Okinawa governor to tell Americans of opposition to bases
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki says he'll tell Americans that residents oppose moving a US Marine air base within the pre...
read moreToyota posts record sales
Toyota reports record sales for the fiscal half-year from April.
read moreChina import expo stresses open market
China launches its first International Import Expo against a backdrop of rising US protectionism.
read moreJapan to allow more foreign workers
Japan's government approves a bill to allow more foreigners to work in the country amid deepening labor shortages.
read moreTransport minister to crack down on drunk pilots
Japan's transport minister will crack down on drinking problems after two drunk pilots caused flight delays.
read moreFreed Japanese journalist meets press
Junpei Yasuda, the journalist held hostage by armed rebels for over three years in Syria, speaks of his abuse and confin...
read moreTension and training in the South China Sea
Japan's largest destroyer, the JS Kaga, undertakes its first international deployment amid growing tension triggered by ...
read moreJAL, ANA pilots delay flights due to drinking
A JAL copilot is arrested in London for exceeding alcohol limits just days after an ANA captain delayed flights with a ...
read moreFuroshiki on show in Paris
Furoshiki traditional Japanese wrapping cloth goes on show in Paris to mark 160 years of Japan-France relations.
read moreMore N.Korean 'ghost ships'
More possible so-called North Korean ghost ships have washed ashore in northern Japan.
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