The head of a Japan-China youth exchange association was detained in June 2016 while visiting Beijing to make arrangements for a symposium.

Hot spring development firm boss sentenced for stealing state secrets two years after he was detained in Hainan province.

Health minister Chen Shih-chung says excluding island from World Health Assembly could undermine attempts to control infectious diseases.

The man was detained in March 2017 in Shandong province while conducting a geological survey with his colleagues.

Comments by US treasury secretary suggest another round of negotiations will take place before June’s G20 summit, where Trump is expected to meet Xi Jinping.

Three-day visit comes ahead of Chinese President’s planned attendance at G20 summit in Osaka next month.

President of beauty and diet product company Media Hearts Co hid millions in taxable income by padding advertising and other costs.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono meet to discuss islands called the Northern Territories in Japan.

Bill was passed by the House of Councillors on Friday, amid criticism that the government should first focus on reducing the number of children on waiting lists.

Those arrested and killed were members of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, a militant network linked to Islamic State that intended to target mass gatherings.

Thousands of well-wishers packed into the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to see the new emperor.

Successful launch came after two postponements earlier this week.

Election chief Viryan Aziz suggested separating presidential and legislative polls to prevent such deaths from occurring again.

Arrested bus driver told police he had just dropped off the last of his passengers when the bus suddenly accelerated.

Shinzo Abe last visited the Yasukuni war shrine in December 2013 to mark his first year in power, sparking fury in Beijing and Seoul.

Mana Matsunaga, 31, and her 3-year-old daughter Riko were killed when a car driven by an 87-year-old man rammed into their bicycle in the city’s Ikebukuro district

Mitsuhiro Iwamoto sank after hitting a whale while attempting his first crossing of the Pacific Ocean in 2013.

Restriction on equipment or services that pose a national threat ‘no doubt includes China’, cabinet spokeswoman says.

Nations also pledged to strengthen cooperation in space and electronic warfare in response to China and Russia’s efforts to boost capabilities in those areas.

After test-firing a mysterious new weapon, country’s foreign ministry asks that ‘reckless’ Pompeo be replaced during talks.

On Friday the Tokyo District Court approved prosecutors’ request for an extension of Ghosn’s 10-day detention over fresh financial misconduct allegations.

Xi is expected to travel to Osaka for a G20 summit, though Beijing has yet to officially confirm the trip. A visit would allow Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with the Chinese president for the first time since November.

His visit comes after Japan’s Olympics minister stepped down last week over remarks he made deemed offensive to people affected by the disaster that occurred in 2011.

The US Navy member was believed to be in a relationship with the 44-year-old woman.

Doan Thi Huong, charged with murder more than two years ago, pleaded guilty on April 1 to a lesser charge of ‘causing hurt’, punishable by up to 10 years in prison

A vast amount of uranium ore is required to make even a tiny amount of fissile material, while the radioactivity in yellowcake uranium is still extremely low.

Researchers said ‘lack of sexual experience may be involuntary’, citing unstable job and income conditions among men.

Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya conducts tour of ground defence force base on island of Miyako.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is sending six members of his cabinet to high-level economic talks in Beijing.

Tsunekazu Takeda, 71, has been president of the Japanese Olympic committee since 2001 and is currently serving his 10th term in office.