Japan

Nation credited with bringing popular puzzle to global attention wins its first World Championship

Protesters rally against US military base, Camp Schwab, in Japan's southern Okinawa Island.

Shinzo Abe skips visit to Shinto shrine, but makes ritual offering.

GDP declined annualised 6.8% in second quarter, compared to economists' projections for 7.1% drop.

Weakened storm heading towards island of Honshu as heavy rain and flooding are forecast.

Government-compiled service sector sentiment index logs third straight monthly rise.

Shanghai Husi Food allegedly sold chicken and beef past their expiry dates to food chains including McDonald's and KFC.

A 248-square-meter indoor farm has production capacity of 3.6 tonnes per year.

Warning to shipping in Philippine Sea as Super-Typhoon Halong intensifies.

SM-N910L is expected to be the LG U+ variant of Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

Egyptian-born Abdelrahman Shaalan makes sumo wrestling history as 'Osunaarashi'.

Twitter users believed the fake news report and expressed their thoughts.

Japan's futuristic group Siro-A fused mime, techno and laser technology at Hyper Japan 2014.

Van Kirk, 24 when he helped bomb Hiroshima in 1945, never regretted his actions

Radiation-blocking Iodine tablets for residents close to reactors restarting this year.

It's reported the suspect went to the same school as the victim.

Hiromichi Mizuno hired as member of investment committee at Japan's $1tn Government Pension Investment Fund.

Japan readies for a return to nuclear power for first time since 2011 Fukushima meltdown.

Earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture generates 20-cm tsunami in Japan's eastern coastal regions.

Chongquing Youth Daily publishes images of mushroom clouds rising over its rival Japan.

Storm expected to pass over Okinawa as alerts issued to Miyako and Ishigaki islands.

Chinese and South Korean presidents criticise Tokyo's reinterpretation of constitution that renounces war.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will equip 32,000 missionaries with iPad minis by 2015.

Amid public protests and Chinese criticism, Japan makes major shift in post-war defence policy.

Can't afford a receptionist to welcome people to your company? No problem. There's a Japanese app for that.

Shizuoka Prefecture's Oigawa Railway has dressed up one of its steam trains as Thomas the Tank Engine.

LIVE coverage of the final World Cup games in Group C and Group D.

A new exhibition in Tokyo called "Android: What is Human?" is showcasing the world's most advanced android robots.

Japan has one of highest tax rates among industrialised nations at about 36%.

Japan face Colombia in their final group stage fixture of the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Find out how to follow the game live in the UK.