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Toyota raised its earnings forecast for the year to March, saying it expects to book a record $18.1 billion annual net profit thanks to a weak yen and cost cuts.

• 04 февраля 2015, 15:08

The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic State militants claimed his beheading.

• 02 февраля 2015, 13:33

A Kazakhstani volley ball player famous in Asia for hear kawaii appearance Sabina Altynbekova will be invited by the Indonesian Volleyball Federation to help revive women’s volleyball.

• 31 января 2015, 01:33

Toyota said it would come back to the World Rally Championship in 2017, nearly two decades after the Japanese auto giant withdrew from the motor sports event.

• 30 января 2015, 15:56

Honda cut its full-year net profit forecast as the Japanese automaker faces soaring recall costs.

• 30 января 2015, 15:32

According to Russia’s Kommersant, yesterday Chairman of the Board and Director Masashi Muromachi officially confirmed the talks with Kazakhstan.

• 23 января 2015, 11:56

Japan marked the 20th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people.

• 17 января 2015, 15:05

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Tokyo for a six-day tour of the Middle East, pledging to play a role in regional stability.

• 16 января 2015, 14:42

The V-league organizing the Volleyball Championship has invited Sabina Altynbekova, a famous kawaii from Kazakhstan, to Japan.

• 13 января 2015, 20:35

A Japanese woman has claimed she discovered fragments identified as "dental material" in a McDonald's hamburger, the company said.

• 09 января 2015, 14:42

Toyota will give away thousands of patents for its fuel-cell cars, it said Tuesday, in an effort to encourage other automakers into the new industry.

• 06 января 2015, 13:32

Japan plans to draw up a law to speed the deployment of troops overseas for peacekeeping operations and to support alliesю

• 28 декабря 2014, 13:10

McDonald's said that an emergency airlift has eased a french fries shortage in Japan which forced the chain to ration the crispy treat at more than 3,000 restaurants.

• 26 декабря 2014, 16:07

Japan's top research institute hammered the final nail in the coffin of what was once billed as a ground-breaking stem cell study.

• 26 декабря 2014, 14:39

Japanese Prime Minister is set to resume office with a broadly similar cabinet tasked with re-igniting the world's number three economy following his election triumph.

• 24 декабря 2014, 16:19

Up to 11 people are now reported to have died in a winter snow storm gripping much of Japan, as forecasters warned bad weather would continue.

• 19 декабря 2014, 13:26

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped up pressure on business leaders to hike wages as he embarked on a renewed push to reinvigorate Japan's economy.

• 16 декабря 2014, 14:38

The United States welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's easy re-election victor in snap polls, hailing his "strong leadership" on international crises

• 15 декабря 2014, 11:21

President Xi Jinping said that no one can deny the Nanjing Massacre, as China for the first time held a national day of remembrance for the Japanese military rampage.

• 13 декабря 2014, 15:02

Japan will hold a general election this weekend that looks likely to return Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to power.

• 12 декабря 2014, 23:02