Hiroshi Hiyama
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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…
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…
Strongest typhoon in decade pounds Japan
At least 15 people were killed and 20 others were missing on Wednesday as Japan’s biggest typhoon for more than a decade pounded the south of the country with heavy rain and…