Tag: western Japan

For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought for ...

Japan executed two convicted murderers on Thursday, the justice ministry said, ignoring calls from international rights groups to end capital ...

Just 16 and still afraid of the water, hot-shot Japanese surfer Minori Kawai has set her sights on Olympic gold ...

Japan wants to hold informal free trade talks with Britain as it also works to sign a deal with the ...

A group of 19 plucky pigs caused a five-kilometre (three mile) traffic jam on a Japanese motorway after making a ...

Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of ...

Three masked robbers snatched a suitcase stuffed with millions of dollars in cash from a businessman who had just withdrawn ...

Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland which defined much of the sound of 1980s pop, has ...

A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after killing more than 300 mammals in an annual Antarctic hunt, ...

A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the ...

A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can ...

A controversial nationalist educator said under oath Thursday he had received a donation for his school from Japanese Prime Minister ...

With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms ...