(NHK) —- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left for Mongolia for talks with that country’s leaders on a wide range of issues, such as regional security and economic cooperation. Abe left Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Saturday morning for the 2-day visit to Mongolia. This is the first visit to the country in 7 years […]
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Japan’s Cabinet Resigns Ceding Power to Conservatives
December 26, 2012 
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TOKYO, December 26 (RIA Novosti) – Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet resigned on Wednesday ending the three-year rule of the leftist Democratic Party and bringing back to power the more conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The LDP and its traditional partner New Komeito party won 325 seats in the 480-seat lower house of parliament during […]
Read moreJapan’s Abe gets second term, to tap allies for cabinet
December 26, 2012 Comments Off
TOKYO (Reuters) – The lower house of Japan’s parliament approved Shinzo Abe as prime minister on Wednesday, giving the hawkish lawmaker a second chance at the top job as the country battles deflation and confronts a rising China. Abe, 58, has promised aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan and big fiscal spending by the debt-laden government to […]
Read moreDavid Cameron congratulates Abe on election victory
December 17, 2012 Comments Off
(NHK) — British Prime Minister David Cameron has sent a letter to Shinzo Abe. Cameron congratulated Abe on his Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in the Lower House elections. Cameron said Japan is Britain’s most important partner in Asia. He said the two countries have a common set of values and objectives concerning foreign […]
Read moreN. Korea, Japan hold first direct talks since 2008
August 29, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — Japan and North Korea are set to meet Wednesday in their first face-to-face talks in four years as diplomats see if they can start laying the groundwork to overcome a troubled history. Ties between the countries have long been strained amid decades of mutual distrust, though they periodically try to resume dialogue with the ultimate […]
Read moreJapan, China, South Korea hold summit
May 13, 2012 Comments Off
(NHK) — The leaders of Japan, China, and South Korea held an annual summit in Beijing on Sunday morning. They confirmed that the 3 nations will start talks on a trilateral free trade agreement within the year. At the beginning of the meeting, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said the Asia-Pacific region has […]
Read moreNoda, Putin agree to meet during G20 summit
May 12, 2012 Comments Off
(NHK) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to have a bilateral meeting in Mexico while they attend the Group of 20 summit next month. Noda and Putin spoke on the telephone for about 10 minutes on Friday night. The conversation was held at Russia’s suggestion. Noda […]
Read moreJapan’s Emperor, Empress visit Tokyo Sky Tree
April 26, 2012 Comments Off
(NHK) — Japan’s Emperor and Empress visited the Tokyo Sky Tree on Thursday ahead of next month’s opening of the world’s tallest broadcast tower. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko rode up to the tower’s tube-shaped observatory 450 meters above ground. After receiving an explanation about the 634-meter tower’s engineering and quake-resistance, the imperial couple […]
Read morePhotostream : British Prime Minister David Cameron meets Japanese Emperor Akihito
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Photostream : Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron meets Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
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Photostream : Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti meets Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
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Photostream : Chilean President Sebastian Pinera meets Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito
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Palestinian kids fly kites for Japan disaster
March 19, 2012 Comments Off
(NHK) — About 1,000 Palestinian children have flown handmade kites to show their solidarity with Japanese people trying to recover from last year’s earthquake and tsunami. The event in the Gaza Strip on Sunday was organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees. Participants included children who attend schools built with aid […]
Read moreJapan marks anniversary of tsunami tragedy
March 11, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — Life in Japan will pause on Sunday as the nation marks a year since a huge earthquake and tsunami killed 19,000 people and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands more. At 2.46 pm (0546 GMT) trains will stop, shoppers will stand still and people throughout the archipelago will fall silent to mark […]
Read moreJapanese PM vows revitalization of Japan after quake
March 10, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said, in comments made public late Friday, that his country will not forget the international support given to it in the wake of last year’s deadly earthquake and vowed to revitalize the country’s economy. “We will not forget the loved ones, friends and colleagues lost in […]
Read moreJapanese emperor leaves hospital after surgery
March 4, 2012 Comments Off
Japan’s Emperor Akihito left hospital on Sunday, 15 days after undergoing a successful heart bypass operation. The 78-year-old emperor, accompanied by Empress Michiko, was discharged from University of Tokyo hospital and returned to the palace, an AFP photographer witnessed. The couple waved from their car to dozens of well-wishers waiting for their return outside the palace. Surgeons carried out the […]
Read moreJapan’s Emperor Akihito leaves ICU after heart surgery
February 20, 2012 Comments Off
JAPAN — Japan’s Emperor Akihito has left intensive care, just two days after undergoing a successful heart bypass operation, the Imperial Palace said. The 78-year-old emperor left the ICU in a wheelchair and was recovering well, according to the imperial household agency, whileJiji Press said he was reading books and newspapers. Surgeons at University of Tokyo hospital carried out the operation — his […]
Read moreJapanese PM Noda urges Israel not to take military action on Iran nuclear issue
February 16, 2012 Comments Off
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday not to resort to military action against Iran over its nuclear ambitions, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said. Noda told Barak, who also serves as Israel’s defense minister, that taking such action would be ”extremely dangerous” and would ”escalate” the current situation, […]
Read moreUN nuclear agency considering Fukushima office
January 29, 2012 Comments Off
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said the agency is considering opening a branch office in Fukushima to monitor efforts to contain the world’s worst atomic accident since Chernobyl, a report said. The Japanese government has struggled with public trust overnuclear energy since the March 11 disaster and had asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to […]
Read moreJapan, Russia to boost economic, security ties
January 28, 2012 Comments Off
TOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial disputeover islands off northeastern Japan. Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the two countries needed to address the territorial row in a calm manner. The dispute over the islands — called the […]
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