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Japanese supercentenarian dies at 117
World
April 1, 2015
Japanese supercentenarian dies at 117
The world’s oldest living person, Misao Okawa, passed away on Wednesday less than one month after celebrating her 117th birthday,…
China, Japan, South Korea hold first FM talks in 3 years
World
March 21, 2015
China, Japan, South Korea hold first FM talks in 3 years
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan gathered in Seoul Saturday for their first meeting in nearly three…
Time stands still in Japan’s village of scarecrows
Life & Style
March 16, 2015
Time stands still in Japan’s village of scarecrows
Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden. The…
Japan space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough
Life & Style
March 12, 2015
Japan space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough
Japanese scientists have succeeded in transmitting energy wirelessly, in a key step that could one day make solar power generation…
It’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
Life & Style
March 3, 2015
It’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in…
North Korea, angered by drills, fires short-range missiles off coast
World
March 2, 2015
North Korea, angered by drills, fires short-range missiles off coast
North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korean officials said, a defiant response to…
Egypt, Japan to set up wind farm in Gabel El Zeit
Business
February 20, 2015
Egypt, Japan to set up wind farm in Gabel El Zeit
Egypt and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a contract on Thursday to set up a 200-megawatt wind farm in…
Japan to give US$15 mn to fight terror in Mideast, Africa
World
February 15, 2015
Japan to give US$15 mn to fight terror in Mideast, Africa
Japan, reeling from the murder of two nationals by Islamic State extremists, will offer an extra US$15 million in aid…
Japanese reporter says barring him from Syria sets a bad precedent
World
February 12, 2015
Japanese reporter says barring him from Syria sets a bad precedent
A Japanese photojournalist whose passport was confiscated by the government ahead of a planned trip to Syria said his case…
Survey: Japan high school girls on mobiles 7 hours a day
Life & Style
February 10, 2015
Survey: Japan high school girls on mobiles 7 hours a day
High school girls in Japan spend an average of seven hours a day on their mobile phones, a new survey…