World - Japan

TOKYO (AFP) - China's Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday kicked off an Asia tour in Japan, where a row has broken out over a breach of protocol for his hastily arranged meeting with Emperor Akihito. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japan and the United States have reached an "open skies" deal removing restrictions on flights, opening the way to lower fares across the Pacific and to shake up alliances among airlines. Full Story »

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, seen as frontrunner to succeed President Hu Jintao, on Saturday expressed hopes for deeper ties with Japan, as controversy swirled about his meeting with Emperor Akihito next week. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's non-financial firms had some 7.5 billion dollars in uncollected bills from the Dubai government and its affiliated firms as of the end of October, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan will extend special treatment to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, breaking with protocol to allow him to meet Emperor Akihito in a hastily arranged audience, officials said Friday. Full Story »

SYDNEY - Australia's prime minister threatened legal action against Japan on Friday if it does not stop its research whaling program that kills up to 1,000 whales a year. Full Story »

TOKYO - Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama next week to offer his proposals on the relocation of a major American military base in Okinawa that has led to a rift between the allies. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - The father of a British teacher, who was found killed in a Tokyo suburb in 2007, thanked Japan for finally catching the only suspect in the murder. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's economy grew at a much slower rate than previously thought in the third quarter, fresh data showed Wednesday, as the country's fragile recovery from recession was hit by a soaring yen. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan announced 80 billion dollars in new spending Tuesday as part of a stimulus package worth 274 billion dollars aimed at jump-starting the fragile recovery in Asia's biggest economy. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan announced a huge 274 billion dollar stimulus Tuesday to jump-start a fragile recovery in the world's second largest economy, including more than 80 billion dollars in direct spending. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - A Chinese woman arrested in Japan for illegal entry had altered her fingerprints through surgery to fool a biometric security system at the airport, media reports said Monday. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan plans to finalise an economic stimulus package later on Monday to shore up a recovery threatened by a strong yen and deflation, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said. Full Story »

TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japan's government has fallen below 60 percent for the first time since taking office in September, a survey showed on Monday, as it struggles to craft an economic package and resolve a security feud with Washington. Full Story »

KUMANO, Japan - Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically around in netted areas of a small bay, stuffing themselves until they grow twice as heavy as in the wild. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese police said on Saturday that they arrested four children of US military personnel on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman crashed her moped when it hit a rope that was stretched across the road. Full Story »

TOKYO - Japanese police have arrested four teenagers living on a U.S. military base for allegedly putting a rope across a road that caused a woman to crash her motorbike and suffer a head injury, officials and news reports said Saturday. Full Story »

TAIPEI (AFP) - Japan has designated a new de facto envoy to Taiwan to replace Masaki Saito, who quit after he caused anger by saying the island's status was "unresolved", according to a senior lawmaker. Full Story »