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  • Japan opposition leader Hatoyama promises reforms

    AFP – Fri Jul 10, 8:14 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's main opposition leader Friday promised drastic government reforms but was grilled over a political fund scandal ahead of key elections that could make him the next prime minister.

  • Moves to oust Japan PM seen growing after Tokyo poll

    Reuters – Fri Jul 10, 6:40 am ET

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Moves to oust unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will intensify if, as many expect, his ruling bloc fares badly in a key local election on Sunday that is considered a bellwether for a coming national poll.

  • Japanese wholesale prices log record drop

    AFP – Fri Jul 10, 12:43 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese wholesale prices fell at the fastest ever pace last month, data showed, deepening concern that another bout of deflation could hinder a recovery in the world's number two economy.

  • West Japan Railway chief indicted over train disaster

    AFP – Wed Jul 8, 12:01 pm ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - The president of major train operator West Japan Railway Co. was indicted Wednesday over a 2005 accident that killed 107 people in the worst Japanese rail disaster in four decades.

  • Japan to give aid to patients who drop lawsuits

    AP – Wed Jul 8, 9:42 am ET

    TOKYO - The Japanese government passed a law Wednesday promising unspecified aid to victims of a rare neurological disorder — but only if they withdraw lawsuits against the government and the company that they say made them sick by dumping mercury.

  • Japan widens relief for mercury disaster victims

    AFP – Wed Jul 8, 3:59 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan passed a law offering financial compensation to tens of thousands more victims of a mercury poisoning disaster in the 1950s blamed for generations of birth defects.

  • Japan, US to hold talks on 'nuclear umbrella'

    AFP – Wed Jul 8, 2:48 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - The United States and Japan are planning their first official talks on the US 'nuclear umbrella' as early as this month, amid rising fears about stability in Northeast Asia, a newspaper reported.

  • Japan's current account surplus falls 34.3 percent

    AFP – Tue Jul 7, 11:09 pm ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's current account surplus in May fell a sharper-than-expected 34.3 percent from a year earlier as exports remained slow, official data has shown.

  • US, Japan make progress on opening Japanese market

    AP – Mon Jul 6, 5:50 pm ET

    WASHINGTON - The United States says it has made progress in opening Japan's market to foreign investors.

  • U.S. presses Japan on beef, insurance trade barriers

    Reuters – Mon Jul 6, 3:16 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pressed Japan on Monday to lower barriers to exports of U.S. beef and insurance services, but praised Tokyo for other steps it has taken to open its market.

  • Japan PM dealt fresh blow in regional election

    AFP – Mon Jul 6, 6:20 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling coalition lost a key regional election at the weekend, officials said Monday, dealing a fresh blow to the embattled leader in the run-up to national polls.

  • Iran ready to Israel attack on nuclear facilities

    AP – Mon Jul 6, 12:39 am ET

    TOKYO - Iran is ready to take "real and decisive" action if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a senior Iranian parliamentary official said Monday.

  • Japan opposition leads but gap narrows in voter poll

    Reuters – Sun Jul 5, 5:19 am ET

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition party kept its lead among voters over Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), media polls showed on Sunday, but the gap narrowed ahead of a looming general election.

  • Japanese imperial army maps to go online

    AFP – Fri Jul 3, 7:44 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.

  • Indian FM urges 'ambitious but fair' climate targets

    AFP – Fri Jul 3, 7:08 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries.

  • Japan emperor, empress leave for Canada, Hawaii

    AFP – Fri Jul 3, 7:00 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko left on Friday for a 15-day goodwill tour of Canada and Hawaii, with the ageing monarch revealing his personal attachment to both destinations.

  • Japan's royal couple head to Canada, Hawaii

    AP – Fri Jul 3, 6:22 am ET

    TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.

  • Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety

    AFP – Fri Jul 3, 2:05 am ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.

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