Japan

Live coverage of day eight at the World Cup including England's second group match against Uruguay

Japan will take Greece in Group C clash of 2014 World Cup. Find out how to follow the game live

Possessing child pornography in Japan has been legal, until now.

Live coverage of day three of the World Cup including England's opening match against Italy

Ivory Coast take on Japan in the second Group C fixture on Saturday. Find out how to follow the game live in the UK.

Tokyo summons Chinese ambassador to Japan over incident above East China Sea islands.

England expects... to falter, so who could be your substitute World Cup team?

Monday started with risky assets trading higher in Asia, pushing dollar lower across the board.

The personal robot called Pepper falls into the category of 'humanoids', and is custom made for helping around at home.

The Samurai Blue will look to Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa to provide inspiration

Japanese insurers are facing hurdles including an ageing population in the domestic market.

Okada is being investigated by US and Philippine authorities over alleged bribery.

Japan has made some concessions but stopped short of removing trade sanctions

998-ton tanker Shoko Maru burst into flames near Himeji off Japan's southwest coast.

Woman expected to be extradited back to Japan to face questioning over using passport of Rita Okada.

Adjusted pre-tax profit for year ended on 31 March rose 8% to £461m.

Islands, close to land mass known as Senkaku in Japan and as Diaoyus in China, to get ground forces.

As vertcoin make waves in the cryptocurrency markets, Japan cracks down on bitcoin crime while BitPay raises $30 million

Japan will crack down on illegal transactions - but will not regulate bitcoin.

US Air Force's Global Hawk drones set to begin routine surveillance flights from Japan's Misawa Air Base.

Netanyahu set to hold talks with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and other leaders on a range of topics.

Resona Bank worker committed suicide after losing 155 million yen

The World Bank said China's purchasing power parity was 20% higher than earlier thought

Fund cuts dependence on low-yielding government bonds and allows investing in riskier assets.

Yen's depreciation against US dollar also boosts cost of imports, while export growth slows down.

Washington DC gets a spring makeover as the capital is painted in pink and white with the blooming of iconic Cherry Blossom trees.

Details regarding the new PS4 update and information on spare parts being sold for the PS4

Old wounds re-opened by Yoshitaka Shindo's decision to visit Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.

Three Olympus executives were indicted after the Japanese firm was embroiled in an accounting scandal in 2011

MtGox confirms a criminal investigation taking place around the loss of 650,000 bitcoins from the troubled exchange.