Japan Baby Panda Healthy After 30 Days
A baby panda in Japan has survived its crucial first 30 days, zoo officials said Wednesday, as fresh video showed ...
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Sea Monsters No Sweat For Japan’s Teen Surf Queen
Just 16 and still afraid of the water, hot-shot Japanese surfer Minori Kawai has set her sights on Olympic gold ...
Japan Protests S.Korea’s ‘comfort Women’ Heritage Bid
Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations documents related ...
Japan Floods Death Toll Rises To 25
The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25, the government said Tuesday, ...
MtGox CEO Goes On Trial In Japan Over Missing Bitcoins
The former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox goes on trial Tuesday in Tokyo over the disappearance of hundreds of ...
Japan PM Abe’s Support Dips To Lowest Level
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to the lowest level of his premiership, opinion polls showed ...
Afghan Cycling Sisters Take Refuge In Home of ‘Grand Boucle’
With discreet black scarves tucked beneath their helmets, Afghan refugees Zahra and Masomah Alizada hurtle down Brittany's rural and winding ...
Stormers Beat Brumbies To Third Super Finals Spot
South Africa's Western Stormers clinched third spot in the Super Rugby's finals series with a smashing win over Japan's Sunwolves ...
MtGox CEO Heads To Trial In Japan Over Missing Bitcoins
The former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox heads to trial in Tokyo next week on charges stemming from the ...
Another Kolbe Hat-Trick As Stormers Come Third In Super Rugby
Cheslin Kolbe scored a second hat-trick within eight days as Western Stormers sealed third place in the Super Rugby overall ...
Solid Jobs Report Lifts US Stocks, Dollar
Wall Street stocks rallied and the dollar advanced Friday following a better-than-expected US jobs report for June, while equities elsewhere ...
Japan Nuclear Chief Steps Back From North Korea Remarks
Japan's chief atomic energy regulator has acknowledged it was inappropriate to say it would be "much better" if North Korea ...
Japanese PM To Seal EU Trade Deal In Blow To Protectionism
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the EU's top officials will join forces Thursday and approve the broad outline of ...
Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty
Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea's ...
US Woman Arrested Over Disposal of Bullets At Tokyo Airport
A woman from the United States was arrested Wednesday for allegedly tossing 100 live bullets into the garbage at an ...
EU, Japan Schedule Summit To Strike Trade Deal
The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade ...
Japan Panda Fans Get Latest Fix of Cute With New Footage
Japan's panda-obsessed public got their latest fix of cute Tuesday as a Tokyo zoo released footage of its 20-day-old helpless ...
Vietnam’s Capital To Ban Motorbikes By 2030
Officials in Vietnam's traffic-choked capital Hanoi vowed on Tuesday to banish motorbikes by 2030 to ease environment and congestions woes, ...
Japan Typhoon Grounds Flights, Injures Three
A typhoon slammed into Japan on Tuesday, grounding dozens of flights, injuring at least three people and prompting authorities to ...
N.Korea Fires Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday, the South's military said, just days after Seoul's new leader Moon Jae-In and ...