Japan said on Friday it finally had control of leaking reactors at Fukushima, in what authorities say is a vital step on the long road to recovery, nine months after its nuclear crisis began.

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The whistleblower in Japan's Olympus Corp scandal, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, blasted Japanese shareholders on Thursday for failing to stand up for him, amid signs that domestic and foreign investors ar

A one-year-old Japanese baby miraculously survived a ten-floor fall after he was deliberately pushed down by his father from their apartment.

The baby landed atop a shrubbery at the bottom of the bui

A new project to assess radiation levels around Japan's stricken Fukushima will involve monkeys, Britain's The Telegraph has reported.

Scientists believe ground covered by the animals, fitted with se

The euro moved towards a one-year low against the dollar in Asian trade on Wednesday, amid questions over Europe's ability to contain its sovereign debt crisis.

The unit, which fell below $1.31 in Ne

Scandal-hit Olympus was expected to release its overdue earnings statement on Wednesday, as the camera and medical equipment maker raced to meet a deadline or risk being axed from Tokyo's stock exchan

Japan has chosen the US-made F-35 stealth jet as its next-generation mainstay fighter in a multi-billion dollar deal, reports said Tuesday.

The defence ministry picked the jet made by Lockheed Martin

Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit today amid concerns over North Korea's missile programme and to monitor natural disasters in the region.

The Japanese H-2A rocket carrying an informatio

A Japanese nuclear plant leaked 1.8 tonnes of radioactive water from its cooling system, the government said, heightening safety worries as an atomic crisis continues at another plant.

The leak, disc

Olympus Corp's ousted CEO Michael Woodford will travel to Japan on Tuesday seeking support from shareholders and investors for a new management to lead the firm after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud.