Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:51 AM EDT
Tokyo should host the 2016 Olympics because it has the most compact set up, the most experience and will be the best stage for the world's athletes, one of Japan's top sports figures and bid backers said Thursday.
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Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:07 AM EDT
A pair of powerful earthquakes struck at opposite ends of Asia just 12 minutes apart Tuesday, leaving one dead and more than 100 injured in Japan and sending panicked islanders in the Indian Ocean running into the streets.
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:11 AM EDT
The Dalai Lama on Wednesday criticized lengthy prison terms given a day earlier by China to three people for arson attacks during rioting last year in the Tibetan capital, calling the rulings politically motivated.
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Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:47 PM EST
Cat and mouse may never be the same. Japanese scientists say they've used genetic engineering to create mice that show no fear of felines, a development that may shed new light on mammal behavior and the nature of fear itself.
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Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:36 AM EST
Cat and mouse may never be the same.
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Fri Nov 2, 2007 2:04 AM EDT
Hayden Panettiere and some fellow animal rights activists drew angry shouts and some shoving from fishermen in Japan when they tried to interfere with a dolphin hunt, according to video footage shot by the protesters.
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