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North Korea regularly threatens Japan with nuclear annihilation and the regime’s official KCNA news agency warned the country may be “reduced into ashes” if it “behaves wickedly”. Kim has conducted 10 missile tests this year in defiance of United ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year. Akihito, 83, who ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way ... Female imperial family members lose their royal status upon marriage to a commoner, a point highlighted by recent news that one of Akihito’s granddaughters, Princess Mako, plans to marry ... ( read original story ...)

June 7 (UPI) --Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said Masaaki Osaka, a left-wing revolutionary accused of killing a police officer with a Molotov cocktail in 1971, has been arrested and charged with murder. Japan has no statute of limitations for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew slower than initially estimated in the first three months of the year, according to revised figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.3% in the first quarter, compared to 0.5% in last month's preliminary reading. The annualised ... ( read original story ...)

It was 25 years ago when Gary Lineker was the main man at Nagoya Grampus Eight, where he scored nine goals in 23 appearances before announcing his retirement from football in September 1994. His last game for the club was watched by none other than Arsene ... ( read original story ...)

For one suspected murderer in Japan, it has been a case of being able to run but not being able to hide. Left-wing revolutionary Masaaki Osaka has been arrested and charged for murdering a police officer during Tokyo street protests more than 45 years ago. ( read original story ...)

While some vectors for CRISPR-Cas9 in plants have been reported, there are still issues on low efficiency.Hiroki Tsutsui and Tetsuya Higashiyama of Nagoya University in Japan developed a highly efficient CRISPR-Cas9 vector for Arabidopsis thaliana ... ( read original story ...)

The Shakopee City Council approved a liquor license Tuesday for Sapporo, a new sushi bar and grill opening at 1114 Vierling Drive E., pending city inspections. The police department conducted a background investigation and found nothing prohibiting the ... ( read original story ...)

Five workers at a Japanese nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material apparently broke during equipment inspection, the country's Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The Osaka Prefectural Police Department has developed a system to assess levels of risk in suspected child abuse cases, with a view to ensuring early detection and responses. The system, which came into use this month, will automatically show the ... ( read original story ...)

The man, arrested by Osaka police on May 18 for a separate offense, has not given his name but was identified by the police as Masaaki Osaka, 67, on Tuesday through multiple DNA tests. Osaka is suspected of killing police officer Tsuneo Nakamura ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Atomic Energy Agency says five workers at a nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material broke during equipment inspection. The state-run agency says the ... ( read original story ...)

Disaster management agencies in Japan's Tottori Prefecture and Tokyo's self-defense forces conducted the drills, while simulating a North Korean ballistic missile drop on land, Kyodo news agency reported. North Korea has launched a dozen missiles in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to bolster their security ties through Japanese-funded projects including the upgrading of Vietnamese coastal patrol capabilities, defence equipment and technology transfer amid concerns about China's increasingly ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam agreed Tuesday to bolster their security ties through Japanese-funded projects including the upgrading of Vietnamese coastal patrol capabilities, defense equipment and technology transfer amid concerns about China's ... ( read original story ...)