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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• 'False confession' – Are we all smiling nicely? Japanese firm t...
• Arrest in Japan body-in-bath case – Bank of Japan tries new stimulus
• Banking group places $31bn bond order in e... – CCTV footage in Japan murder hunt
• Censors reject 'sadistic' horror – Clinton issues warning on N Korea
• Clockwatch: Sao Paulo 1-0 Liverpool – Economy priority for Japan's PM
• Economy tops Seoul summit agenda – Football: AC Milan beat Boca
• Football: Brazilians sink Barca – Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay'
• Green tea cuts fatal illness risk – Japan 'ends Iraq supply mission'
• Japan 'experimented' on POWs – Japan announces N Korea sanctions
• Japan approves constitution steps – Japan clash looms over navy bill
• Japan clears Blackman accused – Japan executes death row inmates
• Japan executes three on death row – Japan in 10 trillion yen stimulus
• Japan in surprise economy boost – Japan mulls new N Korea sanctions
• Japan navy boss fired over lapses – Japan PM in Afghanistan pledge
• Japan PM in gaffe on poor couples – Japan protests over Chinese edit
• Japan protests over princess book – Japan schools warned on bullying
• Japan scraps zero interest rates – Japan tanker's Indian Ocean spill
• Japan temple rejects torch relay – Japan vows future emissions cut
• Japan vows to double Africa aid – Japan's February exports halved
• Japan's firms grow in confidence – Japan's space freighter in orbit
• Japan's space truck ready to fly – Japanese ferry runs into 'whale'
• Japanese film wins Locarno award – Japanese pop star deaf in one ear
• Japanese premier arrives in India – Korean missile vote split looms
• Koreans lose Japan shrine case – Microsoft cuts Japan's Xbox price
• Ministry murder mystery in Japan – Net firm boss arrested in Japan
• New bid in Japan Airlines tussle – Obama to make November Asia debut
• Officials probe Japan plane blaze – Princess Kiko prepares for birth
• Probe 'gathers asteroid material' – Russia ordered to free Japan boat
• Russia protests over Japan boats – Shock in Tokyo
• Shuttle docks with space station – Suicides raise fears over Tamiflu
• Summit approves climate 'vision' – Tokyo market rallies after panic
• Tokyo police act on train gropers – UK embassy to help Japan teachers
• UK murder family fly to Japan – US tries to defuse Japan beef row
• US urges 'comfort women' move – Yemeni tribe frees Japanese man
• Yen falls from eight-month highs – Zuma's ANC bid gains key backer

Japan: news

New bid in Japan Airlines tussle

Thursday, December 3rd 2009, 7:47
related countries: United States
related places: Delta

American Airlines offers investment in the struggling Japan Airlines, saying the bid is "far superior" to Delta's.
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New favourite in Japan's PM race

Sunday, September 16th 2007, 8:01

Japan's ex-foreign minister Taro Aso says his rival Yasuo Fukuda is most likely to win the contest to become PM.
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New game pokes fun at Japanese ex-minister who 'dozed off' at news briefing

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 10:39

A new game pokes fun at a former Japanese minister's sleepy behaviour at a recent news briefing.
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New hopes for Japan missing

Monday, November 10th 2008, 10:44
related countries: North Korea

Japan's government is investigating reports that a woman missing for 30 years may be alive in North Korea.
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New images in Japan murder hunt

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 8:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Japanese police release fresh video footage of a man sought over the murder of a British teacher.
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New inquiry into Japan abductees

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 7:06
related countries: North Korea

Japan and North Korea agree to a new inquiry into the abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s, reports say.
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New Japan-China spat over gas

Monday, April 17th 2006, 5:46
related countries: China

Japan tackles China over reports it has imposed a shipping ban near disputed East China Sea gas fields.
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New Japanese minister steps down

Sunday, September 28th 2008, 8:19

Japan's Transport Minister Nariaki Nakayama resigns just four days after taking the job, dealing a blow to the new administration.
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New PM cements Japan power shift

Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 11:31

Yukio Hatoyama promises economic revival and strong US ties, after being sworn in as Japan's new prime minister.
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New rise in Japan factory output

Monday, December 28th 2009, 9:08

Japanese factory output rose in November for the ninth month in a row, up 2.6% from October, official figures show.
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New sanctions target North Korea

Tuesday, September 19th 2006, 8:56
related countries: North Korea

Japan and Australia put new financial sanctions on North Korea, pressing the secretive state over its missile tests.
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New US beef import ban in Japan

Friday, January 20th 2006, 17:42
related countries: United States

Japan says it will reimpose a total ban on US beef after a shipment raises renewed fears of mad cow disease.
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New York rally ends turbulent day

Friday, August 17th 2007, 0:47
related countries: South Korea

The Dow Jones rallies in late trading after a day of market chaos, which saw the FTSE 100 losing 4.1%.
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New Zealand warning to Japan

Monday, February 19th 2007, 12:42
related countries: Antarctica, New Zealand

New Zealand warns Japan to get its stricken ship out of Antarctica or risk an international backlash.
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Nikkei climbs on stimulus hopes

Friday, March 13th 2009, 6:59

Japanese shares see their sharpest one-day gain of 2009 after the government pledges to outline a stimulus plan by April.
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Nikkei jumps on government plan

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 11:13

Japanese shares rise after the government says it will use public funds to help companies struggling with the downturn.
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Nikkei looks towards 20-year best

Thursday, December 29th 2005, 7:00

Japan's Nikkei share index touches 16,400 for the first time in five years amid further signs of economic recovery.
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Nikkei plunges on economy fears

