Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has postponed his visit to Japan, scheduled to begin on Thursday, due to political developments in that country. However, he will continue with the Cambodia leg of his vi

A major airport in northern Japan was closed on Tuesday after construction workers found an unexploded bomb believed to be from World War II.

A strong 6.2-magnitude quake struck off northern Japan on Tuesday but there are no immediate reports of major damage and no tsunami alert was issued, US seismologists said.

It hit at 7:21 am (2221 GM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, naming Koriki Jojima, a senior member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), as new finance minister.

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Japan released yet more worrying figures Friday showing the world's third largest economy was already stuttering before a damaging territorial dispute erupted with its largest trading partner.

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While Chinese state media has warned Japan that it will suffer economically for nationalising disputed islands, analysts say China has too much to lose to impose any serious sanctions.

The world's se

The anti-Japan demonstrations in China over disputed islands on Monday took an ugly turn with protesters attacking some of the top Japanese firms, including Panasonic and Canon, hitting flourishing

Angry anti-Japan protesters took to the streets of Chinese cities for a second day on Sunday, with Japan's Prime Minister urging Beijing to protect his country's companies and diplomatic buildings fro

Six Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed islands early Friday, the Japanese coastguard said, adding it had issued warning for them to leave.

The arrival came just days after th

The United States called on Tuesday for calm between Japan and China after Beijing sent ships to disputed islands in the East China Sea in response to Tokyo's purchase of them.