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  • Japan to give US base relocation plan next week

    AP – 1 hr 10 mins ago  

    TOKYO - Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama next week to offer his proposals on the relocation of a major American military base in Okinawa that has led to a rift between the allies. Full Story »

  • Japanese police praised for arrest of Hawker suspect

    AFP – 1 hr 27 mins ago  
    William Hawker -- the father of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker,... AFP/JIJI Press

    TOKYO (AFP) - The father of a British teacher, who was found killed in a Tokyo suburb in 2007, thanked Japan for finally catching the only suspect in the murder. Full Story »

  • Japan's growth revised down

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 6:17 am ET  
    Businessmen pass a share prices board in Tokyo. Japan's economy... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's economy grew at a much slower rate than previously thought in the third quarter, fresh data showed Wednesday, as the country's fragile recovery from recession was hit by a soaring yen. Full Story »

  • Japan to boost recovery with huge new stimulus

    AFP – Tue Dec 8, 6:41 am ET  
    Pedestrians cross a road in Tokyo on December 8. Japan has announced... AFP

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan announced 80 billion dollars in new spending Tuesday as part of a stimulus package worth 274 billion dollars aimed at jump-starting the fragile recovery in Asia's biggest economy. Full Story »

  • Japan to boost recovery with giant stimulus plan

    AFP – Tue Dec 8, 1:17 am ET  
    A man chats on his mobile phone in central Tokyo. Japan's... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan announced a huge 274 billion dollar stimulus Tuesday to jump-start a fragile recovery in the world's second largest economy, including more than 80 billion dollars in direct spending. Full Story »

  • Japan, US talk 'open skies'

    AFP – Mon Dec 7, 7:05 pm ET  
    An agent at a Japan Airl;ines counter. The United States and... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and Japan on Monday opened talks on liberalizing air traffic that could shape the course of a bidding war for a slice of ailing giant Japan Airlines. Full Story »

  • Chinese woman altered fingerprints for Japan entry

    AFP – Mon Dec 7, 2:56 am ET  
    File photo shows a visitor to a security convention scanning... AFP/DDP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - A Chinese woman arrested in Japan for illegal entry had altered her fingerprints through surgery to fool a biometric security system at the airport, media reports said Monday. Full Story »

  • Japan to finalise stimulus package: PM

    AFP – Sun Dec 6, 10:50 pm ET  
    A worker assembles an air conditioner at an Hitachi plant in... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan plans to finalise an economic stimulus package later on Monday to shore up a recovery threatened by a strong yen and deflation, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said. Full Story »

  • Japan PM support below 60 percent as coalition bickers

    Reuters – Sun Dec 6, 10:25 pm ET  
    World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) meets Japanese Prime... Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japan's government has fallen below 60 percent for the first time since taking office in September, a survey showed on Monday, as it struggles to craft an economic package and resolve a security feud with Washington. Full Story »

  • Chicken of the sea? Tuna farming getting a boost

    AP – Sun Dec 6, 12:34 am ET  
    In this photo taken Nov. 4, 2009, the Maruha Nichiro Holdings... AP

    KUMANO, Japan - Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically around in netted areas of a small bay, stuffing themselves until they grow twice as heavy as in the wild. Full Story »

  • Japan arrests 4 US teens for attempted murder

    AFP – Sat Dec 5, 11:09 am ET  
    Military aircraft at Yokota US Air Force Base in Fussa, suburban... AFP/Jiji Press/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese police said on Saturday that they arrested four children of US military personnel on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman crashed her moped when it hit a rope that was stretched across the road. Full Story »

  • 4 US teens arrested at military base in Japan

    AP – Sat Dec 5, 12:58 am ET  

    TOKYO - Japanese police have arrested four teenagers living on a U.S. military base for allegedly putting a rope across a road that caused a woman to crash her motorbike and suffer a head injury, officials and news reports said Saturday. Full Story »

  • Japan chooses new envoy to Taiwan: lawmaker

    AFP – Fri Dec 4, 11:32 pm ET  
    A recent view of central Taipei. Japan has designated a new de... AFP/File

    TAIPEI (AFP) - Japan has designated a new de facto envoy to Taiwan to replace Masaki Saito, who quit after he caused anger by saying the island's status was "unresolved", according to a senior lawmaker. Full Story »

  • US envoy urges speedy resolution of base dispute

    AP – Fri Dec 4, 4:41 am ET  
    U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos delivers his speech on 'Multiple... AP

    TOKYO - U.S. Ambassador John Roos urged a quick resolution Friday of a dispute over the relocation of a U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that is straining bilateral ties and raising tension within Japan's ruling coalition. Full Story »

  • American Airlines, partners offer $1.1 bln to JAL

    AFP – Thu Dec 3, 5:08 am ET  
    Struggling Japan Airlines has been offered a $1.1 billion lifeline... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Struggling Japan Airlines was offered a 1.1 billion dollar lifeline on Thursday from partners led by American Airlines, amid a bidding war with Delta Air Lines for a piece of Asia's biggest carrier. Full Story »

  • Peugeot to take control of Mitsubishi: report

    AFP – Wed Dec 2, 10:19 pm ET  
    The logo of Mitsubishi Motors. French auto maker PSA Peugeot... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Mitsubishi Motors said Thursday it was in talks with PSA Peugeot Citroen to enhance their cooperation as a report said the French group was set to take control of the troubled Japanese carmaker. Full Story »

  • Japanese painter Hirayama dies at 79

    AFP – Wed Dec 2, 7:11 am ET  
    Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, seen here in 2008, has died.... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, a campaigner for the preservation of the world's cultural heritage known for his works on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. He was 79. Full Story »

  • Japan arsonist gets death sentence for killing 16

    AFP – Wed Dec 2, 6:46 am ET  
    A Japanese court has sentenced arsonist Kazuhiro Ogawa, seen... AFP/JIJI Press/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced to death an arsonist who killed 16 people when he set fire to an all-night adult video parlour, one of Japan's deadliest crimes in years. Full Story »

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