TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said. Media helicopters hovered overhead as a flotilla of ships sailed into the Tokyo bay and New Zealander Pete Bethune of the hardline Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was brought ashore after being held ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them into marriage material. The Infini school offers various classes for wannabe brides and grooms at a time when many people in Japan are either shunning the institution of marriage or are finding it very ...

Japan's newest airport opened outside Tokyo Thursday aiming to lure budget airlines, but there was deep scepticism about its profitability as it has only one scheduled daily flight so far. Ibaraki Airport, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Tokyo, began operations as the country's 98th airport and is meant to boost the local economy as a gateway ...