Japan

Peak Japan: Hello Kitty bullet train debuts this week

    TOKYO, JAPAN (AFP) - Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train, complete with special carriages…

Japan halts missile drills after Trump-Kim summit: reports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic…

Moon suggests Russian gas be piped to Koreas, Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- New pipelines could be laid to bring Russian gas through North Korea to the South…

UPDATED: Japan makes history with win against 10-man Colombia in World Cup Group H opener

by Ryland James Agence France Presse SARANSK, Russia -- Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan on Tuesday as the…

Toll rises to five after quake in Japan’s Osaka

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The death toll in a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan's Osaka on Monday has risen…

Jilted Fujifilm sues Xerox for $1bn after aborted merger

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese technology giant Fujifilm said Tuesday it was suing US firm Xerox, seeking more than $1…

Updated: Toll rises to four after quake in Japan’s Osaka

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The death toll in a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan's Osaka on Monday has risen to…

PHL condoles with Japan quake victims; no Filipinos reported among casualties, says DFA

  (Eagle News) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condolences to Japan following two strong quakes that…

S. Korea holds war games to defend against Japan

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Monday  began two days of war games to practise defending the disputed…

Updated: Three dead as strong quake shakes Japan’s Osaka

  by Shingo Ito / Sara Hussein © Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful quake rocked Japan's second city…

UPDATED: Three dead, 300 hurt as strong quake jolts Japan’s Osaka

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake rocked Japan's second city of Osaka on Monday, killing…

Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami risk

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong quake hit western Japan early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of major…

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