Japan

Japan: 2 female ministers quit over party funds

Two of the five women in Shinzo Abe's Japanese cabinet resigned Monday, beset by allegations…

Japan's Nobel winner was scorned as a student

Japan celebrated three more Nobel prizes Wednesday, including for a scientist remembered as the salaryman…

Father of schoolgirl killer commits suicide

The father of a 16-year-old Japanese schoolgirl who confessed to decapitating a classmate earlier this…

Japan unveils a chair that cuddles the user

There are times in everyone's life when only a hug will do.

Tennis: Cilic thrashes Nishikori to win US Open crown

 Marin Cilic of Croatia has won the US Open championship, thrashing Japan's Kei Nishikori in…

Tennis: Joy in Japan as Nishikori makes history

Japan's social media lit up on Sunday as the country awoke to the news that…

Japan's squeeze-a-boob fetches over $50k for AIDS charity

 A group of Japanese porn actresses raised tens of thousands of dollars at the weekend…

103 year-old man challenges Usain Bolt for a race

KYOTO(AFP) - Closing in on his 104th birthday, a twinkle-toed Japanese sprinter has thrown down…

Japan porn actresses offer free boob squeeze for AIDS campaign

A group of Japanese porn actresses are preparing to have their breasts squeezed by fans…

Sony to delist shares from London Stock Exchange

Sony said Wednesday it would de-list its shares from the London Stock Exchange after 44…