Japan
Tokyo stages anti-terror exercise in Olympic bid (Reuters)
Reuters - Tokyo staged its biggest ever anti-terrorism exercise on Friday, in an attempt to prove its credentials for staging the 2016 Olympic Games, days
Crimes by elderly hit record high in Japan (AFP)
AFP - Crimes by the elderly in Japan have surged to a record high, with many committed because of money worries, loneliness and difficulty caring ...
Skeptical Japanese voters long for their own Obama (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's opposition hopes it can emulate U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's victory with his promise of change, but many Japanese voters longing for something ...
Toyota halves profit forecast due to 'unprecedented' crisis (AFP)
AFP - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. slashed its annual net profit forecast by more than half Thursday, warning the global auto industry faced an "unprecedented" ...
Japan court jails ex-top defence official over bribes (AFP)
AFP - A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a former top defence official to two-and-a-half years in prison over a bribery scandal that embarrassed the ...
Japan ex-defense head sentenced to jail for bribes (Reuters)
Reuters - A former head of Japan's defense ministry was sentenced to prison by a Tokyo court on Wednesday for accepting bribes, a court spokesman ...
Japanese defense officials punished over war essay (AP)
AP - Japan's Defense Ministry punished several top officials for failing to supervise the air force chief fired after claiming his country was not an ...
China accuses Japan of more toxic soy sauce (Reuters)
Reuters - China says it has found toxic substances in imported Japanese soy sauce for the second time in less than a week, adding to ...
Japan government under fire over general's war comments (Reuters)
Reuters - The Japanese government fought off criticism on Tuesday over the appointment of an air force general fired last week for saying Japan was ...
Japan's Obama town set to party for U.S. namesake (Reuters)
Reuters - Dancing, singing and playing the guitar, residents in the sleepy Japanese fishing port of Obama are readying to party for Barack Obama before ...
