US carrier heading for Korea trains with Japanese destroyers

TOKYO - An American aircraft carrier heading toward the Korean Peninsula began joint exercises Sunday with Japanese naval ships in the Philippine Sea. Two Japanese destroyers joined the USS Carl Vinson and two other U.S. warships as they continued their ... ( read original story ...)

Mihara 2nd in free skate as Japan wins World Team Trophy

TOKYO — Mai Mihara placed second in the women's free skate on Saturday to help Japan win the World Team Trophy. The 17-year-old Mihara, the Four Continents champion, received 146.71 points and Wakaba Higuchi came third with 145.30, as Japan clinched the ... ( read original story ...)

Moritomo files for bankruptcy protection in Osaka

according to a different lawyer working on behalf of Moritomo who cited the construction company that erected the buildings for the elementary school as well as the central government and the Osaka prefectural government. The lawyer spoke at a news ... ( read original story ...)

Koroki leads Urawa to 3-2 win over Sapporo in J-League

SAITAMA, Japan — Shinzo Koroki scored his J-League-leading seventh goal of the season on Saturday as Urawa Reds beat Consadole Sapporo 3-2 to maintain first place in the standings. Rafael Silva and Takahiro Sekine gave Urawa a 2-1 lead in the first half ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Geolandar tyres for Mazda CX-5

Yokohama Rubber said its Geolandar G98 tyre has been adopted ... company profiles and extended news coverage - just for premium members. Today I can offer you 30 days access for $1 - and that includes just-auto plus. ( read original story ...)

Japan panel endorses Emperor Akihito's abdication

TOKYO - A Japanese government panel has endorsed Emperor Akihito's apparent desire to abdicate but avoided a key question of succession amid a declining royal population. The six-member advisory panel in its final report Friday proposed Akihito abdicate ... ( read original story ...)

Abe sends offering to shrine honoring Japan's war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that honors Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals. The leafy "masakaki" plant was sent for the shrine's spring festival the same day that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's PM sends offering to war shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent an offering to a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead, a move likely to spark protest, Kyodo news agency reports. The offering at the Yasukuni Shrine spring festival came as Japan seeks greater co-operation ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Abe Sends Offering to Yasukuni Imperial War Shrine

... shrine to Japan’s war dead seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan's past brutality and militarism, a move likely to spark protest, Kyodo news agency reported. The offering at the Yasukuni Shrine spring festival came as Japan seeks ... ( read original story ...)

Thieves grab $3.5 million in cash in brazen Japan mugging

TOKYO: Three masked robbers snatched a suitcase stuffed with millions of dollars in cash from a businessman who had just withdrawn the money from a bank in western Japan on Thursday, police said. In the audacious daylight mugging, assailants set upon the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to Provide New Equipment to Firefighters in Armenia

Armenian Minister of Emergency Affairs Davit Tonoyan today met with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and discussed various joint grant projects now underway, focusing on one designed to improve the equipment used by ... ( read original story ...)