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
• May 16th 2006 – June 20th 2006
• June 21st 2006 – August 7th 2006
• August 11th 2006 – September 4th 2006
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• October 6th 2006 – November 26th 2006
• 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
• August 13th 2007 – September 16th 2007
• 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 28th 2009

Japan: news

Move over Moscow - Tokyo now most expensive city for expats

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 10:00
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow, Tokyo

Tokyo has knocked Moscow off the top spot as the most expensive city for expatriates, a survey suggests.
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Robot dreams

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 11:27

How a giant robot has captured Japan's imagination
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Further deflation woes for Japan

Friday, July 10th 2009, 5:55

Wholesale prices in Japan fell by the most on record last month, raising fears of a new bout of deflation, official figures show.
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Are we all smiling nicely? Japanese firm to check up on staff

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 16:03

A Japanese train company is to scan the faces of staff to ensure that they are smiling enough.
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Blow to Japan's PM in Tokyo poll

Monday, July 13th 2009, 0:06
related places: Tokyo

Japan's opposition wins local elections in Tokyo, increasing pressure on embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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Japan's PM Aso calls August vote

Monday, July 13th 2009, 8:57

Japan's PM Taro Aso is to call a general election for 30 August after poor local poll results in Tokyo, his office says.
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Pressure remains on Japanese PM

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 11:37

Japan's PM Taro Aso is still under pressure, after he wins a lower house vote of no-confidence but is censured in the upper house.
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Japan economic outlook downgraded

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 9:04

Japan's central bank downgrades its economic forecast, but says the worst of the country's recession is now over.
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Party rebels move on Japanese PM

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 4:45

Rebels within Japan's governing party try to remove Prime Minister Taro Aso before he can dissolve parliament next week.
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Japan PM dissolves parliament

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 9:35

Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolves Japan's lower house of parliament and calls national elections on 30 August.
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Japan PM apologises for failures

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 12:33

Japanese PM Taro Aso apologises for his party's defeat in local polls after dissolving parliament ahead of August elections.
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Aso sorry

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 23:40

Apologies not enough for Japan's beleaguered PM
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Landslides hit Japanese care home

Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 3:59

Japanese rescuers are searching for nine people missing in landslides which have already killed eight people.
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Japan's export slide slows down

Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 5:09

Japan's export slide slowed in June, in a sign government stimulus spending may be propping up demand.
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China anger at Kadeer Tokyo visit

Monday, July 27th 2009, 11:51
related countries: China
related places: Tokyo

China's ambassador to Japan reacts angrily to a planned visit to Tokyo by prominent Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer.
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Japan executes death row inmates

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 5:37

Japan executes three convicted murderers under a new system that brings citizens into the judging system.
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Uighur Kadeer arrives in Tokyo

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 14:05
related countries: China
related places: Tokyo

Exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer has arrived in Tokyo for a visit which has prompted an angry reaction from China.
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China protests over Uighur tour

Wednesday, July 29th 2009, 15:18
related countries: China

China officially complains to Japan over the visit to Tokyo of exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer.
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Japan factory output rises again

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 5:42

Japanese factory output rose in June for the fourth month in a row, up 2.4% from May, official figures show.
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US sailor jailed for Japan murder

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 10:23
related countries: United States

A US sailor is jailed for life for the killing of a Japanese taxi driver which strained relations between the two countries.
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Japan jobless at six-year record

Friday, July 31st 2009, 6:31

Japan sees its unemployment reach a six-year high, at 5.4%, with job availability at a new low, in a further sign of the slowdown.
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Safety fears spark Honda recall

Friday, July 31st 2009, 23:04
related countries: United States
related places: Honda

Japanese carmaker Honda announces it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US due to an airbag defect.
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Japan relaunches trials by jury

Monday, August 3rd 2009, 10:24

Japan has opened its first jury trial since World War II, changing a legal system which has often been criticised as unfair.
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Japan's landmark jury trial ends

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 17:10

Japan's first jury trial for more than 60 years ends with a man in his 70s being sentenced to 15 years for murder.
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Japan Airlines records $1bn loss

Friday, August 7th 2009, 6:29

Japan Airlines - the largest carrier in Asia - reports a $1bn loss in the three months to May, after ticket sales slumped.
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Pop star Sakai arrested in Tokyo

Sunday, August 9th 2009, 12:50
related places: Sakai, Tokyo

Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai, who disappeared on Monday, surrenders to Tokyo police and is arrested on drugs charges.
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Strong quakes hit Japan and India

Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 6:45
related countries: India

An earthquake in Japan injures 43 people, while a separate quake in India's Andaman Islands prompts a tsunami warning.
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Japanese ex-PMs visit war shrine

Saturday, August 15th 2009, 9:35

Two Japanese former prime ministers visit a controversial World War II shrine, as the current PM stays away.
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Strong quakes rattle East Asia

Monday, August 17th 2009, 4:30
related countries: Indonesia, Taiwan

Strong quakes hit Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia's Sumatra but no casualties are reported.
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Feeling down

Monday, August 17th 2009, 7:32

Japan exits recession amid little optimism
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Japan's economy leaves recession

Monday, August 17th 2009, 9:20

Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter.
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Campaign change

Monday, August 17th 2009, 15:18

Japan's parties use a new and different style to woo voters
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Sony cuts price of PS3 consoles

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 22:02

Electronics giant Sony announces it is cutting the price of its PlayStation 3 games console and introducing a slimmer model.
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Opera singer Behrens dies aged 72

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 10:41

Soprano Hildegard Behrens, known for her dramatic portrayals of Richard Wagner's heroines, dies in Japan.
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