Japanese news agency Kyodo reported Friday that the Philippine Air Lines flight carrying President Arroyo, First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and the rest of the Philippine delegation to the Asia Pacific ...

Japan will host a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in Dazaifu Fukuoka Prefecture on December 13 to discuss issues including the ongoing global financial crisis, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

The Wall Street Journal reports on the hottest fashion trend out of Tokyo: the Princess Girl or hime gyaru look.

Japan placed Health Ministry officials under heavy security after two stabbings targeted former elite bureaucrats and their wives, attacks that many are linking to public outrage over a scandal that has left ...

Japanese police have made three arrests in Kyoto for copyright violations in relation to the sale of pirated Nintendo DS games.

FUKUOKA: Grand champion Hakuho maintained the sole lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday with a one-sided win over Estonian wrestler Baruto.

While Barack Obama's election as president of the United States is expected to shake up international relations it may not bring any change in Washington's special ties with this country.

Prime Minister Taro Aso indicated his support Wednesday for a freeze on the planned sale of state-owned shares in companies under Japan Post Holdings Co.

Bangkok, Nov.19 : Ajay Chhibber, the head of the U.N. Development Program's regional bureau for Asia and the Pacific, has warned of the prospect of social unrest in Asia because of the global meltdown.

Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a cloned embryo from the dead body of an endangered species of rabbit and are hoping for a birth.