Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has no intention of blinking first in the face off with Japan's markets over policy even as central bank officials grow increasingly worried about price volatility. Full story
On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. Full story
A Densuke watermelon sells for $3,000 at auction in Japan as the summer watermelon season kicks off. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
If you’re looking for the ultimate in organic cuisine, look no further than dirt soup, a mixture of purified dirt and chopped burdock root strained into an earthy-flavored concoction.
Monetary policy in Japan could trump news from the Fed this week, and the kind of inflation the Bank of Japan is creating - with little or no velocity - is a "dangerous game", said Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services director of floor operations.
CNBC's Rick Santelli and Tobias Harris, Observing Japan author, discusses whether Japan will be able to grow its economy and get its fiscal house in order.
An ultra-compact electric vehicle that can run for 62 miles on one charge is approved for street use in Japan. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
U.S. Special Representative of the Secretary of State for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies greets Japan's Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama and South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula and Security Affairs Cho Tae-yong, during a trilateral meeting at
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a semi-annual parliament hearing on monetary policy at the Lower House of the parliament in Tokyo June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato
An aerial view shows No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co. 's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in this March 11, 2013 file photo taken by Kyodo. High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in g
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