NARITA, Japan — Paris Hilton canceled her Asia tour and returned home when she was denied entry at Tokyo’s airport Wednesday following a drug violation in the U.S. — running afoul of strict Japanese laws that have tripped up celebrities from Paul McCartney to Diego Maradona.

Paris Hilton denied entry into Japan after drug conviction, returning home to US

NARITA, Japan — Paris Hilton has been denied entrance into Japan and is returning home to the U.S.

Paris Hilton in Tokyo airport as Japan mulls whether to let her enter after drug case

Japanese officials delay Paris Hilton from entering country for promotional tour

Japanese officials delay Paris Hilton from entering country for promotional tour, rep says

China fines Toyota Motor Finance for alleged involvement in bribery amid diplomatic standoff

China suspends ministerial-level contacts with Japan over boat dispute

China postpones senior official’s visit to Japan amid diplomatic dispute over ship collision

Onyx Pharma gets Japanese drug development deal with potential value of more than $300 million

Japanese journalist tricked captors into using Twitter to send out message he was alive

Abducted Japanese journalist returns home the day after release in Afghanistan after 5 months

TOKYO — A Japanese journalist returned home Monday after militants in Afghanistan released him from five months in captivity.

2 Greenpeace Japan activists convicted of stealing whale meat from controversial research hunt

Abducted Japanese journalist freed in Afghanistan after 5 months

TOKYO — A Japanese journalist who was abducted by militants in Afghanistan five months ago has been freed by his captors and left the country, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said.

Abducted Japanese journalist freed in Afghanistan after 5 months, reports say

Suspected jewelry thief thought to belong to Pink Panthers gang charged in Japan in 2007 heist

Japan opens up secretive world of capital punishment by giving rare media tour of gallows

Pink Panther jewelry thief gang suspect extradited to Japan in 2007 robbery

Japan’s child abuse cases reach record high; 187 victims, 18 deaths in 1st 6 months of 2010

TOKYO — Child abuse cases in Japan have risen to a record high, according to police data released Thursday, fanning concerns about safeguards in a society long known for strong family values.

Man listed as oldest in Tokyo had been dead for decades; mummified body found at home

Japanese prime minister hopeful visit by ex-North Korean spy will help resolve abductee issue

Toyota gets another federal grand jury subpoena; latest is for documents about steering rods

Toyota subpoenaed by US grand jury over steering

Ex-North Korean spy who blew up jetliner arrives in Japan to meet abductee families

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Pink Panthers, elusive jewel thieves who rob but never kill, on way to becoming legend

Balkan Pink Panthers stuff of local legend

Say It Ain’t So! Gangsters, drugs, brawls _ scandals expose sumo’s ugly underbelly

Scandals expose venerable sumo’s shady underbelly

Tokyo deports New Zealand activist convicted of obstructing Japanese whaling ships

Japan deports convicted NZ anti-whaling activist

Japan court convicts NZ activist of obstructing whaling mission, orders suspended sentence

Japan court convicts NZ anti-whaling activist

Japanese hot dog eating champ is in hot water, facing legal charges following NY fracas

Japanese eating champ in hot water in NY

NEW YORK — Japanese eating champion Takeru Kobayashi (tah-KEH’-roo koh-bah-YAH’-shee) is facing legal charges in New York following an incident at Brooklyn’s Fourth of July hot dog contest.