Tokyo
TOKYO - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon met victims of the atomic bombing during his first visit to Nagasaki on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu Thursday.
TOKYO - Ela Ramesh Bhatt, founder of Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), has been conferred the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize in recognition of her contribution to improving the lives of millions of oppressed women of India.
TOKYO - President Barack Obama says he will insist that the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept.
TOKYO - Japanese actress Noriko Sakai, once hugely popular in Asia, was convicted of drug use Monday as thousands of people crowded outside the courthouse in anticipation of the verdict.
TOKYO - More than 6,000 people crowded outside a Tokyo courthouse Monday as Japanese actress Noriko Sakai pleaded guilty to drug use and prosecutors sought a prison sentence in a trial that has caused a media frenzy.
