China and Japan Who will lose patience first
China is boosting its efforts aimed at returning the jurisdiction over the disputed Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku). In late October, the Chinese ships began regular patrols of the waters, despite the ...
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According to Japan's Kyodo News, the Japanese government has made a preliminary decision to appoint Masato Kitera, assistant chief Cabinet secretary, as the country's new ambassador to ...
View ArticleJapan India to cooperate on rare earth production
AFP © <p>This file photo shows soil containing rare earth minerals to be loaded at a port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu province, for export to Japan. Japan has signed a ...
View ArticleGlobal consequences of Japanese quake
Operations at all of Japan's nuclear power plants could be suspended "momentarily" starting May 6, Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano said ...
View ArticleJapan political leaders gear up for election
/enpproperty--> TOKYO - Japanese political party leaders on Saturday take to the street to promote their key policies, one day after the lower house of parliament was dissolved for Dec 16 general ...
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A girl wearing traditional Yi minority garb gets her photo taken in front of a picture of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Russia at the China ...
View ArticleJapan North Korea to talk again but no breakthroughs
TOKYO — Japanese officials say Japan and North Korea have agreed to meet again after talks this week produced no breakthroughs on longstanding issues. Foreign Ministry spokesman Masaru Sato ...
View ArticleJapan cuts economic view for 4th straight month
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Japanese government downgraded its assessment of the country's economy for a fourth straight month on Friday, as exports and industrial production remain ...
View ArticleOdour-eliminating pants are hot seller in Japan
Underpants which are claimed to neutralise the smell of flatulence are proving a hit in Japan, whose hard-working businessmen seem to like the idea of breaking wind without getting rumbled. A ...
View ArticleEx-Tokyo governor joins brash mayor to form third force in upcoming national...
TOKYO - Outspoken leaders from Japan's two biggest cities formed a national political party Saturday, seeking to become "a third force" to lure undecided voters and challenge the ...
View ArticleHashimoto Ishihara merge parties
OSAKA — Against expectations and despite fundamental policy differences, Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) head Toru Hashimoto and former Tokyo Gov. and Taiyo no To ...
View ArticleU.S. closely watching poll vows to work closely with winner
WASHINGTON — Washington will closely watch the Dec. 16 Lower House election and work with whichever party emerges victorious and forms Japan's new government, a U.S. State Department ...
View ArticleLawyers ask court to block election
A group of lawyers has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court seeking an injunction against the Lower House election, arguing that holding it under current vote-value disparities is ...
View ArticleOutspoken pair aim to forge Japan third force
AFP © <p>Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (left) shakes hands with ex-Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara (right) during Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party meeting in Osaka on November 17. ...
View ArticlePublic libraries are thriving
That Japanese public libraries are thriving may come as no surprise to anyone, but an education ministry report found that the number of books checked out by elementary school children from the 3,274 ...
View ArticleSanfrecce retain lead despite defeat
SAITAMA — Sanfrecce Hiroshima maintained a wafer-thin advantage in the J. League title race despite losing 2-0 to Urawa Reds on Saturday, as Vegalta Sendai closed the gap at the top to one ...
View ArticleMinister Tanaka failed by folding
Tanaka backpedals on new universities snub ": Education minister Makiko Tanaka's decision to reverse her original decision is a serious blow to education in ...
View ArticleEx-major leaguer Nishioka to join Hanshin
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. — Switch-hitting infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka is set to join the Hanshin Tigers, several baseball sources told Kyodo News on ...
View ArticleEagles say Vick wont be ready to face Redskins
Out of action: Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick, seen here leaving the field after suffering a concussion against the Dallas Cowboys last weekend, will not play on Sunday against the Washington ...
View ArticleResearch and ranking Kara explains love Knocking over a pile of blocks CM of...
The "R" in the title of the daily variety show "R no Hosoku" ("The Law of R"; NHK-E, Mon.-Thurs., 6:55 p.m.) stands for "ranking" and "research." ...
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