Japan
Innovation
Nissei Eco offers humanoid Pepper robots to perform the role at a much lower cost.
Politics
British prime minister is planning to meet with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
Politics
Life-sized figures will be on buses for the next six weeks and stop at locations such as the Japanese embassy.
Society
Marvin Strombo was 20-years-old in 1944 when he took a good-luck flag from a dead enemy soldier.
Conflict
Donald Trump has grown impatient with China over the state of play in North Korea.
Companies
Japan has more than 30 flavours of Kit Kat where the gourmet bar is popular with locals and tourists.
Society
A construction worker took his own life after clocking 200 hours of overtime in the month before his death.
Society
A fifth of the Japanese workforce faces the risk of death from overwork, according to a government survey.
Society
Okinoshima is not the only Unesco site to uphold strict gender segregation rules.
Companies
Global adviser discusses his investing philosophy, surviving trying times and arbitrage opportunities in the current climate.
Society
The youngest, Dakota Kyle Rigsby, was only 19-years-old.
Crime
'What a rotten justice system', the Japanese man shouted while slashing two policemen with a knife.
Society
US and Japanese vessels had been searching thousands of miles of sea for Petty Officer Peter Mims.
Society
The cruise ship from Shanghai is heading to Japan in a week-long series of gay pride events.
Smartphones
All-you-can-boogie app 'Neon' offers access to 16 clubs for a weekly fee.
Environment
Researchers have said the volcano is due a much bigger eruption in the next few decades.
Politics
US, South Korea, Japan and China condemned the launch as Russia expressed concerns.
Politics
Japan keen on boosting its defence capabilities in the face of increasing threats from Pyongyang.
Weird World
Leading ninja squad has seen a 90% drop in applications – are you up to the challenge?
Conflict
From Israel to Australia, Kim Jong-un's regime in North Korea has a long list of targets.