Good news from Europe and America brought Tokyo stocks up.

MINI’s 100th showroom in Japan will feature new products and events.

Nissan has received 13,000 orders in the U.S. and Japan for its Leaf.

Tokyo-based clothier Onward Kashiyama created the portrait using 2,070 polo shirts.

Despite global recalls, Toyota landed a net profit of $2.2 billion for the business year.

Japanese traditional actors and musicians will perform June 12-16.

Nearly 20,000 expected to attend the two-days annual event.

Chinese ship seen sailing in an “obstructive” way in the East China Sea.

Tokyo alone has some 2,600 people now officially listed as homeless.

The legendary Routemaster bus is used for promotion during the ‘Golden Week’ as a free shuttle service in Tokyo.

The number of children under 15 years old in Japan is under 17 million.

The Bank of Japan predicts a price rise of 0.1% during the 2011 fiscal year.