Elusive giant squid found in fishing net off the coast of Japan
It's usually one of the mysteries of the deep - but an elusive giant squid has been found in a fishing net off the coast of Japan.
Gallery: Shichi-Go-San Festival (7-5-3 festival) in Japan
Gallery: Shichi-Go-San Festival (7-5-3 festival) in Japan.
Gallery: Tour de France winner Christopher Froome does Sumo
Christopher Froome , British road racing cyclist and winner of the 2013 Tour de France, wearing a mawashi (sumo-belt) participates in sumo training as part of an exchange program with the Saitama citizen on October 25, 2013 ahead of the Saitama criterium races.
Great train journeys: Japan’s Seven Stars in Kyushu combines traditional charm with sheer opulence
Mixing hi-tech with old-world charm, Japan’s Seven Stars train has Bond-like opulence.
Hello Kitty beer launches in China: Beer for kids?
I like a good debate, about pretty much anything. I've worked in a range of different fields in my life, but one thing seems to underpin them all - starting, continuing or encouraging debate.
Star in your own Manga comic
Technology is being developed that will allow Manga fans to star in their own comic
Fukuoka, Japan: Buddha and spice and all things nice
A new flight route via Amsterdam means Fukuoka, Japan’s sunny street food capital, is closer than ever,
North Korea offered talks over nuclear stand-off
North Korea has been offered the chance of new talks to resolve the increasingly dangerous stand-off over its nuclear and missile developments.
‘Miracle tree’ that survived Japan’s tsunami preserved as a sculpture to honour 19,000 who died
A life-size sculpture of a lonesome pine that was the only tree in a forest of 70,000 to emerge from a devastating tsunami two years ago has been erected
Comeback king Shinzo Abe storms to election victory in Japan
Former prime minister Shinzo Abe turned back the clock as his Liberal Democrat Party stormed to a huge general election victory in Japan.
Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits coast of Japan
A tsunami warning issued in Japan after a strong earthquake hit the country this morning has been lifted.
Japan motorway tunnel collapse leaves at least five people dead
A motorway tunnel has collapsed 50 miles from Japan's capital of Tokyo, killing at least five people with fears over further loss of life.
Anne Hathaway is the star of the show as Les Miserables premieres in Japan
Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfried headed to Japan to promote their musical movie Les Miserables, which premiered in Tokyo.
Giant $1m robot exhibited in Japan as thousands of orders roll in
A 13ft (4m) limited edition robot that can be operated via smartphone has been exhibited in Japan, as its developer revealed more than 3,000 orders had been made.
Japan wasted tsunami billions on whaling research
Billion of pounds meant for rebuilding Japan after its devastating tsunami and nuclear disaster have been squandered on projects such as coaching prison inmates and whale hunting ‘research’.
Workers enter stricken Fukushima nuclear plant for first time
Workers have entered one of the damaged reactor buildings at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time since the March tsunami.
