Japan was set to announce on Friday it has finally tamed 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

A magnitude 5.6 quake struck off Japan shortly after midnight at a depth of 15 (10 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

It said it hit 219 km southeast of Hachijo-jima, in the Izu Islands, at 1512

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

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

Major Japanese food and candy maker Meiji Co. said it was recalling 400,000 cans of powdered milk for infants after traces of radiation from Japan's hobbled nuclear plant were detected in the formula.

The United States, is on December 7, marking the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbour attacks - a bombing of America's Pacific fleet by Japanese bombers during World War 2.

But US right wing comment

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is considering dumping water it treated for radiation contamination into the ocean as early as March, the firm said on Thursday, promptin

An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup - smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together.