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13 Nov 09 visit US And Japan Vow To Boost Strained Ties Barack Obama and Japan's new prime minister have pledged to revitalise their nations' strained security alliance.
13 Nov 09 visit Japan 'Bathtub Murder' Suspect Refuses To Eat Japan's only suspect in the killing of a 22-year-old British teacher has refused to eat since his arrest three days ago.
13 Nov 09 visit Two Powers To Meet As Obama Visits Asia President Obama has begun his most challenging tour since taking office, arriving in Tokyo on the first stop of a nine-day journey through Asia.
10 Nov 09 visit Hawker Murder: 'I Want To See Suspect's Eyes' The father of a British teacher murdered in Japan wants to look into the "evil eyes" of her alleged killer now in custody after years on the run.
10 Nov 09 visit 'Bathtub Murder' Fugitive Caught In Japan A fugitive wanted over the murder of a British teacher whose body was found in a sand-filled bathtub in Japan has been arrested.
09 Nov 09 visit Solar Power Zapped From Space By Lasers Japan is aiming to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth using laser beams or microwaves.
04 Nov 09 visit Lindsay 'Killer' Hides Behind Plastic Surgery The only suspect in the murder of British teacher Lindsay Hawker in Japan two years ago has altered his appearance with plastic surgery, reports in Tokyo have said.
04 Nov 09 visit Tokyo Uses Blues To Curb Platform Suicides Tokyo train operators alarmed at a rise in station suicides have bathed the city's platforms in blue light in a bid to calm passengers.
03 Nov 09 visit Giant Jellyfish Capsize 10-Tonne Fishing Boat Giant jellyfish have capsized a 10-tonne fishing boat after its crew tried to haul in a net full of the stinging creatures off the eastern coast of Japan.
19 Oct 09 visit Japan's First Lady Is A True Jean Genie Japan's first lady who once claimed she had been abducted by aliens has drawn fresh media attention for becoming an ambassador - for blue jeans.
02 Oct 09 visit Chicago And Tokyo Out Of 2016 Olympic Race Chicago and Tokyo have both been eliminated in the race to host the 2016 Olympics.
24 Sep 09 visit 'UK To Miss Out' On Nintendo Wii Price Cut Nintendo is slashing the price of its Wii game console in Japan and the US - but it looks like British gamers will miss out.
08 Sep 09 visit Post-Kyoto Climate Deal 'Hangs In Balance' Efforts to secure a new global climate deal are in danger of failing, according to the Foreign Secretary.
04 Sep 09 visit Cull Of The Wild: Dolphin Slaughter Filmed As Japan's annual dolphin cull begins, a documentary featuring the trainer involved in the '60s TV hit Flipper has exposed the brutality behind the industry.
04 Sep 09 visit Dolphins' Dante Inferno: Cull Caught On Film As Japan's annual dolphin cull begins, a documentary featuring the trainer involved in the '60s TV hit Flipper has exposed the brutality behind the industry.
03 Sep 09 visit Japan's First Lady: 'UFO Took Me To Venus' The new first lady of Japan has described receiving a visit from a UFO and meeting a Hollywood actor in a past life.
31 Aug 09 visit New PM On Starting Line As Japan Backs Change Japan's next leader is preparing to form a government after sweeping to power in an historic election victory.
30 Aug 09 visit Japan Election: PM Admits Historic Defeat Japan's prime minister has conceded defeat in the country's election as media exit polls indicated the opposition had won by a landslide.
28 Aug 09 visit Japan's Jobless Soars To A Record High Japan's unemployment rate has hit a record high - despite Tokyo emerging from recession.
17 Aug 09 visit Japan's Economy Is Back From The Brink Japan has emerged from recession after suffering its worst slowdown since the second world war.
13 Aug 09 visit 'Fairly Strong' Earthquake Strikes Japan A strong earthquake has struck central Japan, including Tokyo, just days after another tremor killed one and hurt 120 in the country.
11 Aug 09 visit Major Earthquakes Hit Japan And Indian Ocean A magnitude 7.6 earthquake triggered tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean, while a second tremor caused buildings to shake in Japan.
10 Aug 09 visit Tsunami Watch Issued After 7.6 Earthquake A tsunami watch has been issued across the Indian Ocean after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, while a second tremor caused buildings to shake in Japan.
21 Jul 09 visit Japan Braced For Giant Jellyfish Invasion Japan's fishing industry is bracing itself for an invasion of giant jellyfish set to hit the country's coastal waters.
17 Jul 09 visit Climbers Die In Japan Mountain Trip Disaster Ten climbers have died after getting caught in strong winds and torrential rain while scaling two mountains in north Japan.
