Japan

All that glitters: Japan ‘nailists’ turn manicures into art

by Anne BEADE / Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese manicurist Britney Tokyo may not be…

Japan cabinet approves bill allowing emperor’s abdication

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from…

Japan restarts another reactor

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - A Japanese utility on Wednesday switched on a nuclear reactor, the latest to come back in…

PHL, Japan, Indonesia join marine pollution exercise in Bali

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) involving the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan has started in…

Toshiba delays results again; warns of $8.4 billion net loss

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Troubled conglomerate Toshiba on Monday said it will delay reporting its annual earnings for the past…

Japan PM, Philippines and Vietnam vice presidents take part in Global Summit for Women in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday (May 11) received an award for the promotion of…

Japan university to set up ninja studies center

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese university is planning what it says will be the world's first research center devoted to…

Toyota logs first annual profit fall in five years

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Toyota on Wednesday reported its first drop in annual net profit for five years, while…

Strong quake hits southern Japan; no tsunami risk

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, though there was no tsunami warning nor immediate…

Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances…

Abe announces plan to revise Japan’s pacifist charter

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan's post-war…

Fares as high as $10,000 on board Japan luxury sleeper train

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- East Japan Railway Co. launched its new luxury sleeper train on Monday (May 1) that comes…

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