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Vice President Xi Jinping meets Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo yesterday.

Former Formula 1 driver Ukyo Katayama has been rescued from the slopes of Japan's Mount Fuji, but two of his climbing companions are feared dead.

By K.C. Golden, climatesolutions.org COPENHAGEN - The world is aghast. Its fate, it seems, 'lies in the hands of a few U.S. Senators,' as Ian Fry lamented in his plea to the Climate Summit to do a real, science-driven deal here in Copenhagen.

Children celebrate Shichigosan in Hiroshima. Michael Rosenfield The Japanese celebrate Shichigosan, a blessing of youth.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:57 a.m. TOKYO - Japan needs more time to reach a decision on the relocation of a major U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa, senior government officials said Tuesday, amid a growing row between Tokyo and Washington on the issue.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Wednesday arrived in Seoul, capital of South Korea, for a visit after wrapping up a tour to Japan.

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is under fire over allegations that he injected politics into the imperial palace by using his clout to arrange a last-minute audience between Emperor Akihito and China's vice president.

ASIANS and Africans may be less likely to benefit from pioneering stem cell research than people of European origin, thanks to a lack of racial diversity in cell stocks, a US study says.

Since the entire world is oversensitive babies who can't laugh off a harmless joke, the Asian American Justice Center is outraged that Toby Keith made an "insensitive gesture" at the Nobel Peace Prize after party earlier this week.

Latinos and Asians - are a growing segment of Wisconsin society and integral to the state's economy, providing tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue and consumer purchasing power, according to a study released Thursday.

On a desolate stretch of track just before midnight, when all passenger lines have been put to bed, a juiced-up Japanese bullet train goes online and accelerates to over 200 miles per hour.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the start of their meeting at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Dec.

Anas bin Saleem, a 12-year-old American, spends seven hours a day sitting cross-legged on the floor memorizing the Quran.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping pledged Tuesday to make a joint effort with Japan to explore new ways of cooperation in the post-financial crisis era.

BEHEMOTH , JOB FOR A COWBOY , REVOCATION , MUNICIPAL WASTE , TOXIC HOLOCAUST and WARBRINGER will take part in the next two installments of the "Extreme The Dojo" Japanese travelling mini-festival in April/May 2010.

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp smiles for fans at Japan premiere of his latest film 'Public Enemies' in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec.

In a post global financial crisis world, it may be fitting that the first fund to be launched by a new Japanese asset firm in a year paints itself as an antidote to unfettered Western-style capitalism.

Japanese police are having difficulty cracking down on the smuggling of illegal stimulants amid an increase in their use among celebrities as well as ordinary citizens, including students and teachers.

Councillorship for Culture and 24 ORE Motta Cultura present the exhibition Yayoi Kusama.

China and Japan are working hard to redefine their relationship. A large group of Japanese headed by Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa ended a four-day China visit yesterday.