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Legend Award winner Michael Jackson poses with his award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards at the Yoyogi National Athletic Stadium May 27, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan.

Akihito to visit Victoria for the first time since 1953 First of a three-part series When Japanese Emperor Akihito arrives in Victoria next month, his trip promises to be quite different than his first to the city.

A group of young people recently gathered in a darkened park here. Holding placards and megaphones, they chanted slogans condemning the Japanese government and a lack of jobs and opportunity.

International policy veteran Rintaro Tamaki will become Japan's top currency diplomat in a regular personnel reshuffle at the Finance Ministry, a move that is not expected to lead to major changes in policy.

Emperor and Empress kick off 12-day tour Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at Ottawa International Airport July 3, 2009, and are greeted by Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon Visit gives Canada a chance to shake its Japanese image as land of Moose, Mounties and mountains, says expert Bill Curry Ottawa - Last updated on Friday, Jul.

"Go East" is a message being heeded by many Asian professionals in the United States and Europe who see brighter job prospects in a region that is expected to outperform the rest of the world for economic growth.

The Associated Press 5 comments Joey Chestnut, left, of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog... Joey Chestnut, left, of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, celebrates his victory over former champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nagano, Japan, Saturday, July 4, ...

Sony Corp.'s first Walkman is shown at a special display commemorating the Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan.

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda were prepared to bow as the 125th holder of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne disembarked from his plane Friday afternoon.

Japana s ruling party under embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso is in disarray and facing the spectre of electoral defeat after more than a half-century of almost unbroken rule, analysts say.

In todaya s most unsurprising bit of news, STYD reports that Sony is planning on releasing a fourth Resident Evil movie dubbed Resident Evil: Afterlife in theaters by September 17, 2010.

A genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said.

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.

The annual Sondheim Artscape Prize brings recognition to artists working in the region, with the six finalists currently exhibiting at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Although born after the 1945 US atomic strikes on Japan, Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano has said those events make him determined to oppose nuclear proliferation.

Asia's recession appears to have touched bottom and the region is likely to be the first to climb out of the global economic slowdown, the Asian Development Bank's chief economist said Thursday.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi said on Monday that Japan is not in spiralling deflation and the central bank expects falls in consumer prices to moderate after the summer.

Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan will visit Canada from July 3 to 14, 2009.

"Please do not believe all the talk about the green shoots of the Japanese economy, which I suspect you might have heard.

A Japanese airport has taken delivery of several hi-tech 'wheelchairs', allowing airline staff and security guards to patrol the ticket halls and baggage areas in style.