Tokyo - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington suffered "serious" damage from a fire last month, Japanese media reports said Thursday.

Tokyo - A Japanese military ship set sail from Japan Thursday to make a historic port call in China, as part of a bilateral defence exchange.

Tokyo  - The number of suicides in Japan exceeded 30,000 in 2007 for the 10th year in a row, the National Police Agency said Thursday.

Tokyo - Japan announced Wednesday it had reached a final

Tokyo  - Police on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old Japanese man on suspicion of obstructing public service after he wrote messages on a mobile phone bulletin board warning that he would commit a s