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Japan's Mitsuru Nagase celebrates after Japan defeated Canada 3-1 in their semifinal Ice Sledge Hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games on Thursday.

A ruling Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker who was criticized by The Washington Post for what it described as a ''bizarre'' conspiracy theory on the…

President Barack Obama has postponed his trip to Asia until June so he can stay in Washington for a possible Sunday vote on his health…

I have worked around Asia and the experience has been fantastic. On the business front, it has provided markets many times (or orders of magnitude)…

All six teams have a chance to reach the postseason, but the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Seibu Lions stand out as the most likely…

Scooters are part of growing up for children in the United States, Britain, Australia and America and other countries. But they are not yet a…

Actress Akiko Yada, 31, has spoken for the first time about her ex-husband and ex-actor Manabu Oshio, 31, who remains in police custody in Tokyo…

Dozens of Iraqi journalists waited hours for results in Iraq's election. What they finally got was a single CD containing all the information and instructions…

Bandai has released a new card game, “Professional Baseball Owners League,” targeted at males in their 20s and 30s. Players enter the number on the…

The transport ministry is considering making it obligatory for carmakers to fit new vehicles with brake override systems that would enable drivers to stop their…

Nissan Motor Co said Thursday it will make its electric vehicle, the Leaf, in England from early 2013 as the automaker gears up for global…

China on Thursday rejected Japan's claim to sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the official Xinhua News Agency said. ''China has…

Beijing Olympics silver medalist Chiharu Icho, who will become a high school teacher next month in her home prefecture of Aomori and therefore will miss…

About 62% of polled single Japanese working women aged 25 to 44 want to marry someone who likes what they like, according to a recent…

Beijing Olympic hammer throw bronze medalist Koji Murofushi will compete in his competition of the season at the Osaka Grand Prix on May 8, the…

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned startup this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear…

Executives of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan decided Thursday to discharge Vice Secretary General Yukio Ubukata from his post for having repeatedly criticized DPJ…

Universal Studios Japan theme park on Friday opened its newest attraction, "Space Fantasy: The Ride." The ride features a train of two space shuttles that…

A Japanese research team announced Thursday it has been successful in regenerating gum and parodontal tissue by using gum disease patients' own stem cells that…

NTT Docomo Inc said Thursday it will begin selling the Xperia smartphone based on Google Inc's Android operating system at all sales agents in Japan…