Japan

Companies shift from seniority-based compensation to a more meritocratic system of salary

Whale hunting is thorny subject in Japan's otherwise largely amiable foreign policy

Emperor Akihito's eldest son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the Chrysanthemum throne on May 1

Japan insists whale stocks recover sufficiently to allow commercial hunting to resume

North Korea rejects American calls for it to unilaterally denuclearise

The memorial is a source of regular tensions between the two countries

There are around 50,000 US troops stationed in Japan and accidents are not uncommon

Invites Japanese companies to look into the IT Sector, SMEs and agriculture value chains for investment

Two crew members have been rescued, one in stable condition

Calls Mohammed Mian Soomro, former minister for privatisation, as chief guest on the occasion

Japanese envoy discusses matters of mutual interest, regional security situation with army chief

Company based in Japan receives about 100 orders every year from entertainment, automobile and technology companies

Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, was named to two posts last month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

New reforms will not lead to mass immigration, adding that most workers would not seek to settle down in Japan

The company that produces the hologram has issued more than 3,700 certificates for "cross-dimension" marriages

The island nation is only one of the South Asian countries where the China-India rivalry has roiled domestic politics

Japan and the US mobilise 57,000 sailors, marines and airmen for the biennial Keen Sword exercise

Quiet revival of Japan’s nuclear industry is most tangible in rural areas

Incident comes after All Nippon Airways revealed hung-over pilot had caused multiple flight delays

Becomes the latest female royal to leave Japan’s imperial family

Will help create and publish "emission inventories" of the CO2 output of various countries

Japanese PM's three-day trip sets up the possibility that Chinese Premier will visit Japan next year

Arrives home after more than three years of what he calls physical and psychological 'hell'

Rekindles debate and sparks criticism in Japan about reporting from war zones

Japan's government spokesperson denies any payment was involved in the release of the journalist

Joining 10 Southeast Asian nations already in the pact

Ducati rider clocks one minute, 45.358 seconds in morning session

Dawood says Pakistan is losing its share in regional markets

Under fast-track rules, US cannot start talks with the EU, Japan and the UK until 90 days after notifying Congress

A white tiger attacked and killed a zookeeper in its enclosure in southern Japan

Also says Japan and the US were in a position to finalise a trade agreement

Many people see the flag as a symbol of Japan’s past military aggression and its occupation of the Korean peninsula

Will support UNHCR interventions in the areas of health, livelihoods, as well as the provision of legal support

He will also travel to Japan, South Korea and China from Oct 6-8

Deadly record rainfall hit western Japan earlier this year and hottest summers sweltered all records

Typhoon will be the latest in a series of extreme natural events to strike Japan

Trami is the latest storm to threaten Japan in a year filled with more than the usual number of disasters

Pakistan's stance presented before comity of nations

Abe has been a longtime hard-liner regarding North Korea

Tokyo police arrested woman suspected of dumping stillborn baby's body in coin locker

Japanese ambassador Takashi Kurai meets Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry in Islamabad

The drill came after British Royal Navy assault ship sailed close to islands to navigate with 'freedom'

The demographic shift is due to a combination of a low birthrate and long life expectancy

The quake was the latest in a string of natural disasters to batter the island nation

Japan is suffering its first outbreak of pig cholera in more than 25 years

The quake was the latest in a string of natural disasters to batter the country

Around 22 people are still unaccounted for in the small northern countryside town of Atsuma

The quake knocked out power to 5.3 million residents

Japan is regularly hit by powerful typhoons in the summer and autumn

More than a million people have been urged to evacuate as the storm battered the country's west