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Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologized for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails.

• 12 декабря 2014, 12:20

Japan's ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to sweep elections this weekend, retaining its unassailable two-thirds majority.

• 11 декабря 2014, 16:22

Sony Pictures staff received a threatening email Friday claiming to be from the hackers who breached the entertainment giant's computer network.

• 06 декабря 2014, 13:22

Tens of thousands of people were offered a rare -- but congested -- glimpse of Japan's exclusive Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo.

• 03 декабря 2014, 14:21

Japan launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet.

• 03 декабря 2014, 14:14

Official campaigning kicked off in Japan before a December 14 election which Prime Minister has described as a referendum on his faltering "Abenomics" growth blitz.

• 02 декабря 2014, 14:44

Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten has taken the third place at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard, the fifth event of the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

• 02 декабря 2014, 13:36

The Hollywood heart-throb has been joined by Pepper, a cheeky and chatty android, which its makers claim can answer customers' questions, to promote its Nescafe marque.

• 02 декабря 2014, 12:28

E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said.

• 27 ноября 2014, 14:14

Sony Pictures' computer network has reportedly come under cyberattack, with hackers threatening to release key information.

• 26 ноября 2014, 11:33

Kazakhstan has taken the third place at 2014 World Sambo Championship held in Narita, Japan on November 21-23.

• 26 ноября 2014, 10:45

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised "firm" support after meeting victims of a weekend earthquake.

• 25 ноября 2014, 10:19

Residents of Japan's Okinawa Sunday elected a governor who opposes plans to relocate a US military base within the island chain, a fresh setback in efforts to resolve a thorny issue in military relations.

• 17 ноября 2014, 11:35

Japanese entertainment colossus Sony said it will debut a cable-style television service delivered through its popular PlayStation video game consoles.

• 14 ноября 2014, 12:07

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted deeper defence ties with the United States and Australia to ensure peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

• 14 ноября 2014, 11:58

The United States welcomed the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a chance to lower their simmering tensions.

• 11 ноября 2014, 15:40

The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit Monday after two years of dangerous animosity.

• 10 ноября 2014, 19:35

A local governor gave the green light to restarting an atomic power station.

• 07 ноября 2014, 14:14

Japan will provide up to $100 million in fresh aid to Ebola-hit West Africa, after the United States called for further global efforts to combat the deadly virus.

• 07 ноября 2014, 13:48

Hello Kitty, Japan's global icon of cute, marked her 40th anniversary with a human-size version of the feline character regaling fans.

• 01 ноября 2014, 17:29