Tokyo, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) Orchestra conductor Seiji Ozawa, who cancelled his appearances almost a year ago because of his poor state of health, will return to the podium in August at a festival in the central Japanese city of Matsumoto, NHK television reported.

Tokyo, Feb 12 (IANS/EFE) The Japanese government has agreed to resume talks with Saudi Arabia on exports of nuclear technology for the construction of power plants in the Middle Eastern country, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Tokyo, Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) Two king cheetahs, of which only a few dozen are believed to exist in captivity, were born last month at Tama Zoo in the Japanese capital, a park spokesperson told EFE.

Tokyo, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) The pale nakedness of replicas of Michelangelo's David and the Venus de Milo have scandalized some residents of a small Japanese town, who have asked that the intimate parts of the statues be covered to "preserve their modesty".

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Tokyo, Feb 7 (IANS) Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets Thursday entered Japanese airspace over Hokkaido island, forcing the Japanese government to lodge a protest on the issue with Russia, Xinhua reported.

Tokyo, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The leader of North Korea, where mobile phones were only introduced in 2008, was spotted with a smartphone, South Korea's Joong-Ang Ilbo daily reported.

Tokyo, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A cat presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the governor of Japan's Akita prefecture has been finally handed over to his new owner after the animal spent five months in quarantine.

Tokyo, Feb 5 (IANS) A Chinese fishing boat was detained Tuesday near the Japanese coast for allegedly fishing in Japan's exclusive economic waters with authorization, Xinhua reported.

Tokyo, Feb 4 (IANS) Japan's monetary base increased by 10.9 percent year-on-year in January, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said in a report Monday.

Tokyo, Feb 1 (IANS) Masato Uchishiba, a two-time Olympic judo champion, was Friday sentenced to five years in prison for rape by a Tokyo court.

Tokyo, Jan 24 (IANS) Japan Thursday detained a Chinese fishing boat for unauthorised fishing in waters around Nagasaki prefecture, the Chinese Consulate General said.

Tokyo, Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) The vintage style, sailor look and industrial, ethnic and environmental weaves are among the styles making waves at the International Fashion Fair in Tokyo, where some 750 firms from 20 countries are unveiling their designs.

Osaka (Japan), Jan 21 (IANS) US and Japanese officials Monday began an inspection visit at GS Yuasa Corp., the company that makes batteries used on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, following an emergency landing of a Boeing 787 that exposed a battery fire risk last week, a media report said.

Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) Japan's Takashi Uchiyama retained the World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight title beating Costa Rica's Bryan "Tiquito" Vasquez.

Tokyo, Dec 28 (IANS) Police in Japan Friday arrested a US Marine on suspicion of trespassing at an apartment in the southernmost Okinawa prefecture, Xinhua reported.

Tokyo, Dec 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea announced Monday that it would set up an international award to honour its late leader Kim Jong-il.

Tokyo, Dec 24 (IANS) Six elderly patients have died of gastroenteritis following a norovirus outbreak at a hospital in Japan's Miyazaki prefecture, a media report said.

Tokyo, Dec 20 (IANS) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Thursday announced plans to further ease its monetary policy to stimulate the nation's current stagnant economy.

Tokyo, Dec 13 (IANS) A 21-year-old US Marine was Thursday sentenced to four years in jail for molesting a Japanese woman in Okinawa region, a media report said.

Tokyo, Dec 11 (IANS/EFE) Japan's government has confirmed that the country's economy contracted 3.5 percent in the third quarter compared with the July-September period of 2011.

Tokyo, Dec 11 (IANS) Corinthians are prepared to "play dirty" to win the FIFA Club World Cup, the Brazilian club's coach Tite has said.

Tokyo, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan has deployed anti-missile defence systems in anticipation of an imminent North Korean rocket launch, Japanese Defence Minister Satoshi Morimoto said Saturday.

Tokyo, Dec 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale Friday jolted the east coast of Honshu island, leading to a tsunami warning for the coastal areas which was later lifted in Miyagi prefecture, Xinhua reported.

Tokyo, Dec 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale Friday jolted the east coast of Honshu island, leading to a tsunami warning for the coastal areas, Xinhua reported.

