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US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Science
October 30, 2016
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the the International Space Station, including US…
Egypt seeks new markets, boosts security as tourism drops
Egypt
October 25, 2016
Egypt seeks new markets, boosts security as tourism drops
Egypt hopes to encourage tourists from new markets like China, Japan and Ukraine, a year after Russia and Britain suspended…
Election of anti-nuclear novice in Japan another setback for Abe energy policy
World
October 17, 2016
Election of anti-nuclear novice in Japan another setback for Abe energy policy
The election of an anti-nuclear governor in a region north of Tokyo further challenges Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy…
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank aim to be world’s No. 1 tech investor with $100 billion fund
Business
October 14, 2016
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank aim to be world’s No. 1 tech investor with $100 billion fund
Saudi Arabia and Japan's SoftBank Group (9984.T) will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100…
Japan election key to world’s biggest nuclear plant and Abe’s energy policy
Egypt
October 14, 2016
Japan election key to world’s biggest nuclear plant and Abe’s energy policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Science
October 3, 2016
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading…
How Japan went crazy for KitKats
Food
September 20, 2016
How Japan went crazy for KitKats
A freshly made white chocolate and raspberry mix is carefully poured into a piping bag by chef Yasumasa Takagi, one…
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
World
August 15, 2016
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
South Korea expressed deep regret and China's state-run news agency called on Tokyo to repent its wartime past on Monday…
Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center
World
July 26, 2016
Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center
A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and…
Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
World
June 19, 2016
Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
Thousands of people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two…