Seven Navy Crew Missing Off Japan
Seven US Navy crew members are missing after their ship collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. Among the injured is the USS Fitzgerald’s commanding officer, who was taken to...
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Ireland Rack Up Seven Tries As They Cruise Past Japan
Ireland gave Japan a brutal reality check as they crushed the Asian champions 50-22 on Saturday in the second of their three-match summer tour. Joe Schmidt's second-string side ran in seven tries in...
Japan Crown Prince Pledges ‘heart and Soul’ To Throne
Japan's crown prince Tuesday vowed to devote himself to assuming the role of emperor, days after parliament enacted a law allowing his ageing father to step down, media reported. Emperor Akihito's...
Tokyo Zoo Says New Cub In Good Health
A baby panda whose birth this week delighted Japan and has dominated news coverage ever since appears to be in good health, the zoo said Tuesday. Tokyo's Ueno Zoo celebrated the tiny baby's arrival...
Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
A Japanese court Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition, in the latest victory for the government's pro-atomic push. Local residents lost...
Japan Zoo Celebrates Birth of Panda Cub
A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with the tiny cub small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand. Eleven-year-old mum Shin Shin gave birth just before...
Pound Struggles To Rebound In After Shock British Vote
The pound struggled on Monday to recover from last week's sharp losses that came in the wake of a shock British election result that has thrown the country into uncertainty. Sterling took a beating...
Japan’s Godfather of Art? Billionaire Maezawa Rings In New Era
With a single post on Instagram, Yusaku Maezawa announced not only his purchase of an $110.5 million Basquiat masterpiece, and his place in auction history, but arguably signalled a new era for art...
British Pound Tumbles After UK Vote; Tech Sell-Off Hits Nasdaq
The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into Britain's negotiations with the European Union over Brexit. But London equity markets...
Japan’s Kagawa Out of Iraq Football World Cup Clash
Japan suffered a blow Thursday when playmaker Shinji Kagawa was ruled out of next week's World Cup qualifier against Iraq after dislocating his shoulder. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder fell...
Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory report suggested weak demand in the world's biggest economy. Global equity...
Kagawa Injury Hits Japan World Cup Qualifying Preparations
Japan's World Cup qualifying preparations were dealt a blow Wednesday when playmaker Shinji Kagawa suffered a shoulder injury in a 1-1 home draw with Syria. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder was...
Japan Radical Nabbed In Cop Killing After Four-Decade Hunt
A Japanese leftist radical has been arrested and charged in the killing of a police officer after more than four decades on the run, authorities said Wednesday. Masaaki Osaka, 67, once a high-ranking...
Nuclear-Wary Japan Restarts Another Atomic Reactor
A Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government's pro-atomic push, despite strong public opposition after the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The restart...
Sri Lanka Hails Record Military Deployment As Toll Hits 213
Sri Lanka's military recorded its biggest peacetime deployment for search and rescue operations after monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods that killed 213 people, the government said Monday....
China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea
China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit over the weekend, after he criticised Beijing's "militarisation" of the South...
Japan Holds Evacuation Drills As N.Korea Missile Fears Grow
Hundreds of residents of a small Japanese coastal town took part in an evacuation drill Sunday as fears grow that a North Korean missile could hit the country. The drill in the town of Abu, about 800...
My Neighbor Totoro Anime Theme Park Set To Open In Japan
Japan's answer to Walt Disney has confirmed the launch of a giant new theme park based on one of its most popular films. Studio Ghibli, the animation giant behind the 1988 hit animated fantasy movie...
Japan Men Take Out ‘groper Insurance’ Against Sex Pest Claims
In Japan, where train travel can often be a perilous ordeal for women, an insurance company is reporting a sudden run on a policy that protects men falsely accused of groping. The spike in takers for...
Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but disappeared -- lost to dementia, she can no longer eat, bathe, or go to the...