Tokyo, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tokyo has begun deploying warships in anticipation of a rocket launch by North Korea later this month, Kyodo news agency reported.

Tokyo, Dec 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Japanese naval transport ship has delivered Patriot missile interceptor systems to the southern island of Ishigaki to counter any threat posed by North Korea's planned rocket launch, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.

Tokyo, Dec 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea has completed the installation of the second stage of a carrier rocket and is assembling its third and last stage, South Korean media reported.

Tokyo, Dec 4 (IANS/EFE) The Japanese government ordered the inspection of dozens of highway tunnels throughout the country after the ceiling of one of them collapsed and killed nine people.

Tokyo, Dec 2 (IANS) At least three people were killed and two women injured when a section of a four-km-long tunnel collapsed in Japan Sunday, media reports said.

Tokyo, Nov 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Japanese government will continue gathering information about a possible missile launch by North Korea and is ready to defend itself, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Monday.

Tokyo, Nov 26 (IANS) Researchers tracking the behaviour of emperor penguins have found fresh reason to be worried about global warming −− emperor penguins use sea ice to rest as they forage.

Tokyo, Nov 20 (IANS/EFE) US consumer electronics giant Amazon Monday began selling its digital Kindle Paperwhite reader in the Japanese market, where it is competing with devices such as the Kobo, the e−reader of the e−commerce company Rakuten.

Tokyo, Nov 19 (IANS/EFE) A study by Japan's environment ministry has found the presence of fish with high levels of radioactive cesium in rivers and reservoirs in Fukushima, the province where the nuclear disaster at a power plant took place, the Kyodo news agency said.

Tokyo, Nov 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Radiation levels in fish caught near Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant are 100 times above normal, media reports said.

Tokyo, Nov 16 (IANS/EFE) Electronics giant Panasonic plans to eliminate an additional 10,000 jobs by next spring, most of them at units outside Japan, company executives said.

Tokyo, Nov 10 (IANS) Renowned literary critic and educator Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak was awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Kyoto Saturday.

Tokyo, Nov 10 (IANS/EFE) Mazda Motor announced Friday that some of the capacity at its plant now under construction in Mexico will be devoted to producing Toyota vehicles for the US market.

Tokyo, Nov 8 (IANS/EFE) Japanese home renovator West Holdings plans build up to 10 floating solar installations in the country with a combined capacity of as much as 20 MW, business daily Nikkei reported.

Tokyo, Nov 4 (IANS/EFE) Japan will not be taking part in Shanghai's big international tourism fair amid diplomatic tension with China over a territorial dispute, Japanese television channel NHK said Saturday.

Tokyo, Nov 2 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay a four-day visit to Japan to discuss security cooperation in maritime and cyberspace with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's ministry of foreign affairs announced Friday.

Tokyo, Oct 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan has plans to launch a new light-class Epsilon carrier rocket in summer 2013, according to the country's national space agency JAXA.

Tokyo, Oct 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan is planning to launch its new carrier rocket in summer of 2013, national space agency JAXA said.

Osaka, Oct 26 (IANS) Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp Corporation is seeking business tie-ups with several US companies over liquid crystal displays (LCD) for smartphones and tablet computers, a media report said Friday.

Tokyo, Oct 26 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his cabinet approved a 422.6 billion yen ($5.3 billion) emergency fiscal stimulus Friday to prevent Japanese economy from recession.

Shizuka (Japan), Oct 10 (IANS) India opened their campaign in the U-14 SAARC Football Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan at the Tokinosumika Sports Centre here Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct 10 (IANS) India and Japan Wednesday launched a joint study on procuring cheaper liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Middle East and elsewhere.

Tokyo, Oct 13 (IANS) World finance ministers Saturday warned that downside risks to global growth remain and called for for quick and effective action to rebuild shaken confidence.

Tokyo, Oct 13 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)Saturday asked the United States and other member-countries, to complete domestic procedures to accept governance reforms giving emerging economies like India and China more say in the multilateral lender.

Osaka (Japan), Oct 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.134 Chang Kai-Chen stunned top seed Sam Stosur of Australia in the semifinal of the Japan Open here Saturday.