Costume-loving Japan warms up for Halloween bash The cult around fancy dress, and Japan's love of quirky festivals and eccentric trends in general, may go towards explaining why Halloween has turned from an obscure foreign celebration into a popular cultural event here. 29 Oct 2007
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Boeing delays first delivery of 787 Dreamliner by 6 months Boeing Co. has pushed back first deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner by at least six months as it struggles to assemble the new lightweight, carbon-composite plane. 12 Oct 2007
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Japan plans unmanned mission to land on the moon Japan plans to launch its first mission to land a spacecraft on the moon in the next decade, officials said on Tuesday, joining China and India in a race among Asian nations to explore the lunar surface. 09 Oct 2007
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India approves Maruti's JV with Futaba of Japan India on Thursday approved car maker Maruti Suzuki's joint venture plan with Japan's Futaba Industrial Co to make auto parts, the finance ministry said in a statement. 04 Oct 2007
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Japan's PM Fukuda vows push on Afghan mission New Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda vowed on Monday to defend support for U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan in a row that tormented his predecessor, who stepped down and was hospitalised last month. 02 Oct 2007
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Japanese parliament paves way for Fukuda to become new PM Japan's parliament on Tuesday installed Yasuo Fukuda as the new prime minister of the world's second largest economy, setting the stage for the seasoned moderate to form a cabinet that must confront a feisty opposition keen to force an election. 25 Sep 2007
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Ruling party picks Fukuda to lead Japan Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to be the next prime minister, but the 71-year-old lawmaker faces a likely policy deadlock in a divided parliament. 23 Sep 2007
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Japan's Fukuda runaway leader in premiership race Yasuo Fukuda emerged as runaway leader to become Japan's next prime minister on Monday after a survey of ruling party lawmakers who must choose between the soft-spoken veteran and his hawkish rival Taro Aso next weekend. 17 Sep 2007
Japan faces economic headache from ageing population One in five Japanese are aged 65 or over and by mid-century a falling birth rate and rising longevity mean that figure will nearly double, while the population will drop by 30 percent to 90 million. 12 Sep 2007
