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AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 38 minutes ago
US President Barack Obama urged Japan's new centre-left government on Tuesday to keep a pact allowing US bases on its territory, as both sides laid the groundwork for his visit to Tokyo this week.
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Time Magazine - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
While more police officers patrol Tokyo's subway and train stations in preparation for U.S. President Barack Obama's two-day trip to Japan this week, people in other parts of the country have already sent the American President a message
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 6:22 am ET
Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a move Tokyo hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of President Barack Obama's visit this week.
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International Herald Tribune - Tue Nov 10, 3:33 am ET
Japan said Tuesday it will dramatically increase its non-military aid for projects including clearing land mines and rehabilitating former Taliban fighters.
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USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 3:28 am ET
Japan said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan, effectively replacing its naval refueling mission that supports U.S.-led coalition in the region in a commitment announced days ahead of President Obama's visit.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 2:35 am ET
Japan's economy may be stagnating, but sales of a traditional, fish-shaped sweet snack are going along swimmingly, thanks to its small price and auspicious name.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 2:13 am ET
Japan's current account surplus edged up 0.2 percent in September from a year earlier as a higher trade surplus offset a drop in gains on portfolio and other investment, official data showed Tuesday.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 12:36 am ET
Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a package Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit this week.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 11:32 pm ET
US President Barack Obama thinks a US military bases pact with Japan, now under review by a new government in Tokyo, serves Japan's interest and will continue, he said in comments broadcast Tuesday.
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - 22 minutes ago
Local media reports that Toyota Motor Corp. is shutting 300 dealerships in Japan over the next three years. Toyota is the world's biggest automaker and has 4,000 dealerships nationwide but is expecting its second straight year of losses for the fiscal year through March 2010.
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Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy remains beset by deflation and investors are “jittery” about the nation’s bond market, said Robert Feldman , head of Japan economic research at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:31 pm ET
Japan's government decided on Tuesday to pledge five billion dollars in new aid over five years from 2010 to help rebuild war-torn Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday.
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Bloomberg - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Airlines Corp. ’s application for financing from a state-affiliated fund won’t be decided upon before next year, the lender’s president said, delaying the carrier’s restructuring.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 7:29 pm ET
A dispute over the relocation of a key US military base in Japan will not be a "dominant" or "essential" feature of President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo, a senior US official said Monday.
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ABC News - Tue Nov 10, 5:19 am ET
Japan promises additional $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan ahead of Obama visit.