13 Jul 09 visit Embattled Japan PM Set For General Elections Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is planning to call a general election - despite the prospect his long-ruling conservative party is headed for a historic defeat.
10 Jun 09 visit Big Bang: Japan To Crash-Land Moon Probe Japan's space agency JAXA is preparing to smash a lunar probe onto the surface of the Moon to bring its 15-month mission to a decisive end.
25 May 09 visit Obama: 'N Korea Nukes Pose Grave Threat' President Obama has led a chorus of condemnation at North Korea after the hardline communist state has tested a Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapon.
20 May 09 visit Demand Dive Sinks Japan To Record Low Japan's economy shrank a record 4% in the first quarter as domestic demand and investment drained away, threatening to crush an anticipated export-led rebound in the second half.
01 May 09 visit Naked TV Star Charges 'Dropped' A Japanese TV star who was arrested for allegedly being naked and drunk in a Tokyo park appears to have escaped indecency charges.
23 Apr 09 visit Japan Launches New Bid To Tackle Pirates Japan is hoping to get an anti-piracy bill passed into law to allow the country's two destroyers off Somalia wider scope to use force.
07 Apr 09 visit Toyota Workers Go Loco Over Steam Train Toyota car workers in Japan have started painting a steam locomotive after car production ground to a halt.
05 Apr 09 visit UN: No Immediate Action Against N Korea There will be no immediate action against North Korea by the UNSecurity Council although the country breached council resolutions when it launched a rocket over Japan.
05 Apr 09 visit North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket North Korea has launched a long-range missile that has passed over Japan.
28 Mar 09 visit Japan Ships 'To Shoot N Korea Rocket Debris' Japanese anti-missile destroyers are set to intercept any dangerous debris, if North Korea's planned rocket launch goes wrong, officials have warned.
24 Mar 09 visit Japan Confirms First Double A-Bomb Survivor A Japanese man has been confirmed as the first person to have survived both US atomic bombings at the end of World War II.
23 Mar 09 visit Cargo Plane Crashes In High Winds In Tokyo Two US pilots have been killed after a FedEx cargo plane crashed in high winds at Tokyo's international airport.
21 Mar 09 visit Lindsay Family's New Bid To Find Killer The family of Lindsay Hawker are flying out to Japan today on the second anniversary of her murder in a new bid to find her killer.
13 Mar 09 visit Boy Weather Forecaster Rains Supreme In Japan A 13-year-old schoolboy in Yokohama City has become the youngest person ever to pass Japan's notorious national weather forecaster examination.
13 Mar 09 visit Japan Prepared To Shoot Down N Korean Missile With the launch date of North Korea's long-range missile getting ever closer, Japan has warned it is prepared to shoot down the rocket to protect its territory.
17 Feb 09 visit Clinton Flies Straight Into Trouble In Asia Hillary Clinton has been greeted at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyoby dancing priestesses and had a traditional blessing bestowed on her by a Shinto priest.
16 Feb 09 visit Japan Minister Not Drunk, But Hangover Grows The Japanese finance minister has denied being drunk during a news conference and insisted he had the backing of his leader even as Japan's economy shrank at its fastest rate in 35 years.
16 Feb 09 visit Clinton Heads East For First Trip In New Role Hillary Clinton has arrived in Japan at the start of an Asian tour expected to focus on the global economic crisis and security issues including North Korea.
03 Feb 09 visit Australia Acts To Boost Economy Australia has unveiled a huge stimulus package and Japan announced a share-buying programme to assist banks as part of efforts to buoy their economies in the face of the global downturn.
02 Feb 09 visit Ash In Tokyo As Volcano Erupts A volcano has erupted near Tokyo, spewing a plume of smoke more than a mile high into the sky.
01 Jan 09 visit Kids Flock To Careers Theme Park It's a serious place, Japan. Filled with a lot of very serious people.
16 Dec 08 visit Lucie: Rapist Guilty Of Abduction A serial rapist has been found guilty of dismembering Briton Lucie Blackman in Japan and abandoning her body.
13 Dec 08 visit Talks On New Kyoto Deal Launched Delegates at the UN climate conference in Poland have agreed to begin formal negotiations on a new deal to fight global warming.
06 Dec 08 visit North Korea Threat To Snub Japan North Korea has said it plans to ignore Japan if it turns up for talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
19 Nov 08 visit Japan Killer 'Targeting Officials' Police in Japan are hunting a killer that appears to be stalking politicians who worked for the country's controversial pensions ministry.

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