Monday, September 10th 2007, 12:47
related countries: United States

Japan's main share index falls sharply, hit by fears about the state of both the Japanese and US economies.
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Nissan agrees Indian vehicle deal

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 17:18
related countries: India

The Indian motor company, Ashok Leyland, and Nissan of Japan agree to form a partnership to produce vehicles.
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Nissan to cut 1,500 jobs in Japan

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 6:26

Nissan aims to cut 1,500 jobs through an early retirement programme in Japan to boost lacklustre performance.
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Nissan to cut 20,000 global jobs

Monday, February 9th 2009, 15:00

Nissan is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide as the Japanese carmaker says the global auto industry is in "turmoil".
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No alteration in Japanese rates

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 6:59

The Bank of Japan holds interest rates at 0.25%, leading some to accuse it of bowing to political pressure.
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No deal after N Korea-Japan talks

Wednesday, February 8th 2006, 5:29
related countries: North Korea

Bilateral talks between Japan and North Korea end without a formal agreement on any major issues.
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No deal in Japan-US troop talks

Friday, April 14th 2006, 7:57
related countries: United States

Japan and the US fail to agree on details of a plan to redeploy some of the 50,000 US troops on Japan's soil.
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No end to Japan's industry woes

Monday, March 30th 2009, 6:17

Japan's manufacturing output falls for the fifth straight month, but rebounds from January's record plunge, figures show.
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No progress in Seoul-Tokyo talks

Friday, April 21st 2006, 15:30
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

No progress is made in emergency talks between South Korea and Japan over disputed territory.
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No rise in Japan interest rate

Friday, August 11th 2006, 6:09

Japan's central bank holds its key interest rate at 0.25% - a month after it scrapped its zero rate.
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Nomura buys Lehman's Asian unit

Monday, September 22nd 2008, 15:04
related places: Nomura

Japanese bank Nomura confirms it will buy the Asia-Pacific arm of Lehman Brothers.
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North Korea test-fires missiles

Friday, May 25th 2007, 15:26
related countries: North Korea

North Korea test-fires several missiles towards the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military exercise.
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North Korea-Japan talks to resume

Wednesday, December 21st 2005, 5:20
related countries: North Korea

Japan says it will resume talks with North Korea on Saturday, with the issue of its abducted citizens topping the agenda.
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North Korean leader 'in hospital'

Tuesday, October 28th 2008, 9:49
related countries: North Korea

N Korean leader Kim Jong-il is probably still in hospital, but capable of making decisions, Japan's PM Taro Aso says.
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Nuclear safety fears after quake

Tuesday, July 17th 2007, 17:04

Officials at a Japanese nuclear power station damaged by an earthquake report 50 separate malfunctions.
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Nuclear scare after Japan quake

Monday, July 16th 2007, 16:08

A strong earthquake damages a nuclear power plant in Japan, reportedly causing a leak of radioactive material.
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Obama to make November Asia debut

Thursday, October 8th 2009, 6:29
related countries: China, Indonesia, South Korea, Singapore, United States
related places: Asia

US President Barack Obama will stop in Japan, China, Singapore and South Korea, but not Indonesia, on his first Asia tour.
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'False confession' – Are we all smiling nicely? Japanese firm t...Arrest in Japan body-in-bath case – Bank of Japan tries new stimulusBanking group places $31bn bond order in e... – CCTV footage in Japan murder huntCensors reject 'sadistic' horror – Clinton issues warning on N KoreaClockwatch: Sao Paulo 1-0 Liverpool – Economy priority for Japan's PMEconomy tops Seoul summit agenda – Football: AC Milan beat BocaFootball: Brazilians sink Barca – Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay'Green tea cuts fatal illness risk – Japan 'ends Iraq supply mission'Japan 'experimented' on POWs – Japan announces N Korea sanctionsJapan approves constitution steps – Japan clash looms over navy billJapan clears Blackman accused – Japan executes death row inmatesJapan executes three on death row – Japan in 10 trillion yen stimulusJapan in surprise economy boost – Japan mulls new N Korea sanctionsJapan navy boss fired over lapses – Japan PM in Afghanistan pledgeJapan PM in gaffe on poor couples – Japan protests over Chinese editJapan protests over princess book – Japan schools warned on bullyingJapan scraps zero interest rates – Japan tanker's Indian Ocean spillJapan temple rejects torch relay – Japan vows future emissions cutJapan vows to double Africa aid – Japan's February exports halvedJapan's firms grow in confidence – Japan's space freighter in orbitJapan's space truck ready to fly – Japanese ferry runs into 'whale'Japanese film wins Locarno award – Japanese pop star deaf in one earJapanese premier arrives in India – Korean missile vote split loomsKoreans lose Japan shrine case – Microsoft cuts Japan's Xbox priceMinistry murder mystery in Japan – Net firm boss arrested in JapanNew bid in Japan Airlines tussle – Obama to make November Asia debutOfficials probe Japan plane blaze – Princess Kiko prepares for birthProbe 'gathers asteroid material' – Russia ordered to free Japan boatRussia protests over Japan boats – Shock in TokyoShuttle docks with space station – Suicides raise fears over TamifluSummit approves climate 'vision' – Tokyo market rallies after panicTokyo police act on train gropers – UK embassy to help Japan teachersUK murder family fly to Japan – US tries to defuse Japan beef rowUS urges 'comfort women' move – Yemeni tribe frees Japanese manYen falls from eight-month highs – Zuma's ANC bid gains key backer