New defense minister Naoki Tanaka voiced hope Sunday that work on moving U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture can begin by the end of the year, with the consent of the local community. "Whether we can begin the construction within this year has been a focus of the procedures for the time being, but we cannot move the project forward without the acceptance of the people of ...

The world gears up for New Year's celebrations, with Coldplay, Drake, and Justice set to ring in the New Year with live shows.

Marlon Brando's title character in the 1972 film "The Godfather" might not be the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of 12th century warlord Taira no Kiyomori, but the comparison has proven particularly effective for public broadcaster NHK, which will air a yearlong Sunday-evening drama about the famous samurai next year. NHK executive director Takeshi Shibata first announced the new ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner’s efforts to tighten economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program won backing from Japan after China rejected limiting oil imports from the country.

Williston native Ross Miner returns to the U.S. figuring skating championships next week after winning the bronze medal in the competition last year. / ALEXANDER NEMENOV, AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - China can do more and move faster to shift its growth model from exports to domestic consumption, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday. "In some ways, the events of the last four years - a world in crisis with huge cliffs in external demand facing China - underscored the imperative of China moving in this direction," Geithner said in a broad-ranging ...

(Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that key emerging-market nations must let their currencies rise in value in order permit more stable global growth. In an interview in Tokyo with Japanese broadcaster NHK, Geithner appeared to refer to China when he spoke about the role of emerging market countries in creating a more stable monetary system. ...

TOKYO (AFP) - American pop diva Lady Gaga will appear via videolink on a popular Japanese music competition on New Year's Eve, public broadcaster NHK says.

Members of Japan's popular idol group Arashi with actress Inoue Mao hosted the 2011 Kouhaku. For those who believe in the Mayan calendar, 2012 is the end of the world.

OSAKA, Japan , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation, a leader in high-definition display technology, has developed a 20-inch 4K2K (3,840 x 2,160 resolution, approx. 8.29 million pixels) IPS ...