http://www.news24.com/Tags/Places/japan Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:55 +0200 A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls say. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Japan-mayor-rejected-on-comfort-women-Poll-20130520 A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island seismologists say, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Strong-earthquake-strikes-off-Japan-coast-20130518 Yahoo! Japan has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Yahoo-Japan-fears-22-million-IDs-stolen-20130518 An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website says, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Japan-man-80-starts-Everest-ascent-20130517 Women in Japan's island chain of Okinawa have demanded an apology from an outspoken Japanese politician who suggested US troops there make use of its thriving sex industry. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Okinawa-women-demand-sex-remark-apology-20130515 Glass eels, as young see-through eels are known, are the equivalent of aquatic gold. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Slippery-eel-slides-towards-disaster-20130511