Tokyo, Japan News

Fingernails don't really come to mind when thinking about world class art. But at this year's Tokyo Nail Expo, artists got a chance to show off some of the world's freakiest and fashionable fingernail art.

TOKYO, December 3 , 2009 - Armed with two decades of hospitality experience, Christopher R. Clark begins his new post as the Hotel Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo.

We all thought HellGate: London was the last we would see of the HellGate series, but apparently hell hath no fury like a video game sequel.

Business Report Seven years since launching operations to Osaka, Emirates has unveiled plans to launch direct services to Tokyo - Japan's capital city and one of the world's foremost economic centres.

Tatsuya Ichihashi was served a fresh arrest warrant Wednesday on suspicion of raping and killing Briton Lindsay Hawker at his apartment in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture in 2007, after being indicted earlier in the day on the charge of abandoning her body.

The new Mikimoto building in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan looks a lot like a piece of swiss cheese, only less uniform.

U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Aso's official residence on July 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

The battery maker recently announced it will work on a smart grid project out in Portland, Oregon and today said that it is part of a similar program Tsukuba City, near Tokyo, Japan.

ScienceDaily - Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes.

A Tokyo money dealer reacts as the dollar edged up to 86.77 yen in afternoon trade in the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Dec.

NOVEMBER 30: A nail artist shows her 'Hello Kitty' nails during the Tokyo Nail Expo 2009 at Tokyo Big Sight on November 30, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei and Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso shake hands prior to their talks at Aso's official residence on May 19, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

The events, held in Beijing, China, Tokyo, Japan, and Hsinchu, Taiwan included experts from Freescale, IBM, Denali, Synopsys, CSIP, Academia and Power.org who discussed the versatile Power Architecture technology platform and its rich and vibrant ecosystem.

Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding and turning in a towering germ-free plant, the world's first making giant "10th generation" panels for flat screen TVs.

Vivienne Westwood went for a knock-out fashion punch at a recent fashion show, held in a boxing ring in Tokyo.

CBS's venerable Sunday-morning newsmaker-interview show also aired in prime time in 1960 and '61. When the series premiered 50 years ago, the guest was Sen.

Japanese flocked to a large gymnasium in central Tokyo in recent weeks to see what for them was an unusual sight: senior bureaucrats being grilled over their budget requests for next year.

TOKYO Japan launched its fifth spy satellite Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said.

Debt-burdened Dubai insisted that it took into account market fallout from its appeal to delay paying creditors, but offered no specifics and did little to ease worries that dragged down global markets for a second day.

Nov 27 - Three adorable lion cubs draw a crowd at the Kamine Zoo, north of Tokyo, Japan.