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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says it is using drones to intercept the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru about 800 kilometres off Western Australia's southwest coast. More...

The United States showed increasing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis on Wednesday and urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant, going further in its warnings than Japan itself. The State Department said the United States has chartered aircraft to help Americans...

An earlier fire appears to be out as Japanese officials struggle to contain the threat of radiation.

SOMA, Japan – Water levels dropped precipitously Monday inside a Japanese nuclear reactor, twice leaving the uranium fuel rods completely exposed and raising the threat of a meltdown, hours after a hydrogen explosion tore through the building housing a different reactor. Water levels were...

18 mins ago TOKYO – Japan has complained to China after a Chinese helicopter approached a Japanese warship in the East China Sea. A Japanese defense official says a helicopter belonging to China's State Oceanic Administration came within 230 feet (70 meters) of the destroyer Monday as it was...

A movie about a Japanese World War Two captain rallying his troops to hold out against overwhelming U.S. odds after the end of the Battle of Saipan sounds like a typical tale of guts, gore and a glorious end. Yet "Oba: The Last Samurai," set for release on Friday in Japan, is far from the usual...

Russia's president visited the disputed Kuril Islands on Monday, over Japanese protest, Russian state media said. The Japanese government, which had urged against the visit, quickly responded after the trip. Prime Minister Naoto Kan called it ''extremely deplorable,'' according to the Kyodo...

A summit involving Japan and China was in jeopardy Friday after a Chinese foreign ministry official accused Japanese diplomats of making statements that violated China's sovereignty, according to the Chinese state-run news agency. China and Japan are participating in a summit of the Association...

Tokyo, Japan -- The Japanese government lodged a protest with the Chinese government Monday about the alleged presence of Chinese patrol boats near disputed territory, according to Japanese media. Japanese naval authorities spotted two Chinese patrol boats late Sunday near islands that have...

Protests in China worry Japanese companies GUANGZHOU, China, -- Escalating protests in China over Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands has prompted Japanese firms to warn their employees in China to remain cautious. Toyota Motor Corp. urged its 14 Japanese workers in Guangzhou to take...

Tokyo, Japan -- Security forces patrolled the streets of many parts of China Tuesday after three days of rowdy anti-Japanese protests. The protests began Saturday and lasted through Monday. Most of the demonstrations took place in central China, which is home to many Japanese factories. While...

Not surprised at this at all, just a case of Japanese ingenuity and perseverance. What is more important would be the marketing and very low cost to make it mandatory to have one of these in every home. Better yet, find a way to stop packaging everything in plastic. Sound is all in...

Japan apologizes to South Korea TOKYO, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized Tuesday to South Korea for Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula in the first half of the 20th century. The apology was timed to South Korea's celebration of its liberation on Aug. 15 and the Aug. 29...

Japanese PM's wife criticizes him in book TOKYO, A book by the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan includes not only details of her life, but also some sharp criticism of her husband. Nobuko Kan's book, "Just what will change in Japan after you become prime minister, dear," published by...

Well its official the wife and i are going to have a fourth child ,not sure how far she is but shes looking about five months or so my Japanese wife barely showed for all three i would love to have another girl for my daughters sake but i will accept a bundle of boy as well.....lol lol...

Hi just wanted o know if anyone else out there has looked around to see what recievers are bringing in TV Japan and JET TV (I know that is a Tiawanese channel but they do have Japanese programming from time to time). I looked around to find out myself but I think that the recievers that are...

Japanese Fart A young Japanese girl had been taught all her life that when she married she was to please her husband and never upset him. So the first morning of her honeymoon the young Japanese bride crawled out of bed after making love, stooped down to pick up her husband's clothes and...