Japan

News Hour: “At that moment, I understood what it means to feel like I’d rather die,” wrote a young Japanese woman, recalling the trauma she suffered as a pre-teen, over having sex with a man to...

News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was keen to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan ahead of talks on Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, although a solution appears far off, reports BSS. Tokyo-Moscow...

News Hour: The death toll from a devastating typhoon in northern Japan rose to 14, officials said Friday, as another powerful storm approached the country’s south. Two bodies were found separately near rivers on the island...

News Hour: 17 people were unaccounted for in Japan on Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of the country,leaving 11 people dead and some 1,600 cut off in isolated communities,officials said, reports BSS. Ten...

News Hour: For generations, artisans and merchants in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto lived in thousands of traditional “machiya” townhouses that are steadily disappearing or falling into disrepair. To help restore the wooden-and-tile-roof structures, banks in...

News Hour: A strong typhoon was on course on Tuesday for a direct hit on northeastern Japan, with authorities warning of heavy rain and high waves along the Pacific coast, reports BSS. Typhoon Lionrock was 170 kilometres...

News Hour: Japan will invest $30bn in Africa over the next three years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged at a summit in Kenya, reports Aljazeera. Starting this year, Japan will make a $10bn investment in the...

News Hour: When Yuki Kai dropped her baby son off at nursery on her way to work he was his usual bright, exuberant self. Just hours later the 14-month-old was dead. Kai remains tortured by the questions surrounding...

News Hour: North Korea on Wednesday test-fired a submarine-launched missile 500 kilometres (around 300 miles) towards Japan, marking what weapons analysts described as a clear step forward for its nuclear strike ambitions, reports BSS. The flight...

News Hour: A powerful typhoon struck near Tokyo on Monday, the first for 11 years to hit the densely populated region, temporarily shutting down Japan’s biggest airport and grounding more than 500 flights nationwide, reports BSS....