Tag: Japan
Birthday corpse discovery sparks fraud investigation
A home visit by Tokyo officials to a local resident to congratulate him on his 111th birthday instead led to a police search that uncovered his three-decade-old skeleton.[MORE]
First hangings under new Japanese government
Japan has hanged two convicted criminals in the first executions since the election of the centre-left government.[MORE]
Dozens die in Japan heatwave
A heatwave in Japan is being blamed for more than 60 deaths as more than 15,000 people have needed hospital treatment.[MORE]
Ex-spy meets families of abducted citizens
A North Korean spy who killed more than 100 people has met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang's agents.[MORE]
Ex-N Korean spy visits Japanese victims
A former North Korean spy is in Japan to meet the families of Japanese victims abducted by North Korean agents.[MORE]
Kennedy back on target in Japan
Socceroos striker Josh Kennedy has picked up where he left off with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus, scoring the only goal in his team's 1-0 win over Omiya Ardija on Sunday.[MORE]
Bend it like Jong
For North Korean football player Jong Tae-Se the realities of Pyongyang are thousands of miles away.[MORE]
Deported activist blasts NZ whaling stance
Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has launched a tirade of criticism against the New Zealand government over its stance on whaling.[MORE]
Japanese coalition loses majority
Japan is facing fresh political instability, with the centre-left government losing its majority in the nation's upper house.[MORE]
Japanese government suffers loss in polls
Exit polls in Japan's upper house elections show the coalition government has suffered a major blow, losing their majority.[MORE]
Polls open in Japan
Polls have opened in Japan in elections for the upper house of parliament.[MORE]
Japanese pensioner arrested over student's assault
An elderly Japanese woman has been arrested in Nagasaki for assaulting a student.[MORE]
Sea Shepherd activist deported from Japan
Sea Shepherd activist Peter Bethune is forced to leave Japan after being sentenced for obstructing Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.[MORE]
Outgoing diplomat wants Sea Shepherd crackdown
The outgoing Japanese ambassador has urged Australia to take a more robust attitude towards the activities of the Sea Shepherd activists in the Southern Ocean.[MORE]
NZ leader calls for cool heads on whaling
NZ prime minister John Key says there is a limit to how far anti-whaling protesters should go in the wake of activist Peter Bethune's sentence. [MORE]
Whaling activist heading home to NZ
New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has apologised to his family for worry he has caused.[MORE]
NZ whaling activist escapes jail term
New Zealand activist who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in an attempt to stop a hunt sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for five years.[MORE]
NZ activist to learn fate in Japanese court
Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune could face up to 2 years in jail when a Japanese court hands down its verdict today.[MORE]
Lab finds particles in asteroid pod
Japan's space agency says it has found "minute particles" of what it hopes is asteroid dust in the capsule of the space probe Hayabusa.[MORE]
Champion arrested at hot dog eating contest
Japanese competitive eating champion Takeru 'Tsunami' Kobayashi has been arrested after disrupting America's premier hot dog eating contest in New York.[MORE]
Strong quake hits northern Japan
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit northern Japan, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage, US and Japanese seismologists said.[MORE]
Japanese fury over dolphin-slaughter doco
Protesters confront movie-goers in Tokyo amid anger about a doco which chronicles the slaughter of dolphins.[MORE]
Gambling scandal claims sumo star's scalp
One of Japan's leading sumo wrestlers has been thrown out of the sport for placing illegal bets with gangsters.[MORE]
Controversial dolphin-hunt film opens in Japan
An Academy Award-winning documentary about a controversial dolphin hunt in western Japan has started screening in the country, despite angry protests against it.[MORE]
Bethune 'very nervous' ahead of court verdict
A New Zealand anti-whaling activist says he is very nervous ahead of next week's verdict in his trial in a Japanese court.[MORE]
