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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says air force could use civilian airport on Kurile Islands, claimed by both Russia and Japan.

The fire broke out in the three-storey building in the city of Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido.

One man was killed and at least 11 people were injured when an avalanche, possibly triggered by the eruption of a nearby volcano, engulfed skiers.

Despite a rapid rise in value over the past year, the price of bitcoin could fall to $1,000 per coin in the next 12 months, a major Wall Street investment chief has warned.

Around 300 people took part in the evacuations as part of plans to help the city prepare in the event of an attack.

Japanese authorities and students' parents are outraged by the flyover as the US forces pushed to damage-control mode.

Police in Japan have arrested and charged two Chinese men who smuggled banned goods into North Korea.

Japanese trains will be equipped with speakers that warn deer with noises of dog yelping and high-pitched animal snorts.

Authorities in Gamagori issue citywide alert to track down packages of deadly delicacy fugu, which contain lethal toxins.

Gangland body art shared on Facebook leads Thai police to yakuza boss Shigeharu Shirai after 15 years on the run.

A Japanese astronaut has spoken about his amazing growth spurt and concerns that he may not fit into his Earth-bound Soyuz space shuttle.

South Korean foreign minister announces Seoul would allocate funds from its own money and would not seek renegotiation with Tokyo.

Abe has promised to bolster Japanese defence capabilities in the wake of North Korea's "unacceptable" provocations.

More than 200,000 women from Korea, Taiwan, China and other nationalities were forced to work at wartime brothels by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Second World War.

Japanese police say they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter, Airi Kakimoto, froze to death in a tiny room where she had been confined for more than a decade.

The primitive species lacks certain features that are common in more complex animals, according to researchers.

Tokyo's cabinet approves installation of two land-based missile interceptors, which would cover the entire Japanese territory.

A new study further investigates the phenomenon following a report earlier this year of a male snow monkey mounting a female deer on Yakushima Island.

The ship washed up on a beach in Kashiwazaki in north Japan, prompting concerns that Pyongyang has launched a spy campaign.

China is marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in which it says Japanese troops killed 300,000 people.

Thousands of rabbits on an almost deserted Japanese island are struggling because of an influx in tourism.

North Korean spies feared to have infiltrated 'ghost ships' off north western coast of Japan as Pyongyang advances nuclear programme.

The 83-year-old, who had expressed his desire for abdication due to his growing age, will be the first Japanese emperor in two centuries to renounce his throne.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in the first launch since September.

"North Korea might launch a missile within the next few days," a Japanese government source said, based on new radio signals intercepted from North Korea.

Japanese authorities are investigating after a ship with eight decomposed bodies was found on a beach in the Aikita province.

Report found that Manhattan, the White House, the Pentagon and the US territory of Guam were all possible targets.

Police are questioning the mother and are trying to determine whether she killed the babies or if they were stillborn, the report said.

Takahiro Shiraishi charged with murder of Aiko Tamura and accused of dismembering and killing 8 others in Zama.

Tsukuba Express in Japan apologised after a train departed its station roughly 20 seconds early on 14 November, causing "severe inconvenience" to commuters.