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Solar Impulse co-founder said plane is still waiting for an opening in the wall of clouds over Pacific.

Tokyo train station staff open left luggage to discover corpse of elderly woman inside

A strong offshore earthquake has shaken eastern Japan with tremors felt in Tokyo.

Japanese nuclear regulator clears the first reactors at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai plant, after safety checks.

The $2.5bn gas-fired power plant will help Tepco diversify.

Japanese conglomerate Sharp will make public its restructuring plan on 14 May, after the market closes.

Shares in Toshiba tank 16.55% to finish at 403.3 yen in Tokyo trade amid a sell-off.

The Apple Watch launched globally on 24 April with a small queue of Japanese tech-addicts lining up in Tokyo for Apple's first wearable gadget.

Authorities in the Japanese capital of Tokyo have cordoned off a playground where high levels of radiation were detected this week.

Japan's Toyota is set to rent out its i-ROAD electric three-wheelers starting from 10 April.

BoJ maintains plan to expand the monetary base at an annual pace of ¥80tn, a QE programme in place since April 2013.

Mizuho Securities economist Yasunori Ueno estimates households are probably hoarding some 36tn yen ($300bn) of cash.

A district assembly in Tokyo became the first in Japan on 31 March to recognise same-sex partnerships.

To begin with, the GPFG will target commercial real estate in Singapore and Tokyo.

Nikkei hits a 15-year intra-day high of 19,349 points just as Bank of Japan kicks-off its two-day monthly meeting.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived in Japan without his pregnant wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge

Sony boss Kazuo Hirai says the struggling Japanese firm is targeting a $4.2bn operating profit in three years.

Sony to boost capacity in Japan to 80,000 wafers a month by the end of June 2016, from about 60,000 a month at present.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes for legislative changes allowing Japanese troops to launch overseas missions.

Budget carrier Skymark Airlines' board has scheduled an emergency meeting tonight to decide on the filing.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe condemns latest video threat from Isis and vows to make all-out efforts to free hostage.

Exports to the US rise by 23.7%, while those to China, Asia and the EU rise 4.3%, 11% and 6.8% respectively.

New export orders rose for a sixth successive month in December 2014.

Stimulus package for country's regions aims to pull Japanese economy out of recession.

BOJ chief says oil price fall will help boost corporate profits and allow firms to raise wages.

New stimulus package aims to pull the economy out of a recession triggered by the hit from a sales tax hike in April.

A plane with hundreds of passengers made an emergency landing in Tokyo after 12 people were hurt during mid-air turbulence.

Abe's Liberal Democratic Party tipped to sweep polls considered a referendum on economic reforms.

Spending by Japanese firms falls leading to growth contracting 1.9% against 1.6% previously.

The woman had two eggs frozen in 2001.