Powerful earthquake hits Japanese northern regionJAPAN: A powerful earthquake struck northern Japan yesterday, cutting off power to thousands of homes and forcing the authorities…Tue May 27 2003 - 01:00
No heir for Japan as princess is bornJapan welcomed its newest royal on Saturday with the birth of a girl to Crown Princess MasakoMon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Japan honours its three million war deadAs the fallout continues from Monday's controversial visit by the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, Japan yesterday…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Koizumi visits shrine despite condemnationIgnoring protests and international condemnation, the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, pushed ahead yesterday with…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
56th Hiroshima anniversary is marred by PM's planned visit to war dead shrineThe 56th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was marred by continuing controversy over the proposed visit by the Japanese…Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Koizumi criticised for war shrine decisionJapanese Prime Minister Mr Junichiro Koizumi's post-election glory is increasingly being overshadowed by a dispute over his decision…Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Koizumi details reforms after party triumphs in Japanese electionFresh from his party's biggest electoral success in almost a decade, the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, yesterday…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Koizumi pledges reforms after poll winIn A national Upper House election widely seen as a referendum on Japanese Prime Minister Mr Junichiro Koizumi's controversial…Mon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Where there's smoke, there's ireJeffrey Wigand does not look much like Russell Crowe, the actor who played him in the movie The InsiderFri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Police say school killer chose victims as `elite'As families of eight young victims killed in a brutal knife attack on a primary school in Osaka mourn their dead, a clearer picture…Mon Jun 11 2001 - 01:00
Eight children die in attack at Japanese primary schoolA mentally disturbed man wielding a kitchen knife attacked children at an elementary school yesterday morning killing eight and…Sat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
Mentally ill man kills eight pupils in Japanese schoolA mentally disturbed man wielding a kitchen knife attacked children at a primary school in Osaka yesterday, killing eight and…Sat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
Imperial pregnancy brings comfort to troubled JapanJapan's weary public, battered by months of political scandals and gloomy economic forecasts, was finally given something it …Wed May 16 2001 - 01:00
Trained to entertainGeishas - Japan's alluring and extravagantly turned-out female entertainers - have never had it easyTue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Koizumi takes tainted chalice as PMJapan finally closed the book on the Mori era yesterday when Mr Junichiro Koizumi (59) was elected the country's 87th prime minister…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Japanese reformer poised to become next premierThe reformist Japanese politician, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, had a landslide victory in local primary elections in the contest for…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Reformist may win in JapanWith late-night results indicating a landslide victory for the reformist, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, in primary elections for the …Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
Reformist Koizumi emerges as front runner in electionPreliminary results indicate that reformist candidate, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, has unexpectedly emerged as the front runner in …Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Campaigning starts for LDP leadership contestWith two weeks to go before elections to replace the current Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Yoshiro Mori, four candidates started…Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
Mori's days as PM run out as leadership election date decidedThe long-awaited date for an election to replace the lameduck Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Yoshiro Mori, has finally been set …Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Mori fails in Russia, returns to uncertaintyJapan's embattled Prime Minister, Mr Yoshiro Mori, finally met President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday to discuss the formal…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Japanese quake leaves 3,500 on rails overnightJapan's shinkansen "bullet" train resumed operations in western Japan yesterday, one day after a strong earthquake killed two…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
