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Why Japan Equities Sold Off on Abe's Plans

It's time for Japan to become an engine of global economic recovery, said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he kicked off his highly anticipated speech addressing how the government plans to drive longer term growth in the world's third largest economy on Wednesday.

My teacher, the J-pop idol

FUKUOKA, Japan — With declining enrollments at his junior college, Tokutaro Ushijima thinks he’s found one way to attract more students: pop idol training.

Japanese boat found in California was from 2011 tsunami

A Japanese boat that washed ashore in Crescent City has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami to hit California.

Japan the target of North Korea's ire

North Korea said Friday that Japan was conspiring with the United States to threaten its security.

3 hanged in Japan in first executions since new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office

Japan resumes executions of deathrow inmates.

Japan's new PM unveils cabinet and names economy as top priority

The Japanese economy took a huge hit after it entered a trade dispute with China over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.

Tokyo remains the world gourmet capital

Two of Tokyo's top restaurants, Araki and Hamadaya, were dropped from the three-star list.

Japan's economy shrinks by most since earthquake

Japan's GDP figures announced Monday were worse than economists expected.

China naval exercises in East China Sea worry Japan

The Chinese navy said that it was conducting naval exercises in the East China Sea.
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