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Fukushima closer to fuel-rod removal

2013-06-12 20:41

More than two years after Japan's nuclear disaster, workers at the Fukushima plant are still cleaning up debris, while the operators work at keeping the damaged reactors cool.

10 of the worst TV ads

2013-06-11 09:49

We scoured the net to bring you some of the worst ads aired on TV.

Nuclear plant probes leak from new tank

2013-06-06 20:32

Workers at a crippled Japanese nuclear plant are investigating why highly radioactive water leaked from a new storage tank.

Another leak at Fukushima nuclear plant

2013-06-05 13:00

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says it has found another leak of contaminated water, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem.

Japan pledges $32bn aid to Africa

2013-06-01 11:36

Japan is wooing African nations, promising $32bn as government and private-sector aid to foster growth in a region that is increasingly an appealing market and business partner.

'Comfort women' mayor survives censure

2013-05-30 21:38

A Japanese mayor, who caused a storm with his comments on wartime "comfort women", has survived a censure motion filed by local politicians.

Japan's 'comfort women' speak out

2013-05-28 22:19

Tens of thousands of women were forced by Korea’s Japanese occupiers in WWII in sex labour, today these “comfort women” are speaking out and telling their stories.

Japan vows to tighten nuclear safety

2013-05-28 07:31

Japan has vowed tighter nuclear safety after accident at research facility dosed 33 people with radiation, though no-one was injured.

Japan nuclear lab accident affected 30

2013-05-27 11:07

The number of researchers exposed to low level radiation in an accident at a nuclear laboratory in Japan last week has hit 30, officials say.

Radiation leak found at Japan lab

2013-05-26 13:29

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency says about 55 people have been affected by a radiation leak from a research complex, but none have been hospitalised.

Japan trade deficit hits $8.6bn in April

2013-05-22 08:07

Japan's trade deficit expanded a worse-than-expected 70% on year to $8.6bn in April, government data showed, as a weaker yen made imports costlier.

Strong earthquake strikes off Japan coast

2013-05-18 11:14

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island seismologists say, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

Japan man, 80, starts Everest ascent

2013-05-17 09:00

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website says, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world.

Slippery eel slides toward disaster

2013-05-12 19:54

Glass eels, as young see-through eels are known, are the equivalent of aquatic gold.

Hagel invokes accord in island dispute

2013-04-30 10:10

Islands at the center of a territorial row between Japan and China are covered by a military protection accord between Washington and Tokyo, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says.

Toyota, Microsoft linkup for smart cars

2013-04-26 16:08

Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots and learn about new models.

Japan threatens China in island dispute

2013-04-23 11:02

Japan has vowed to "expel by force" any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight government vessels from China sailed into the disputed waters.

Japan war shrine visits anger S Korea

2013-04-22 11:07

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made donations and three Cabinet ministers prayed at Tokyo's militarist shrine over the weekend, sparking South Korean anger.

Japan woman, 77, gets $4m for sex, love

2013-04-18 15:01

A 77-year-old woman who received $4m from a 79-year-old man in exchange for sexual and romantic favours has been ordered to repay the cash by a court in Japan, reports say.

Nato lauds Japan co-operation pledge

2013-04-15 14:01

Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has welcomed an agreement due to be signed with Tokyo pledging Japan's continued co-operation in the fight against "emerging security challenges".

No reports of South Africans hurt in Japan quake

2013-04-13 12:03

No South Africans have yet been reported injured in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan the department of international relations says.

Japan gets the nod for mega trade pact

2013-04-12 15:59

The United States has given Japan the green light to enter talks on a Pacific trade agreement.

Kerry hits back as N Korea threatens Japan

2013-04-12 14:02

US Secretary of State John Kerry has demanded that North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatens a nuclear strike on Japan.

N Korea keeps world on edge over launch

2013-04-11 15:55

North Korea is keeping the world on edge over an expected missile launch while it turns its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.

 

World's oldest ever man dies aged 116

2013-06-12 11:00

The world's oldest person and the oldest man ever to have lived has died of natural causes aged 116, officials in Japan said Wednesday.

