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Hiroshi Hiyama
Race against time after deadly Japan quake
Local authorities have put the death toll at 30, but the number is expected to increase
Former Japan PM Abe shot, feared dead
The attack comes despite the country’s famously low levels of violent crime and tough gun laws
‘Unfairly detained’: Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn protests innocence
Carlos Ghosn faces a host of allegations of financial impropriety
Fukushima: Japan PM pledges greater government involvement
Japan’s Shinzo Abe says his government will play a greater role in stopping leaks of radioactive water as a result of the Fukushima disaster.
Japan picks Shinzo Abe as next prime minister
Japan has elected Shinzo Abe, a hawkish leader who promised to get tough on diplomacy while fixing the economy, to be their new prime minister.
Japanese scientist unveils ‘thinking’ robot brain
A "neural network" has been developed for robots that lets them learn how to perform a new task by "thinking" things through — or googling it.
Pounding rain fuels radiation fears in Japan
Driving rain on Monday disrupted rescue efforts in Japan and compounded the misery of disaster survivors now fearing radioactive fallout.
N Korean nuclear talks break up in disarray
Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear-weapons programme broke up on Thursday following four days of deadlock, throwing efforts to implement a disarmament accord…
YouTube agrees to Japanese copyright warning
Japanese copyright holders on Wednesday urged YouTube to do more to tackle unauthorised uploads after the popular video-sharing website agreed to post an infringement warning in…
Toshiba takes DVD war to stores with first new player
The race to set the industry standard for high-definition DVDs swept into Japan’s stores Friday as Toshiba put on sale its first next-generation player. Supporters of the HD DVD…
Japan learns of Princess Kiko’s pregnancy
Japan learned on Tuesday that the wife of the emperor’s second son is pregnant, throwing a sudden question mark over controversial moves to end male-only succession in the…
Cartoon girls learn to be Japan’s latest pop envoys
On television around the world and even toasted by the Japanese embassy in Washington, Yumi Yoshimura and Ami Onuki, the two 30-something women who form the duo "Puffy," are…
Sony announces massive job cuts
Sony boss Howard Stringer, under pressure to reverse a slump at the electronics icon, announced 10 000 job cuts on Thursday but renewed his vision of the group as an…
Parliament takes up reforms after Koizumi landslide
Japan’s Parliament went to work on Wednesday on breaking up the massive post office after the landslide election victory of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, whose popularity…
Japan embarks on journey to the centre of the Earth
Japanese scientists are preparing to dig deep inside the Earth for the first time in human history to unlock the mysteries of life in an attempt to figure out how civilisation…