Japan vows to take action with US after North Korea missile test

The missile flew for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan. US officials told Fox News a North Korean MiG fighter jet crashed near the launch site of the latest surface-to-air missile test. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the ... ( read original story ...)

New compound that can break down plastic waste developed

Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan developed a series of organometallic ruthenium catalysts to break down even the toughest amide bonds effectively under mild conditions. "Our previous catalysts could hydrogenate most amide bonds, but the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan public split on idea to cite military in constitution

Poll results released Monday show that about half of Japan's population supports a constitutional revision that would clarify the legality of the country's military, a new approach Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proposing as his party struggles to gain ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Miyazato retiring at end of season

The Okinawan-born 31-year-old, a nine-time winner on the U.S. LPGA Tour, told a Tokyo news conference she had made the decision last summer that this season would be her last. "I actually began feeling this four to five years ago, and at that point I ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open lower

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 51.52 points, or 0.26 per cent, from Friday to 19,635.32, Xinhua news agency reported. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 2.39 points, or 0.15 per cent ... ( read original story ...)

NKorea fires short-range ballistic missile off western Japan

It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)