Japan plans to promote cooperation with Russia despite territorial issue
The unsettled territorial dispute between Russia and Japan will not hinder their cooperation, Hideki Uyama, head of the Russia section at the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Europe Department, told journalists.
Japanese parliament adopts anti-bullying law
The Upper House of the Japanese parliament Friday adopted a law aimed at preventing bullying in schools, according to RIA Novosti.
Unauthorized rally participants detained at Japanese Embassy in Moscow
Four participants of an unauthorized protest at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow have been arrested for public disorder on Wednesday.
Customs seizes inaccurate maps of Kurils from Japanese tourist
The Sakhalin customs office has confiscated several glossy booklets from a Japanese tourist which contain maps marking the Kuril Islands as Japanese territory, the Far Eastern Customs Department reported on Tuesday.
UN court to hear Japan's whale hunt case in June
The International Court of Justice will hear Australia and New Zealand's lawsuit against Japan's whale hunting in the Antarctic in the summer, the court said on its website on Friday.
Trial of US marines charged with rape begins in Japan
The first hearing of the case of two US marines charged with raping a Japanese woman in October 2012 has begun in Naha, the capital of Okinawa.
Over 1,000 citizens file claim to close Japan's only nuclear power plant
Over 1,000 people have filed a lawsuit with the Kyoto District Court against Kansai Electric Power Company’s Ōi plant, seeking to shut down Japan’s only operating nuclear reactors.