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.
High-profile rape trial of ex-prosecutor resumes after two years
The trial of a Japanese former senior prosecutor accused of rape in one of the country's most high-profile cases of alleged sexual assault has restarted after a two-year pause.
US Marine indicted in Naha
Local prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on suspicion of murdering a woman on Okinawa, a court spokesman said, in a case that prompted public outrage.
Former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at age 90
Former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda (pic), who used his brief period in office to seek closer ties with Asian neighbours, particularly China, has died at the age of 90, The Nikkei business daily reported.
