Lady Gaga's meat bikini pic in Vogue draws animal rights ire
Pop star Lady Gaga has angered animal rights activists after appearing on the cover of the September issue of Men's Vogue Japan clad in a bikini ...

Japan machinery orders up 8.8 percent in July
TOKYO — Japan's machinery orders, a key gauge of future business investment, rose the most in seven months, a sign that companies are more confi...

Beijing protests as Japan arrests China boat captain
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats near disputed isl...

Japan machinery orders rise 8.8% in July
(MENAFN) Japan's machinery orders increased by 8.8 percent in July in the previous month, a sign that companies are more confident in the economi...

Japanese journalist tricked Afghan captors with Twitter
A Japanese journalist freed after a five-month hostage ordeal in Afghanistan says he used Twitter to announce he was still alive under the noses of hi...

Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected...

Sony PlayStation 3 update prevents jailbreak attempts
Sony has released a minor PS3 firmware update this week that provides "additional security features," according to a post on the PlayStation...

Japan's intervention hints fail to halt yen
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's finance minister acknowledged currency intervention is an option for the first time since the yen began rising in...

may need more debt issue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, who is challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan, said on Wednesday the government may ne...

New film reveals little-known incident that divided Japanese immigrant community in Brazil
A fierce conflict that divided the Japanese immigrant community in Brazil into two groups over Japan's defeat in the chaos following World War II...