Midnight earthquake rattles cities
A strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook central Japan, injuring dozens of people, shattering windows and disrupting train services, officials and local media said
Tokyo denies Myanmar blacklist removal bid
THE nation's Ministry of Finance has denied pushing for Myanmar to be removed from a global financial watchdog's blacklist after Reuters reported last week that it was among countries supporting the removal.
US Marine dies after training
A MARINE died after a training exercise in Japan's Okinawa, the US military said.
Young hope for ageing town
In a misty mountain village in Japan, residents recently welcomed unlikely guests from a Peruvian district along the Amazon River, seeing a chance to revive an ageing community facing extinction.
Stolen watch returned to Tokyo store
A Swiss luxury watch worth about US$290,000 (RM1.18mil) that was stolen from a Tokyo store last week has been returned with an apology note, according to local media.
Discipline your troops in Okinawa, US told
THE nation has urged the United States to enforce discipline among its troops after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of drink driving during a curfew in the wake of another serviceman's arrest on a murder charge, the defence minister said.
Tokyo wants Moscow to release journalist
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Atlanta and demanded the release of a Japanese national detained in Russia's Sakhalin region.
Cartoonist challenges law over male-only heirs
A popular cartoonist who has written books on history and monarchy has sued the government over a revised imperial succession law allowing royals to adopt male relatives from former branch families to father future heirs.
Officials meet journalist held on espionage charges in Russia
Local officials met a journalist detained in Russia for the first time since his arrest on spying accusations earlier this month, Tokyo said.
Tetsuya Chiba, manga titan behind ‘Ashita no Joe’, passes away
Tetsuya Chiba, a titan of Japanese manga best known for the legendary boxing series Ashita no Joe, has died aged 87, his publishers said.
