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.

World news related to Japan – overview

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• August 15th 2009 – June 29th 2009
• June 28th 2009 – April 25th 2009
• April 24th 2009 – March 23rd 2009
• March 18th 2009 – February 2nd 2009
• January 31st 2009 – December 15th 2008
• December 13th 2008 – October 31st 2008
• October 30th 2008 – September 27th 2008
• September 24th 2008 – August 13th 2008
• August 12th 2008 – June 24th 2008
• June 24th 2008 – June 2nd 2008
• June 2nd 2008 – March 28th 2008
• March 26th 2008 – February 2nd 2008
• February 1st 2008 – December 29th 2007
• December 28th 2007 – November 5th 2007
• November 4th 2007 – September 28th 2007
• September 28th 2007 – August 23rd 2007
• August 23rd 2007 – July 17th 2007
• July 17th 2007 – May 29th 2007
• May 28th 2007 – April 18th 2007
• April 13th 2007 – March 8th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – February 6th 2007
• February 6th 2007 – December 25th 2006
• December 23rd 2006 – November 6th 2006
• October 31st 2006 – September 22nd 2006
• September 21st 2006 – August 28th 2006
• August 27th 2006 – July 20th 2006
• July 18th 2006 – June 12th 2006
• June 12th 2006 – April 19th 2006
• April 18th 2006 – March 8th 2006
• March 7th 2006 – January 23rd 2006
• January 23rd 2006 – December 11th 2005
• December 10th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Japan: news

Japanese soldier found in Ukraine

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 12:05
related countries: Ukraine

A former Japanese soldier who disappeared after WWII and was declared dead has turned up alive in Ukraine.
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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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A spring clean the Japanese way

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 11:03

Christopher Hogg experiences a new hi-tech health treatment for people with time on their hands.
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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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Japan and US talk troop deadlock

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 7:25
related countries: United States

The US and Japan begin two days of talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over how to reorganise US troops.
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Water leak at Japan nuclear plant

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 9:07

Radioactive water leaks inside a Japanese nuclear compound, the latest in a series of atomic accidents.
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Talks continue at N Korea forum

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 7:27
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Tokyo

A second day of meetings is under way in Tokyo aimed at persuading Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme.
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Japan leaves rates close to zero

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 7:05

The Bank of Japan leaves its interest rates at close to zero as it looks to keep the economic recovery on course.
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Attempts to revive N Korea talks

Monday, April 10th 2006, 5:24
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Senior

Senior officials from Japan, South Korea and the United States meet to discuss North Korea's nuclear plans.
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Japanese ferry runs into 'whale'

Sunday, April 9th 2006, 14:43

A collision between a Japanese ferry and a suspected whale leaves 49 people injured.
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Peru Fujimori marries from cell

Thursday, April 6th 2006, 10:25
related countries: Chile, Peru

Ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is under arrest in Chile, marries his long-term Japanese girlfriend.
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N Korea to attend security talks

Thursday, April 6th 2006, 7:09
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

Japan confirms a North Korean will attend a meeting focusing mainly on Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
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Japan rebuffs China summit offer

Tuesday, April 4th 2006, 11:24
related countries: China

Japan rejects China's offer to resume talks if Japanese leaders stop visiting a controversial shrine.
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'Victory' over Japanese whalers

Tuesday, April 4th 2006, 5:49

Environmentalists in Japan claim a rare victory after five firms quit whaling following a pressure campaign.
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Japan shrine visits 'to continue'

Monday, April 3rd 2006, 8:33
related places: Tokyo

The frontrunner to replace Japan's PM has suggested that if elected he will visit a controversial Tokyo shrine.
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Mobile phone TV begins in Japan

Saturday, April 1st 2006, 13:36

A new service in Japan allows mobile phone users to watch TV on their handsets.
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Japan opposition leader resigns

Friday, March 31st 2006, 9:57

Japan's main opposition leader announces his resignation over unfounded claims against his opponents.
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Japan rejects Chinese war claim

Wednesday, March 29th 2006, 4:53
related countries: China

A group of Chinese forced to work as slave labourers in Japan during WWII lose their bid for compensation.
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Japanese comics go mobile

Friday, March 24th 2006, 18:07

Novels and comic books are making their way onto mobile phones among tech-savvy Japanese.
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Japan court orders reactor closed

Friday, March 24th 2006, 10:08

Japan's second largest nuclear reactor is ordered to shut down over fears about safety if an earthquake occurs.
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American jailed for Japan rape

Friday, March 24th 2006, 8:25
related countries: United States
related places: Okinawa

A civilian employee of the US military in Japan is jailed for nine years for two rapes on the island of Okinawa.
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Japan delays China loans decision

Thursday, March 23rd 2006, 11:04
related countries: China

Japan postpones a decision on whether to pay further yen loans to China, as relations between them worsen.
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Japanese trade back in the black

Thursday, March 23rd 2006, 6:17
related countries: China, United States
related places: February

Japan's trade balance returns to surplus in February as exports to China and the United States pick up.
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Blaze at Japanese nuclear plant

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006, 14:17

Fire breaks out at a nuclear plant in west Japan, but officials say it did not cause a radiation leak.
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Putin hints at China oil pipeline

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006, 7:46
related countries: China, Russia

Russia says a major oil pipeline could be built through China, casting doubt on an alternative route to Japan.
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BBC Japan set to close in April

Tuesday, March 21st 2006, 17:47

BBC Japan is to close down at the end of April because its Japanese distributor is in financial difficulties.
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Volvo buys 13% of Nissan trucks

Tuesday, March 21st 2006, 6:35

Volvo buys a 13% stake in Japanese truck maker Nissan Diesel for $195m, increasing its presence in East Asia.
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Australian talks centre on Iran

Saturday, March 18th 2006, 5:30
related countries: Aruba, Iran, United States

US, Australian and Japan call on Iran to suspend its nuclear activities, following top-level security talks.
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Japan 'suicide pacts' claim nine

Friday, March 10th 2006, 8:40

Japanese police find nine bodies in what they suspect were two group suicides, one possibly arranged by internet.
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Japan calls for UN funding revamp

Friday, March 10th 2006, 8:01

Japan proposes a revamp of United Nations funding to force some Security Council members to pay more.
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Japan signals interest rate move

Thursday, March 9th 2006, 8:49

Japan signals an end to its "ultra-loose" monetary policy as the economy continues to gather speed.
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Japan, China in new shrine row

Wednesday, March 8th 2006, 11:27
related countries: China

Japan hits back at Chinese suggestions Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a war shrine are "stupid" and "not moral".
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Bank of Japan meets on deflation

Wednesday, March 8th 2006, 7:35

The Bank of Japan starts a two-day meeting to discuss ending its zero interest rate policy used to fight deflation.
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