Putin speaks to Nippon TV ahead of Japan visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Nippon TV and the Yomiuri newspaper "there is no territorial issue" before his p...
read moreOriginal emoji exhibited at New York's MoMA
The original emoji created for Japanese mobile giant NTT DOCOMO go on show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
read moreOkinawa set to lose suit over US base move
Okinawa receives a major legal setback in its bid to block the move of a huge US base on the island.
read moreReal Madrid get wild welcome
Japanese soccer fans give Real Madrid a wild welcome as they arrive for the FIFA Club World Cup.
read moreKorean nabbed for vandalizing stone statues
Police in Fukushima Prefecture send a South Korean man to prosecutors after arresting him on suspicion of destroying sto...
read morePeacekeepers shoulder controversial new duties
New duties take effect allowing Ground Self-Defense Force personnel on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to eng...
read moreJapanese parliament approves TPP
Japan's parliament approves the TPP trade agreement despite US President-elect Donald Trump's intent to withdraw.
read moreCeremony honors Japanese and American Pearl Harbor casualties
The US Marine Corps works with the Japanese government to hold the first ceremony at Pearl Harbor honoring both Japanese...
read moreVeterans mark 75 years since Pearl Harbor attack
A memorial service has been held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
read moreOlympic volleyball venue likely to stay at original site
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will likely drop her plan to change the volleyball venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Par...
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