Japan

The quake hit Kumamoto prefecture of the Kyushu main island at 1:25 am, says USGS

Video footage shows tiny pink pyjama-clad baby gently carried away in a blanket by helmeted rescuers from the rubble

Across the nation, more than 8,000 kids annually require medical treatment after taking part in the discipline

Japan's biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan

There was no tsunami warning, but at least one person was killed after being crushed by a collapsing building

There is no danger of a tsunami, local authorities say

Kerry visited with Group of Seven foreign ministers in Hiroshima before a G7 summit next month in Japan

Separately, a US official said flatly that Kerry would offer no formal apology over the August 1945 bombing

At first glance, the cafe, which also serves alcohol, looks like any other

The Tokyo-based American "will be Japan's first salaried, full-time ninja paid by a local municipality

Earthquake and tsunami of 2011 ended plans to make nuclear account for 50 per cent of electricity supply

Her parents believed she was taken against her will but two years passed with no clue about her fate

Amena Rehman and Asad Ali have been selected as MEXT scholarship recipients

he North's Rodong missile has an estimated maximum range of 1,300 km

Funds given to three NGOs will be used for special children, water project, skills training.

Yasuda, a freelance journalist since 2003, was held in Baghdad in 2004

Local media says about 70 other people were sent to hospitals for treatment and observation

Grant to cover vaccines for over 14 million children in Pakistan

Newly hired ninjas will receive a one-year contract with monthly pay of 180,000 yen ($1,580) plus bonus

The order would bring the number of operating reactors in Japan down to two

Satellite imagery from Japan's tsunami-ravaged Pacific coast shows the catastrophic aftermath of communities destroyed

Civil code still prohibits only women from remarrying within a specified period after divorce, claims rights group

Most advocates of the legal change say respect for individual rights, not cost, is the key factor

Scientists have warned, however, that more data are needed to determine the ultimate impact of Fukushima meltdown

Harris says US wishes to expand naval exercises with India each year into joint operations across the Asia-Pacific

Kurosawa classic to be screened across Japan this year

'The problem is they invested too heavily in LCD screens,' Professor Akio Makabe of Shinshu University

Japan has historically been broadly tolerant of homosexuality with cases of samurai warriors during having male lovers

The ASTRO-H satellite is set to orbit at an altitude of about 580 kilometres

Police say the young girl was allegedly abused on a daily basis

The flight of the radar-evading F-22s, based in Japan, is the latest deployment of key US strategic military assets

The Japanese-born winner said it was no accident that Mongolians had taken over Japan's ancient sport over past decade

In Japan, the menfolk do sweet nothing on Feb 14 while the women do battle in heaving aisles

The ambassador also expressed his gratitude for the cooperation and valuable support extended to him by Pakistani govt

Group says, star of Oscar-winning documentary has been deported from Japan, where he has been incarcerated for 19 days

US says its rocket launches are aimed at developing an inter-continental ballistic missile capable of striking the US

Discusses relocation of people with Sindh government

Part of $2b package, loan would be utilised for budget financing

The farm will start operating by the middle of 2017 and produce 30,000 heads of lettuce a day

Kansai Electric says company plans to restart its No 4 reactor in late February

The justice ministry sys it received a record 7,586 refugee applications in 2015

Koide, born just months before the Wright brothers made their first successful flight, died in hospital in Nagoya

Young skiers were asleep on bus when it careened off road before dawn in resort town of Karuizawa

No tsunami warning was issued

Another 28 Pakistani students will visit Japan under the programme from January to March 2016

Abe has made clear he wants to revise the US-drafted, pacifist constitution

Rana Assad Amin tells PAC not to waste time on culprits lower in hierarchy

The price was three times higher than last year but still far below a record 155.4 million yen paid in 2013

Abe also stressed that he was focused this year on reviving Japan's fragile economy and hosting the G7 summit

I am happy that freedom of expression has been acknowledged, says Ahn Sehong