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Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2016, Pakistan vs Japan: Where to watch live, preview and live streaming info
Pakistan take on Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy on 25 October. Find out where to watch live in the UK.
First woman to scale Everest Junko Tabei dies aged 77
She said she was told she should be raising children instead but that did not stop her.
Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2016, China vs Japan: Where to watch live, preview, prediction, live streaming info
Rivals China and Japan face-off on 22 October. Find out where to watch live.
Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2016, India vs Japan: Where to watch live, preview, streaming info, team news
India open their campaign against Japan on 20 October. Find out where to watch live.
Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2016: Schedule, fixtures, where to watch live, dates and time
The 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy starts on 20 October at Malaysia.
South Korea mulling unilateral sanctions against North in case UN delays action
The tentative sanctions against North Korea would cover financial, shipping, trade and immigration sectors.
United States vs Japan, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
United States and Japan face each other in the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup clash on 9 October.
Mount Aso: Japan's largest active volcano erupts spewing ash 7 miles into sky
However, there were no injuries or damages, reports said.
Typhoon Chaba batters South Korea leaving hundreds homeless and seven dead
Cars could be seen drifting among the floodwaters, while emergency services made various rescue missions.
2016 Kabaddi World Cup schedule: Fixtures, How to watch live in UK and broad, live streaming information
Defending champions India will host the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
Typhoon Chaba leaves death in its wake as South Korea is battered by torrential rain and winds
The storm, stronger than Hurricance Matthew, is headed towards Japan, where is it likely to cause similar destruction.
Police probe 48 suspicious deaths at Japanese hospital
Two elderly men who died in September were found to have been poisoned with disinfectant chemical.
An estimated 20,000 could die in two earthquakes predicted to hit Japan in next 30 years
One could hit Tokyo and the Nankai Trough Quake would cause a devastating tsunami in north and central Japan.
Japanese town pulls 'perverse' advert showing teenage girl fed, transformed into eel and cooked
Advert criticised as 'sexist' intended to advertise city's commitment to sustainable eel farming, says authority.
US fighter jet crashes off Japanese island of Okinawa
The pilot was rescued from the crash site 150km from the coast of Kunigami village.
Could Japan's virgins kamikaze the nation's future?
Survey finds 42% of young single men and 44% of women have never had sex.
Who is Renho Murata, the former model aiming to revitalise Japan's ailing opposition?
Renho is first woman to be elected as leader of the centre-left Democrat party.
Could the South China Sea dispute trigger a Sino-US war? Five charts that tell you who might win
Beijing's sabre-rattling in the west Pacific has brought conflict in Asia closer than for decades.
Japan to order more patrol ships and aircraft to Philippines amid maritime disputes with China
Japan earlier agreed to provide multi-role response vessels and mid-sized coastguard ships to the Philippines.
Typhoon Namtheun heads towards southern Japan as Typhoon Lionrock kills 17
Two more deaths were confirmed after the 126km/h typhoon brought rain, high seas, landslides and floods.
Japan's government warns the nation's corporations could quit the UK after Brexit
Japan's government's says the UK's exit from the EU will 'a major disturbance to the world economy'.
Karate grandad fights off Asian black bear
The 63-year-old fisherman fought off the creature by jabbing at its eyes, sending it into the woods.
Japan seeks safety assurances over Rolls-Royce engines
European aviation agency asked to ensure problem with engines powering Boeing 787 aircraft does not affect safety.
Japan: Gangland crackdown sees 976 alleged yakuza arrested to avert brutal in-fighting
The split of Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi from the Yamaguchi-gumi gang caused bloodshed in 2015.
Japanese dolphin hunts to begin as thousands set to demonstrate around the world
A London demonstration will take place on Thursday 1 September at noon.
Typhoon Lionrock kills 9 elderly at Ranran nursing home in Japan
Lionrock swept across northern Japan on Tuesday night, bringing up to 300mm of rain.
Powerful typhoon strikes region of Japan devasted by 2011 tsunami
Hundreds of flights have been grounded and work suspended at damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor.
East China Sea tension flares up between China and Japan ahead of G20 summit
The heightened stress over maritime disputes could cloud the upcoming summit, experts say.
Japan set to be battered by third typhoon in a week
Typhoon Lionrock is set to hit Japan in the same week as typhoons Mindulle and Kompasu.
Japan to train soldiers to take active part in UN peacekeeping missions
The move comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made changes in Japan's security legislation.