Wait is over: Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years
TOKYO: Japan's excruciating wait for a home-grown yokozuna, or sumo grand champion, ended Wednesday when… Read More
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Japan fails to launch mini-rocket due to communication failure
TOKYO: Japan's space agency said on Sunday it failed to launch a mini rocket… Read More
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Nissan picks London for first European on-road autonomous car tests
Japanese carmaker Nissan said it will conduct its first European real-world trials of self-driving cars in… Read More
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Takata to pay $1 billion to settle US air bag probe: sources
NEW YORK: Japan's Takata Corp is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing as early as… Read More
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Nintendo disappoints with price for new Switch console
Nintendo on Friday priced its first console in about four years above market expectations, disappointing… Read More
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On Pearl Harbor visit, Abe pledges Japan will never wage war again
PEARL HARBOR: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a symbolic visit to Pearl Harbor with… Read More
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Japan’s Abe in Hawaii to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama
HONOLULU: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii on Monday ahead of a symbolic… Read More
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Japan’s Abe and Obama to pay respects at Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU, USA: Seven months after President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, the city where World War… Read More
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China aircraft carrier to lead Pacific drills for first time
BEIJING: China's navy plans a training exercise in the Pacific that would include for the first… Read More
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Fake cops walk off with gold worth over $5mln in Japan
TOKYO: Thieves posing as police officers walked off with more than $5 million of gold… Read More
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Russia declines Japanese dog diplomacy ahead of summit
MOSCOW: Russia appears to have snubbed a Japanese attempt at puppy-love diplomacy by declining a… Read More
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Japan launching ‘space junk’ collector
TOKYO: Japan will launch a cargo ship Friday bound for the International Space Station, carrying… Read More
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Japan’s Abe to make history by visiting Pearl Harbor
TOKYO: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to become the first Japanese leader to visit… Read More
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WTO seeks trade deal on ‘green’ products
GENEVA: The heavyweights of world trade, including the United States, China and Japan, meet in… Read More
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Periodic table expands with elements named after Japan, Moscow, Tennessee
TOKYO: The periodic table got larger Wednesday after four new elements were officially named and… Read More
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Japan, Unicef to support polio eradication in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government, Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)… Read More
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Japan culling 330,000 birds to fight avian flu
TOKYO: Japan has begun slaughtering more than 330,000 farm birds to contain its first outbreaks… Read More
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Japan skating rink slammed for freezing 5,000 fish
TOKYO: A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an… Read More
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Japan plans supercomputer to leap into technology future
TOKYO: Japan plans to build the world's fastest-known supercomputer in a bid to arm the… Read More
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Japan to build world’s fast supercomputer to leap into technology future
TOKYO: Japan plans to build the world's fastest-known supercomputer in a bid to arm the country's… Read More
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