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Japanese fishermen set out Wednesday on the first dolphin hunt of the season in Taiji, the Japanese village portrayed in the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.” Japan – Cove – Asia – Academy Award – Ric O’Barry

Overcoming some technical hurdles, the Japanese camera maker has made an exotic image sensor measuring 202×205mm.

Instead of offering full-length baseball games overseas itself, Major League Baseball has tapped Google’s YouTube for the Japanese market.

A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed Tuesday outside Nepal’s capital in heavy rain with 14 people aboard, including five U.S.

Responding to complaints about hot iPod Nanos that prompted some fires and burns, Apple’s Japanese division is promising to replace the batteries in first-generation models sold in 2005 and 2006.