News: Japan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Japan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Japan: news

Japan's Ozawa will not quit party

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 11:46
related places: Ozawa

Ichiro Ozawa, a leading figure in Japan's ruling DPJ, says he has refused a request from PM Naoto Kan that he leave the party while on trial over fundraising fraud allegations.
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Suicide apartments

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 0:20

Why Japanese landlords are demanding money after a death
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Russia to boost weapons on Kurils

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 16:15
related countries: Pacific Ocean, Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders the deployment of more weapons on the Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are claimed by Japan.
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Japan's consumer mood brightens

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 7:13

Japan's consumer confidence has improved for the first time in seven months, government figures show.
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Toyota sees profits drop by 39%

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 9:20
related places: Toyota

Japanese carmaker Toyota reported a drop in profits because of slow car sales domestically and the strength of the yen.
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Japan-Russia island row escalates

Monday, February 7th 2011, 15:01
related countries: Russia

Japan and Russia exchange heated comments over the disputed southern Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean, which both claim.
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Giant ice sculptures at Japan festival

Monday, February 7th 2011, 14:16
related places: Sapporo

Japan's annual snow festival has begun in the northern city of Sapporo, featuring over 250 ice sculptures.
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Suzuki profits rise on Asia sales

Monday, February 7th 2011, 12:12

Japanese vehicle manufacturer Suzuki reports a quadrupling of profits in the last quarter, driven by strong sales across Asia.
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Japan-Australia to discuss trade

Monday, February 7th 2011, 4:19
related countries: Australia
related places: Tokyo

Japan and Australia will resume talks in Tokyo on Monday, aimed at securing Japan's first free-trade agreement with a major agricultural exporter.
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Japan grapples with Sumo scandal

Monday, February 7th 2011, 1:26
related places: Sumo

One of Japan's biggest Sumo wrestling tournaments has been called off over allegations of match-fixing.
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Sumo event cancelled amid scandal

Sunday, February 6th 2011, 5:16
related places: Sumo

Japan's Sumo authorities cancel next month's tournament over allegations of match fixing - the first such cancellation in decades.
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Left behind

Sunday, February 6th 2011, 1:40

The pain of foreign parents who fall foul of Japan's custody laws
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Friendly helpers

Friday, February 4th 2011, 0:06

Japan tries to plug healthcare gap for ageing population with robots
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No Fry Japan trip after bomb joke

Thursday, February 3rd 2011, 20:55

Plans for Stephen Fry to film part of a new documentary series in Japan are shelved after complaints about an A-bomb joke.
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Sumo hit by match-fixing claims‎

Wednesday, February 2nd 2011, 11:14

Japan's Sumo Association says it is investigating a match-fixing scandal in which 13 senior wrestlers have been implicated.
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'James Bond volcano' erupts again

Tuesday, February 1st 2011, 10:58

A violent blast from Shinmoedake, a volcano erupting in Kyushu, Japan, has broken windows 8km (five miles) away.
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South Japan volcano in new blast

Tuesday, February 1st 2011, 8:47

Windows 8km away are smashed by the largest blast yet from Shinmoedake, a volcano erupting in southern Kyushu, Japan.
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In pictures

Monday, January 31st 2011, 11:38

Residents evacuate as Japan's Shinmoedake volcano erupts
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Japan's Ozawa charged in scandal

Monday, January 31st 2011, 10:06
related places: Ozawa

Japan's Ichiro Ozawa, one of the governing Democratic Party's top figures, is charged in connection with a funding scandal.
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Honda profits hit by strong yen

Monday, January 31st 2011, 8:00
related places: Honda

Japan's Honda reports a 40% fall in third-quarter profits after the strong yen hits sales, but raises its full-year forecast.
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Japan under pressure over child abduction

Sunday, January 30th 2011, 11:23

Roland Buerk reports on Japanese parents who have divorced abroad taking their children back to Japan despite joint custody rulings
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Egypt turmoil shakes WEF in Davos

Saturday, January 29th 2011, 14:59

Leaders in Davos express concern about the political situation while Tunisia's new leaders say their country is now "open for business".
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Davos 2011: Day 4 as it happened

Saturday, January 29th 2011, 8:14

Final full day of coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Barclays chief Bob Diamond and Japanese PM Naoto Kan feature, plus analysis from BBC correspondents.
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Japan's credit rating downgraded

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 18:51
related countries: China

Rating agency Standard & Poor's downgrades Japan's credit rating from AA to AA-, citing Japan's worsening debt situation.
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More elderly Japanese shoplifting

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 12:03

A quarter of shoplifters arrested in Japan in 2010 were over 65, police say, as the number of pensioners committing the crime hits a record high.
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Toyota recalls 1.7m cars globally

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 12:55
related places: Toyota

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is to recall nearly 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over fuel leakage concerns.
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Suspect in Hawker murder writes book

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 10:26
related countries: United Kingdom

