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Al-Qaeda seizes Japan hostage in Yemen: tribal source

AFP - Sunday, November 22

SANAA (AFP) - - Al-Qaeda gunmen have seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source who has been seeking to negotiate his release said on Saturday. More »

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Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin
AP - Friday, November 20
TOKYO - The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.
Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant
AFP - Friday, November 20
TOKYO (AFP) - - Smoke rose on Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.
US soldier in Okinawa questioned about hit-and-run
AP - Thursday, November 19
TOKYO - A U.S. soldier suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Japan's southern island of Okinawa has refused further questioning by Japanese police, a U.S. Army officer and Japanese police said Thursday.
Japan nuke plant smoke, no radiation says operator
AFP - Thursday, November 19
TOKYO (AFP) - - Smoke rose Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was hit by a deadly earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.
Japan whale fleet leave for Antarctic: Greenpeace
AFP - Thursday, November 19
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters for their annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists.
Biochemical scare at Tokyo metro
AFP - Thursday, November 19
TOKYO (AFP) - - Fire-fighters trained to cope with biochemical terrors were rushed to a Tokyo metro station on Wednesday when a male passenger dropped a bottle filled with an industrial acid onto the floor of a train.
Japanese engineer 'still held hostage' in Yemen
AFP - Thursday, November 19
SANAA (AFP) - - A Japanese engineer kidnapped near Sanaa is still being held by Yemeni tribesmen, a mediator said on Wednesday, while Japan's prime minister expressed hope the 63-year-old's release was "close."
Japan PM says no sign engineer in Yemen has been freed
AFP - Wednesday, November 18
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that his government had not confirmed the release of a Japanese engineer kidnapped by tribesmen in Yemen, after sources there said he had been freed.
Death toll rises to 11 in S.Korea fire
AFP - Wednesday, November 18
SEOUL (AFP) - - The death toll from a blaze at an indoor shooting range in a South Korean city has risen to 11 after a local victim died while being treated for severe burns, hospital officials said on Wednesday.
Japan, US officials meet over military base row
AFP - Wednesday, November 18
TOKYO (AFP) - - The United States and Japan held talks on Tuesday over relocating an American military base but made little progress on resolving a row that has strained ties between the allies, officials said.
Japan, US to seek 'solution' to Okinawa base row
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan and the United States will hold talks here on Tuesday to seek ways to solve a sticking row over the relocation of a US military base on the island of Okinawa, the foreign ministry said.
Japan's economy posts strongest growth since 2007
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan announced Monday its best economic growth in more than two years during the latest quarter, boosting hopes the global economy is getting back on its feet after the worst recession in decades.
Japan mulls over relocation of US Marine base
AP - Tuesday, November 17
TOKYO - Japan's foreign minister said Monday that Tokyo should honor its agreement to find a new location for a major U.S. Marine base, but he and the prime minister said they were still seeking options on where it should go.
Japan hails bluefin tuna quota cuts
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan, the world's largest consumer of bluefin tuna, hailed a 40 percent quota cut agreed in Brazil in the hope that it will preempt a complete trade ban, a fisheries official said Monday.
Japan PM says nation should embrace migrants
AFP - Sunday, November 15
SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday that his country, which is battling low birth rates and an ageing population, should make itself more attractive to migrants.
'Pacific' President Obama vows US leadership in Asia
AFP - Sunday, November 15
TOKYO (AFP) - - Billing himself America's first "Pacific president", Barack Obama on Saturday said the United States did not seek to "contain" China and promised an engaged US role in charting Asia's future.
Obama pushes for greater U.S. involvement in Asia
Reuters - Saturday, November 14
By Patricia Zengerle and Caren Bohan
Obama vows to deepen ties at start of Asia tour
AFP - Saturday, November 14
TOKYO (AFP) - - Barack Obama insisted that the United States was a "Pacific" power and vowed to deepen its engagement in the region as he started his first Asian tour as US president.
US, Japan 'aspire' to cut emissions 80 pct by 2050
AP - Saturday, November 14
TOKYO - The leaders of the United States and Japan say they "aspire" to reduce their countries' greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.