The former top commander of US troops in Asia on Thursday strongly defended President Barack Obama against critics of his bow to Japan's ...
Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals ...
Japan coach Takeshi Okada has insisted that his squad's target of a semi-final spot at next year's World Cup remains unchanged no matter who may stand in their way, according to reports. "Nothing will change," he told Japanese media on Thursday when ...
A shopper leaves a clothing store selling all items on 20 percent to 80 percent off in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Japan's government says the economy is in deflation for the first time in more than three years, warning that ...
CAN BLUE LIGHT SAVE LIVES? East Japan Railway, which runs local trains in and out of Tokyo, spent $170,000 in October to install special LED lamps on the platforms of all 29 stations along the Yamanote line, one of its busiest routes. ...
Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea soon, state-run media said on Friday, amid efforts to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks. Liang's trip, which also will take him to Japan and Thailand, will begin on Sunday and run ...
Key UN committee approves resolution criticizing widespread human rights violations in NKorea A key U.N. committee expressed "very serious concern" Thursday at widespread reports of torture and other grave human rights violations in North Korea and strongly urged the government to put ...
TOKYO - NOVEMBER 20: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) shakes hand with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) prior to their meeting at Hatoyama's official residence on November 20, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Yang is in Japan until November 22, his ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Nov. 15 San Antonio Express-News, on the swine flu vaccine: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ...
The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Thursday to advance political and military exchanges in a bid to foster mutual trust, a Japanese diplomat said. Japan's Katsuya Okada and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi also reiterated their shared resolve to press ...
FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf is seen at a Nissan technical design center in Atsugi, near Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, file) Copyright 2009 AP News
FILE - In this file photo of Aug. 27, 2004, artists Christo, left, and his wife and partner Jeanne-Claude, pose in front of their work of art titled "The Umbrellas" (Japan/US, 1984-1991) as they visit their exhibition "Swiss Projects 1968-1998" at the ...