The man accused of the murder in Japan of British teacher Lindsay Hawker has published a book about his time on the run from the police.
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Japan murder suspect writes book

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 7:15
related countries: United Kingdom

The man accused of the murder in Japan of British teacher Lindsay Hawker has published a book about his time on the run from the police.
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BBC apology for Japan bomb jokes

Saturday, January 22nd 2011, 23:22
related places: Hiroshima, Nagasaki

The BBC apologises after Japan's embassy complained over jokes broadcast on comedy quiz show QI about the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Japanese supply rocket lifts off

Saturday, January 22nd 2011, 7:42

A Japanese rocket with supplies for the International Space Station lifts off from a remote island in southern Japan.
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Japan drops China captain charge

Friday, January 21st 2011, 11:19
related countries: China

Japanese prosecutors have dropped a case against a Chinese fishing boat captain accused of ramming two patrol boats in disputed waters, an incident which sparked a major diplomatic row.
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Japan in budget shortfall warning

Friday, January 21st 2011, 10:05

Japan's annual budget shortfall could be 23.2tr yen (£176bn; $280bn) by 2020, an official forecast says, as government politicians push for tax rises and economic reforms to plug the gap.
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Dark past

Thursday, January 20th 2011, 0:18

South Koreans still wary of former colonial ruler Japan
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Japan graduate jobs hit new low

Tuesday, January 18th 2011, 12:37

The percentage of Japanese university students finding jobs before graduation has dropped to a record low, a government report says.
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Manga comic hero cheers Japanese orphans up

Friday, January 14th 2011, 10:51

In Japan, orphans are cheered by a wave of anonymous donations of satchels, toys and money in the name of manga comic hero "Tiger Mask".
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Japan reshuffle to tackle economy

Friday, January 14th 2011, 9:28

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan announces a cabinet reshuffle, appointing a fiscal hawk and a known opponent of the death penalty.
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Mystery 'tiger' leaves gifts for orphans

Thursday, January 13th 2011, 21:55

Children's homes in Japan are on the receiving end of a mysterious outpouring of charity with anonymous donations of school bags and other gifts being left in the name of a popular manga character.
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Gates on N Korea: Get 'serious'

Thursday, January 13th 2011, 8:23
related countries: North Korea, United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, speaking in Japan, tells North Korea it is time to show concrete evidence that it is committed to talks.
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Japan PM's wife 'would not marry her husband again'

Thursday, January 13th 2011, 4:50

The Japanese prime minister's wife, Nobuko Kan, says she would choose someone quite different in another life.
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Japan in pledge to buy euro bonds

Tuesday, January 11th 2011, 8:38
related countries: Ireland

Japan says it will buy bonds from a eurozone rescue fund which will help pay for the Irish Republic's bail-out.
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Toyota expands Prius car brand

Tuesday, January 11th 2011, 8:30
related places: Toyota

The Japanese carmaker Toyota is adding new models under its Prius petrol-electric hybrid label.
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Elderly Japanese shoplifting on rise

Monday, January 10th 2011, 22:29

Japanese authorities are worried about increasing levels of criminal activity among one age group in particular - the elderly.
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Japan tuna sale sets record

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 15:58
related places: Tokyo

The first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market sees a blue fin tuna sell for nearly $400,000.
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Blue fin tuna fetches record price at Tokyo's fish auction

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 5:33
related places: Tokyo

A new record is set for the sale of a blue fin tuna in a new year auction at Tokyo's fish market.
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Japanese factory output expands

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 9:34

Japanese industrial production rose for the first time in six months in November, helped by government assistance programmes.
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Japan agrees record draft budget

Friday, December 24th 2010, 11:08

Japan approves a record 92.4 trillion yen of spending for the next financial year as it grapples with its battered finances.
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Standing out

Wednesday, December 22nd 2010, 8:17

Japanese adverts go hi-tech
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Japan's export growth accelerates

Wednesday, December 22nd 2010, 7:18

Japanese export growth expands for the first time in nine months in November but the government forecasts slower economic growth
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Japan quake hits Pacific islands

Tuesday, December 21st 2010, 19:50
related countries: Pacific Ocean, United States

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan, sparking a temporary local tsunami warning.
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Bank of Japan keeps rates on hold

Tuesday, December 21st 2010, 9:18

Japan keeps its key interest rate at between zero and 0.1% as policymakers try to bolster the country's fragile economic recovery.
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Japanese pop band boost onion sales

Monday, December 20th 2010, 10:29

Japanese farmers are turning to all-female pop bands to help them boost sales of their products.
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Japan warning over China military

Friday, December 17th 2010, 12:16
related countries: China

Japan has unveiled sweeping changes to its national defence polices, boosting its southern forces in response to neighbouring China's military rise.
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Japan warning over China military

Friday, December 17th 2010, 11:50
related countries: China

Japan makes sweeping changes to its national defence policies, boosting forces to counter the rise of China and the threat of North Korea.
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