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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• March 23rd 2006 – May 11th 2006
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• November 27th 2006 – January 22nd 2007
• January 22nd 2007 – February 21st 2007
• February 22nd 2007 – March 28th 2007
• March 29th 2007 – May 11th 2007
• May 14th 2007 – July 5th 2007
• July 6th 2007 – August 13th 2007
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• September 19th 2007 – October 27th 2007
• October 29th 2007 – December 18th 2007
• December 18th 2007 – January 24th 2008
• January 24th 2008 – March 22nd 2008
• March 23rd 2008 – May 30th 2008
• May 30th 2008 – June 17th 2008
• June 18th 2008 – August 6th 2008
• August 11th 2008 – September 24th 2008
• September 24th 2008 – October 30th 2008
• October 31st 2008 – December 15th 2008
• December 16th 2008 – February 4th 2009
• February 5th 2009 – March 23rd 2009
• March 24th 2009 – April 29th 2009
• April 30th 2009 – July 3rd 2009
• July 7th 2009 – August 19th 2009
• August 19th 2009 – September 24th 2009
• September 24th 2009 – November 2nd 2009
• November 4th 2009 – December 24th 2009
• December 25th 2009 – December 30th 2009

Japan: news

Man convicted of Tokyo abduction

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 5:42
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Tokyo

A Japanese court convicts a Tokyo businessman of kidnapping but not killing British bar hostess Lucie Blackman.
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Man convicted of Tokyo abduction

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 10:11
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Tokyo

A Japanese court convicts a Tokyo businessman of kidnapping but not killing British bar hostess Lucie Blackman.
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Live text - Man Utd v Gamba Osaka

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 10:05

Four goals in five minutes see United storm into a 5-2 lead in the Club World Cup semi-final clash against Gamba Osaka.
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Five-goal Man Utd ease into final

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 12:33

Manchester United reach the Fifa Club World Cup final with a 5-3 victory over Japan's Gamba Osaka in Yokohama.
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Japan ends five-year Iraq mission

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 12:53
related countries: Iraq

Japanese PM Taro Aso hails the success of his country's five-year mission in Iraq, as the last planes leave the region.
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Japan forecasts no growth in 2009

Friday, December 19th 2008, 11:40

Japan forecasts zero growth for the next fiscal year as the Bank of Japan cuts interest rates to only 0.1%.
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Japan backs further aid package

Saturday, December 20th 2008, 11:22

The Japanese cabinet approves a $54bn (£36bn) package of spending, to try to ease the recession.
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Live text - Premier League

Sunday, December 21st 2008, 12:30
related countries: Ecuador
related places: Quito, Yokohama

Arsenal host leaders Liverpool, after West Brom snatch a last-gasp win over Man City and Newcastle edge past Tottenham.
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Toyota braced for historic loss

Monday, December 22nd 2008, 15:45

Carmaker Toyota forecasts its first annual loss in 71 years, as Japan sees a record drop in exports.
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Japan PM rules out snap election

Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 5:40

Japan's prime minister rules out calling a snap general election, saying the focus needs to be on the beleaguered economy.
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Japan's industrial output plunges

Friday, December 26th 2008, 5:51

Industrial output in Japan fell more than 8% in November, the biggest drop on record, government figures show.
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'Stink' attack on Japan's whalers

Saturday, December 27th 2008, 4:58

An anti-whaling group says it has thrown "stink" bombs at a Japanese whaling ship in the Antarctic.
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Tokyo shares end 2008 42% lower

Tuesday, December 30th 2008, 15:27

Japan's stock market had its worst year on record in 2008, with the Nikkei share index losing 42% of its value.
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Asian shares start 2009 strongly

Monday, January 5th 2009, 9:27

Stock markets in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong have a strong start to 2009 on hopes of fresh stimulus packages.
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Japanese whaler reported missing

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 2:22

Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic.
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Kawasaki pulls team out of MotoGP

Friday, January 9th 2009, 6:56
related places: Kawasaki

Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki pulls out of MotoGP to cut costs amid the global financial crisis.
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'Unruly' tourists allowed back at Tokyo's famed fish market

Sunday, January 11th 2009, 12:22
related places: Tokyo

The world's largest fish market is reversing a month-old ban on tourists at its riotous early-morning auctions.
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Economy tops Seoul summit agenda

Monday, January 12th 2009, 6:36
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Seoul

Japanese and South Korean presidents hold summit talks in Seoul, with global economic issues high on the list.
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Rent-a-friend in Japan

Monday, January 12th 2009, 8:46
related places: Tokyo

Be it a pet, friend or relative missing in your life, Duncan Bartlett discovers that money really can buy you love in Tokyo.
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Follow your nose: Japanese map descriptions of smells

Monday, January 12th 2009, 11:22

A Japanese website allows users to post descriptions of smells they have encountered on an interactive world map.
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Senior figure deserts Japan's LDP

Tuesday, January 13th 2009, 9:24

Former cabinet minister Yoshimi Watanabe leaves Japan's ruling party, in a fresh blow to embattled PM Taro Aso.
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Japan's machinery orders plunge

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 9:38

Japanese machinery orders, a key indicator of corporate activity, saw their steepest monthly fall on record in November.
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GM loses top sales spot to Toyota

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 15:25
related places: Toyota

General Motors is no longer the world's top-selling carmaker after it saw 2008 sales fall below those of Japanese rival Toyota.
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Japanese firms unveil net-hurling 'robocop'

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 18:51

Two Japanese companies unveil a security robot that can be commanded from a mobile phone to hurl a net over suspects.
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Satellite begins climate mission

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 10:53

A Japanese spacecraft begins its mission to help scientists understand and monitor how the Earth's climate is changing.
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Australia denies whaling 'deal'

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 5:41
related countries: Aruba

Two Australian cabinet ministers reject reports of a possible compromise with Japan to allow some commercial whaling.
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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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Four prisoners executed in Japan

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 3:15

Four death-row prisoners are hanged in Japan, the first executions to be carried out in the country this year.
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Strong yen hurts Japanese firms

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 9:45

Japanese electronics firms Sony, Toshiba, and Nintendo see their performance hit by the strength of the yen and the downturn.
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Big slump in Japan factory output

Friday, January 30th 2009, 9:34

Japan's industrial output declined 9.6% in December - the biggest fall since records began - as exports slumped.
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Japan's NEC to lose 20,000 jobs

Friday, January 30th 2009, 21:56
related places: Hitachi

Japanese electronics giant NEC says it will be cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide by March 2010, as Hitachi loses up to 7,000.
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Japan announces Asia aid package

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 12:01

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announces a $17bn aid package to help Asian countries weather the economic downturn.
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Volcano erupts close to Tokyo

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 6:52
related places: Tokyo

Mount Asama volcano erupts, spewing ash over parts of the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
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Panasonic set to cut 15,000 jobs

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 11:20

Japanese electronics group Panasonic is cutting 15,000 jobs and closing 27 plants worldwide in an attempt to reduce costs.
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