Radiation that leaked from the Fukushima nuclear plant following last year's tsunami caused mutations in some butterflies - including dented eyes and stunted wings - though humans seem relatively unaf

Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial war shrine Wednesday on the anniversary of Tokyo's World War II surrender, a move set to heighten South Korean anger over an island dispute.

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A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Okhotsk off the east Russian coast on early Tuesday, US and Japanese monitors said, with the tremor felt as far away as Tokyo.

Japan's Prime Minister looked set to survive a no-confidence motion on Thursday after reaching an 11th hour deal with a major opposition party over his much-cherished sales tax bill.

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The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged and held off further easing measures, repeating its view that the world's third-largest economy was 'picking up moderately'.

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Tens of thousands of people marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday, as a rising tide of anti-nuclear sentiment swells in post-Fukushima Japan.

Ageing survivors, relatives

A growing number of Japanese workers who are risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are suffering from depression, anxiety about the future and a loss of

Three men from Fukushima Prefecture arrived on Thursday at their final goal in Tokyo after a year long transcontinental marathon from Paris to thank people around the world for helping Japan recover f

Tokyo Electric Power's chief on Wednesday vowed 'nothing was sacred' in his bid to chop costs as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant posted a $3.68 billion quarterly loss.

Thousands of demonstrators holding candles and small lights formed a human chain around Japan's Parliament on Sunday in the latest protest against nuclear power after the Fukushima crisis last year.