JAPAN

A group of miners was caught in a landslide after Typhoon Goni drenched the mountainsides in the northern portions of the country.

Similar tie-up talks between Sharp and Hon Hai fell through in 2012 after the Japanese company balked at demands that it said would have given the Taiwanese firm too much control.

Graphene, which is stronger than steel or Kevlar, has promising uses in solar cells, electrical circuits and medicine.

Typhoon Goni has battered the north of the country with strong winds and rain, triggering landslides and flooding. In addition to the deaths, two people are missing.

The protest over the disputed islands could set back Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to court resource-rich Russia and keep the door open to dialogue, despite the Ukraine crisis.

A survey by Greenpeace East Asia found that other chemical facilities are located too close to residential areas in four Chinese cities.

Germany has joined the growing list of nations where same-sex U.S. service spouses will receive overseas protections.

A U.S. military report released Thursday says that China is aggressively attempting to enforce disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Most Japanese firms oppose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to push through legislation next month that will expand the country's military reach, saying the campaign does not have the support of the people and the economy should take priority, a Reuters survey shows.

The exercises come at a time of deep division between China and Russia in the East and the U.S.-led West.

Players have new options to make the game easier than its original Playstation release.

The highest number of children killed themselves on Sept. 1, the day that many schools reopen.

The last time two super typhoons were seen together in the region was in October 1997.

Regional markets have been depressed because of the ongoing volatility in Chinese markets as well as last week's devaluation of the yuan.

Navy practice is scheduled between the two countries next week.

The photo, which Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reposted from another page, said, "It's time that we made peace with the Muslim world."

Stocks traded flat Monday after U.S. home-building data came in as expected, but New York manufacturing showed a steep drop.

Abe said on Friday he upheld past official apologies for the war, but the conservative leader said future generations should not have to keep apologizing for the mistakes of the past.

An eruption might pose a significant risk to operations at Sendai nuclear power plant, which was restarted earlier this week after more than four years.

Japanese Emperor Akihito marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two with an expression of "deep remorse" over the conflict on Saturday.

"History is harsh," he said. "What is done cannot be undone."