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Vagina-Shaped Boat Artist Found Guilty of Obscenity by Tokyo Court

Japanese artist known for her vagina-shaped kayak was found guilty by a Tokyo court for obscenity. M...

May 12, 2016 12:03 PM EDT

Japan PM ex-adviser praises apartheid in embarrassment for Abe

A former adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has praised apartheid as a model for how Japan could e...

Feb 14, 2015 08:22 AM EST

Strict new Japan secrets law takes effect amid protests

Waving banners and banging tambourines, hundreds of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest...

Dec 10, 2014 09:21 AM EST

Fukushima workers still in murky labor contracts: Tepco survey

The number of workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant on false contracts has increased in the las...

Nov 28, 2014 01:51 AM EST

North Korea's 'princess' moves closer to center of power

In her slim-fitting trouser suits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to h...

Nov 27, 2014 10:30 PM EST

U.S. envoys to Japan, China, South Korea meet in Tokyo, see officials

U.S. ambassadors to Japan, China and South Korea are holding a regular meeting in Tokyo this week to...

Oct 17, 2014 09:04 AM EDT

Japan student suspected of trying to join Islamic State

Tokyo police are investigating the possibility that a Japanese student tried to travel to Syria to j...

Oct 07, 2014 04:53 AM EDT

Costs, politics erode chances for a Tokyo casino by 2020

Plans to open Japan's first casino in Tokyo before the 2020 Olympics are becoming increasingly unlik...

Sep 29, 2014 02:56 AM EDT

Japan, North Korea to meet next week on abductees

Japanese and North Korean officials will meet next week for an update on the North's probe into the ...

Sep 26, 2014 07:44 AM EDT

Taiwan government investigates Xiaomi on potential cyber security concerns

The Taiwanese government is investigating whether Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL], China's leading smartphone co...

Sep 24, 2014 06:17 AM EDT

Abe becomes first Japanese PM to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years

Shinzo Abe on Sunday became the first Japanese prime minister to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years, on the...

Sep 08, 2014 04:39 AM EDT

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