Hiroo Onoda, speaking in 2001: "I was fighting and doing my best... I've never regretted anything" A Japanese soldier who refused to surrender after World War Two ended and spent 29 years in the jungle has died aged 91 in Tokyo. Hiroo Onoda remained in the jungle on Lubang Island near Luzon, in the Philippines, until 1974 because he did not believe that the war had ended. He was finally persuaded
Toru Hashimoto said former comfort women should be offered "kind words" A prominent Japanese politician has described as "necessary" the system by which women were forced to become prostitutes for World War II troops. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said on Monday that the "comfort women" gave Japanese soldiers a chance "to rest". On Tuesday, Japanese ministers tried to distance themselves from his rem
Norio Ohga conducted the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra a few times a year The former president and chairman of Sony, Norio Ohga, who was credited with developing the compact disc, has died aged 81, the company has said. Ohga, who led the company from 1982 to 1995, died of multiple organ failure in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Sony's chairman, Sir Howard Stringer, said his predecessor's foresight an
Latest profits for computer giant Apple have beaten forecasts, helped by higher-than-expected iPhone sales. Apple reported quarterly net profits of $5.99bn (£3.6bn), nearly double what it made a year ago. Revenue was $24.67bn, a rise of 83%. Apple sold 18.65 million iPhones, a rise of 113%. But iPad sales were 4.69 million, below analysts' expectations. Shares of the tech giant, which released its
Watch: Rachel Harvey in Ofunato says the rescue teams are in reality recovering bodies Japan's Emperor Akihito has said he is "deeply worried" about the crisis his country is facing following last Friday's earthquake and tsunami. In an extremely rare appearance, the emperor went on live TV to make his first public comments on the disaster, and urged an all-out rescue effort.
Residents of the coastal city of Sendai are continuing the search for survivors amid the devastation Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said Japan is experiencing its greatest hardships since World War II as it tackles the aftermath of an earthquake, tsunami and a growing nuclear crisis. He said the situation at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant remained grave, a day after an explosion at a reactor.
Japan has the world's third-largest economy, having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of the 20th Century after the devastation of World War Two. Its role in the international community is considerable. It is a major aid donor, and a source of global capital and credit. More than three quarters of the population live in sprawling cities on the coastal fringes of Japan's four mountainou
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