World - Japan

TOKYO - A magnitude-6.7 earthquake rattled northeast Japan early Thursday in the same area where a massive quake triggered a deadly tsunami in March, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan issued a tsunami warning Thursday after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck in the northeast of the country, rattling the areas hardest hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami disasters. Full Story »

Fans of the popular Japanese pop group AKB 48 received a shocking surprise recently when an entirely new member appeared with the group in a commercial for candy maker Ezaki Glico . The pretty new star’s name was Aimi Eguchi, according to her profile on the AKB 48 website, and everybody was frantically trying to discover more about this 16-year-old singer who had appeared suddenly in the limelight, seemingly out of nowhere. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - On a satellite image of the Earth at night, there is no brighter spot. Greater Tokyo, home to an astonishing 35 million people, is by far the biggest urban area on the planet. Full Story »

LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - All Nippon Airways unveiled Wednesday the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner due to fly long-haul commercial routes, vaunting it as a key to the ambitious Japanese carrier's expansion. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's centre-left government Wednesday pushed through an extension of the parliamentary session, but the threat of paralysis loomed amid bitter debate on when Prime Minister Naoto Kan will resign. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's TEPCO said Wednesday it had booked an extra $1.1 billion loss to compensate victims of the Fukushima crisis, and would set aside another $473 million to bring the crippled plant under control. Full Story »

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Oil-rich Iraq said on Wednesday it would donate 10 million dollars in disaster relief to Japan and offered oil sales, as Tokyo struggles with the devastation of a March 11 tsunami. Full Story »

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - A tiny, free-moving capsule camera with fins that can be gulped down and controlled remotely may one day make stomach exams much easier to handle. Full Story »

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan was set on Wednesday to extend parliament for 70 days to pass important bills as it strives to recover from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, but there was no guarantee the opposition would cooperate while the unpopular premier clings to his post. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and Japan scrapped a 2014 deadline for a controversial shift of a US base in Okinawa, but stood firmly behind the plan in the face of opposition in both countries. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Japan said Tuesday they would press ahead with the costly relocation a U.S. Marine air station in Japan but pushed back the deadline amid opposition to the plans in both countries. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and Japan acknowledged Tuesday that they would miss a 2014 deadline for a controversial shift of a US base in Okinawa, but stood firmly behind the plan in the face of opposition. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Tuesday agreed to drop a 2014 deadline for building a new airstrip on Okinawa and transferring about 8,000 U.S. Marines from that Japanese island to Guam, top officials said in a statement. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Tuesday agreed to drop a 2014 deadline for building a new airstrip on Okinawa and transferring U.S. Marines from that Japanese island to Guam, top officials said in a statement. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese researchers said Tuesday they had developed a self-propelled remote controlled capsule endoscope that can "swim" through the digestive tract. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan should promote women in politics and business, a government paper said Tuesday, pointing out that they make up just 11 percent of lower house members and one percent of corporate leaders. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Lady Gaga, dressed in green from head to toe, flew into Tokyo on Tuesday for a charity music event for the victims of the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster which devastated Japan's northeast. Full Story »