towards Ukraine peace Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in finding "peaceful and diplomatic solutions" to the crisis in Ukraine.

25 June 2015

Japan announces dates for G7 summit in 2016 Japan will host a summit of the Group of Seven industrial democracies on May 26-27 next year, its top government spokesman said.

23 June 2015

Japan marks 70th anniversary of Battle of Okinawa Japan marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, the bloodiest episode in the Pacific War, which killed a quarter of the island's population.

23 June 2015

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