Japan’s southwest territories being militarised amid rising fears of rising superpower ChinaIslands have long been buffeted by shifts in geopolitical balance of powerMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Cost of cleaning up Fukushima after nuclear disaster estimated at more than $50bnResearchers’ figure is four times amount estimated by Japanese governmentThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Japanese prime minister wins landslide victoryShinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner New Komeito predicted to take 71 of 121 seatsMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Abe in nationalist warrior role amid voter apathyThe PM’s trip to the frontline of Japan’s dispute with Beijing shows his prioritiesSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Robots in space, nuclear zones, care homes and heavy-metal bandsJapan has a high level of robot production and the machines have been used widely, from factories and space travel to care-giving: just don’t look for emotionMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Sun set to rise again on Japanese innovationJapan has been quietly churning out a string of innovations during its ‘lost decades’Mon May 27 2013 - 02:00
Letter from TokyoJapanese PM Shinzo Abe’s revisionist rhetoric alarms regional neighboursTue May 21 2013 - 12:00
US soldiers should use more prostitutes to cut sex crimes, says Japanese mayorToru Hashimoto also justifies use of wartime sex slaves as ‘necessary evil’Wed May 15 2013 - 02:00
Media reports say former US president Carter planning visit to North KoreaMove follows sentencing of US citizen to 15 years hard labourFri May 03 2013 - 05:48
Japan PM warns Chinese over landing on disputed islandsRow between Japan and China intensifies as PM threatens to use forceWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
All-out conflict on Korean peninsula unlikely but cannot be ruled outAnalysis: With Pyongyang backed into a corner, few rule out another deadly skirmishSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Hinds’s lurid defence failed to convince judges in Nicola Furlong murder caseDefence strategy stretched credibility and at times bordered on grotesqueWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:15
Hinds guilty of murdering Irish student Nicola FurlongJapanese court sentences US musician to minimum of five years in prison for killing Co Wexford woman in Tokyo hotel roomTue Mar 19 2013 - 07:51
‘I think about her all the time, I worry that when I get home I’m going to fall apart’The Furlong family believe they will never learn the truth of what happened to NicolaSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Your daughter did not suffer, Hinds tells FurlongsProsecution says accused deserves death penalty for murder of Irish studentWed Mar 13 2013 - 07:47
Furlong defendant admits using 'both hands' to press on neckMother says she been ‘surrounded by heavy cloak of darkness’ since deathTue Mar 12 2013 - 07:08
Furlong accused contradicts prosecution version of Irish woman’s deathAmerican musician says he could not 'not morally' condone leaving women behind in bar after they fell unconsciousMon Mar 11 2013 - 11:00
Life among the Fukushima 50: ‘Don’t call me a hero'Two years after the triple meltdown at the Daiichi Nuclear power plant, one of the men who stayed at their posts recalls their efforts to prevent a catastrophe of epic proportionsSat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Former girlfriend says Hinds was 'sweet'A former girlfriend of the American man accused of strangling Irish student Nicola Furlong told the Tokyo District Court yesterday…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Evidence on Furlong killing 'ambiguous'A forensics expert in the trial of Richard Hinds has disputed evidence of how the American musician allegedly strangled Wexford…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Emotional testimony from friend of FurlongThe best friend of Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong has given emotional testimony at the trial of Ms Furlong’s alleged murderer…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Furlong case told death was not naturalProsecutors in the trial of a US man accused of murdering Irish student Nicola Furlong have sought to dismantle the key defence…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Friend testifies at Furlong trialThe best friend of Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong has given emotional testimony at the trial of her alleged murderer, …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Furlong was killed, Toyko trial hearsProsecutors in the trial of an American man accused of murdering Irish student Nicola Furlong have dismantled a key defence argument…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Furlong trial told women were likely druggedThe trial in Tokyo of a US musician for the murder last year of Irish student Nicola Furlong heard on its opening day yesterday…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Furlong accused denies murderThe American musician accused of killing Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong has denied murder on the first day of his trial…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
'We know how strong we need to be for Nic' - Furlong family in Tokyo for trialBackground Nicola Furlong’s family to face killer and watch footage of her last few hoursSat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Tokyo prosecutors seek four-year termProsecutors in Tokyo have demanded a four-year prison term for one of two American men accused of luring Irish woman Nicola Furlong…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Prosecutors sum up in Furlong caseProsecutors in Tokyo have demanded a four-year prison term for one of two American men accused of luring Irish woman Nicola Furlong…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Million-dollar tuna a warning sign of overfishingIt’s the world’s biggest fish market, a sprawling hive of forklifts, labourers and rundown buildings stretching across an area…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
PM plans to kick-start growth with major spending gambleJapan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe has rolled the dice on the fate of his government with a huge spending package designed to …Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
US man in Japan says assault charges against him are 'lies'One of the two American men suspected of luring Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong to her death in a Tokyo hotel last year…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Behind PM's economic focus brews a revisionary nationalistic fervourTOKYO LETTER: Colossal debt sits on Japan’s future. But there are moves to rewrite its pastSat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe returns to high officeShinzo Abe has been voted in as Japan’s new prime minister, five years after he quit the post in ignominy and tears.Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Man on trial for assault of friend of strangled Irish studentA man accused of sexually assaulting an Irish student while her friend, Nicola Furlong, was being strangled in a nearby hotel…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Court told of alleged sex assault in TokyoAn Irish woman has given evidence to a Tokyo court about her alleged sexual assault and the rape and killing of exchange student…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Japan's comeback kid revives old waysANALYSIS: Five years ago Shinzo Abe tearfully quit as Japan’s leader after succumbing to an ailment that left him spending long…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Hawkish LDP sweeps to victory in JapanThree years after being dumped from power and written off by some as a political force, Japan’s conservative Liberal Democrats…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Swing to right expected in Japanese electionJapanese voters head to the polls in less than 24 hours in an election likely to see a sharp swing to the right, amid recession…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Tokyo governor quits to form new right-wing partyTOKYO GOVERNOR Shintaro Ishihara has stunned the world’s largest metropolis by announcing that he is quitting to form a new right…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Noonan rejects possibility of EU policy split over debt crisisMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has swatted away speculation of a potentially devastating policy split over Europe’s debt…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Tensions increase as Japan and China continue islets stand-offOFFICIALS FROM Asia’s two most powerful economies are struggling to put out the latest diplomatic fires from their stand-off …Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Eastern promise pays dividendsWILD GEESE: Matthew Connolly, MD, Eire Systems, JapanFri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Japanese government takes less than a week to row back on nuclear pledgeLESS THAN a week after announcing it would phase out the generation of nuclear power, Japan’s government has backtracked on a…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Japan plans to abandon nuclear power by 2030JAPAN’S GOVERNMENT will announce that it is abandoning nuclear power generation in the next three decades and massively promoting…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
China tensions mount as Japan buys disputed islandsJAPAN’S GOVERNMENT has upped the ante in a territorial row with China by agreeing to buy the islands at the centre of the dispute…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Japanese territorial issues could jeopardise Asian trade linksTOKYO LETTER: Unofficial ‘disputes’ with China and South Korea over Japanese-held islands threaten to disrupt important economic…Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Sushi chef pays visit to Kim Jong-un after long absenceFEW FOREIGNERS get an invitation to the inner circle of North Korea’s first familyMon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Japan makes most of potential crack in North Korean monolithLETTER FROM TOKYO: IS JAPAN looking for a backdoor diplomatic route to Pyongyang?Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