Secrecy cloaks US wireless market deal

2013-06-09 17:41

SoftBank has declined to give details about a possible deal with Deutsche Telekom over the purchase of T-Mobile US involving more than $25bn.

Fukushima to pay bereaved after suicide

2013-06-06 20:29

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power has conceded the Fukushima disaster played a part in a farmer's suicide, say lawyers, its first admission of culpability in such a case.

WWII Bombshell stops Japan bullet train

2013-06-04 09:02

An unexploded World War II shell that was discovered just metres from a busy rail track halted high speed trains in Japan as bomb disposal experts moved in to detonate it.

No health risk from Fukushima radiation

2013-05-31 22:08

Radiation leaked after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 is unlikely to cause any ill health effects in the future, a UN scientific committee drawing up a major new report says.

Zuma to attend Africa forum in Japan

2013-05-30 11:52

President Jacob Zuma will be among dozens of leaders from Africa as Japan looks to boost economic ties and wrestle resources and market share away from China.

N Korea kidnap numbers 'much higher'

2013-05-28 12:01

The number of Japanese people kidnapped by North Korea decades ago to train its spies may be far higher than previously thought, a report says, citing a former Pyongyang agent.

Japan mayor apologises for US army slight

2013-05-27 12:00

A Japanese mayor has apologised for saying two weeks ago that US troops should patronise legal adult entertainment businesses to help reduce rapes and other assaults.

SA exports to showcase at Japan fair

2013-05-26 16:23

A selection of fairtrade wines, nougat, rooibos tea and art will be on display at the African Fair in Japan, the trade and industry department says.

'Comfort women' cancel meeting mayor

2013-05-24 17:54

Two South Korean women forcibly drafted into Japanese military brothels during World War II have cancelled a meeting with a Japanese mayor.

Japan mayor rejected on comfort women: Poll

2013-05-20 14:00

A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls say.

Yahoo! Japan fears 22 million IDs stolen

2013-05-18 08:01

Yahoo! Japan has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal.

Okinawa women demand sex remark apology

2013-05-15 13:01

Women in Japan's island chain of Okinawa have demanded an apology from an outspoken Japanese politician who suggested US troops there make use of its thriving sex industry.

Man gored to death in Japan bull ring

2013-05-01 12:56

A bull has gored to death a 40-year-old man in southern Japan just a month after attacking his father and breaking the older man's ribs, police say.

Japan PM to meet Putin, a first in 10yrs

2013-04-29 15:20

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the first such top-level visit in a decade that aims to break years of stalemate.

Japan executes two death-row gangsters

2013-04-26 09:05

Japan has drawn immediate protest from human rights groups after it said it had hanged two death-row inmates.

Fukushima clean-up may take 40 years

2013-04-22 20:03

A UN nuclear watchdog team says Japan may need longer than the planned 40 years to decommission its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.

7.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan

2013-04-19 09:43

A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, seismologists say, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Whalers start seasonal hunt in Japan

2013-04-18 13:00

Japanese whalers in north-eastern Japan started to hunt dozens of minke whales in coastal waters.

N Korea threatens South for 'monstrous' act

2013-04-16 10:00

North Korea has threatened the South with imminent "sledge-hammer" retaliation, unless Seoul apologised for anti-Pyongyang protestors burning effigies of its revered leaders.

US ready to 'reach out' to North Korea

2013-04-14 18:41

US Secretary of State John Kerry has stressed that the United States is willing to engage with North Korea.

Several injured after strong Japan quake

2013-04-13 08:01

A strong earthquake has shaken Japan near the southwestern city of Kobe, leaving 23 people injured, seven of them seriously - mostly elderly tripping while trying to flee, police say.

Suu Kyi to kickstart diplomacy in Japan

2013-04-12 14:02

Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar will be getting a boost with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

US presses China to rein in ally N Korea

2013-04-12 07:51

The US has slammed North Korea's belligerence and pressed China to rein in its ally, as US officials downplay a chilling spy agency report that Pyongyang has a nuclear-armed missile.

Japan nuke plant unstable

2013-04-10 19:58

There have been at least eight accidents or problems at Japan's storm battered Fukushima nuclear plant.

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