CAMP FOSTER, Japan (AFP) - - A US military court martial found a US Marine guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old Japanese girl in a case that triggered mass protests on the southern island of Okinawa. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Christopher Hill, the US envoy leading negotiations to scrap North Korea's nuclear weapons, will meet his Japanese and South Korean counterparts early next week, a US official said Wednesday. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's weather agency downgraded Typhoon Rammasun on Tuesday as it passed over Pacific waters off Tokyo after generating hours of strong winds and waves. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - A Japanese man who had doused himself with kerosene in front of police died of burns after asking to smoke during interrogation, police and reports said Monday. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 60 and 80 percent by 2050, news reports said on Sunday, as part of measures setting out the country's long term environmental goals. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - The US military said Friday it had given a Marine a two-year prison term and dishonourable discharge for sexual misconduct with a Japanese woman, even though he was cleared of charges of gang-rape. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan is considering a copyright fee for buyers of iPods and similar portable audio players, as well as hard disc video recorders, an official said Thursday. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan on Thursday thanked Yemen for its quick action in securing the release of two Japanese women taken hostage by tribesmen, as relatives back home eagerly waited to hear from them. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - A series of strong earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area early Thursday, briefly cutting off power to more than 4,000 homes and causing light injuries, officials said. More »
SANAA (AFP) - - Yemeni tribesmen have released two Japanese women holidaymakers who were kidnapped Wednesday while on their way to a tourist site in the region of Marib, a tribal chief said. More »

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