Japan Celebrates: It's a Boy!
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The birth of Princess Kiko's son ensures the continuation of the royal line. But the news shows how far women still have to go, even in modern Japan
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A two-year-old boy was rescued yesterday after surviving four days buried in a landslide from the powerful quake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.
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CHIBA, Japan, Oct 6 (Reuters Life!) - Forget the giant  flat-screen TVs and snazzy mobile phones. At Japan's biggest  technology trade show on Friday, Wataru Tatebayashi, 35, aimed  his camera at the women in miniskirts lining up in front of the  gadgets to wave visitors goodbye.
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OSAKA, Japan - A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.
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FOR Ichiro Suzuki, it was the most emotional moment of his life. For Japan, it was a day of national celebration. The outfielder set a Major League record for most hits in a season on Friday, breaking an 84
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Japan's Princess Kiko has given birth to a son, likely postponing a long-running debate over whether Japanese law should be changed to allow women to succeed to the throne, the imperial palace announced Wednesday.
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Baseball fans across Japan on Saturday celebrated Ichiro Suzuki&#39;s new Major League record for the most hits in a single season.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and his wife,   Empress Michiko, got the first glimpse on Sunday of their baby   grandson, the first male heir born into the imperial family in   more than four decades.
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Japanese audiences get the chance to see shows such as Blackadder and Fawlty Towers with the launch of BBC Japan.
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The White House congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on taking office and predicted that he would keep US-Japan ties strong and would be &quot;a good force for the region.&quot;
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After the arrest of a U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl on the southern island of Okinawa, Japanâs prime minister calls the situation âunforgivable.â
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[World News]: London, Nov 2 : Japanese men no longer have to go searching for that perfect line to make women go weak in the knees.
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This vice president celebrates with Mario, Yoshi, and all the Miis.
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Please forgive us our nonchalance about nuance. At 228Â¼, we&#39;re still a toddler nation among great civilizations. We can&#39;t help it if we can&#39;t make such a big hoo-ha about a mysterious Japanese man slapping singles in the quietest corner of our country.
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TONY EASTLEY: The Japanese Government says it will continue its mission in Iraq, despite the beheading of one of its citizens. The troop deployment is unpopular in Japan, but surprisingly, the political fallout
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Japan is the world&#39;s second largest economic entity, after the United States. Its economic clout is felt worldwide. It is the second largest financial supporter of the United Nations.
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Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.