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

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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Tokyo Stock Exchange boss quits

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 7:26

Tokyo Stock Exchange president Takuo Tsurushima resigns after a 40bn yen trading error.
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Clockwatch: Sao Paulo 1-0 Liverpool

Sunday, December 18th 2005, 9:53

All the action from the Club World Championship final in Japan.
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Japan construction scandal widens

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 10:01

A Japanese architect who admits breaching safety rules says he was not the only person ignoring standards.
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Japan eases import ban on US beef

Monday, December 12th 2005, 4:39
related countries: Canada, United States

Japan's agriculture ministry says it will resume imports of US and Canadian beef after a two-year ban.
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Tokyo market admits system fault

Sunday, December 11th 2005, 17:13

The Tokyo Stock Exchange admits that its own system fault obstructed an attempt to cancel a giant misplaced sale.
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Teacher held over Japan stabbing

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 18:12

A teacher is arrested in Japan and charged with stabbing a schoolgirl to death in an argument.
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China cancels talks with Japan

Friday, December 9th 2005, 10:02

China's foreign minister cancels a meeting with Japan over its leader's visits to a controversial war shrine.
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Japan extends Iraq troops role

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 7:32
related countries: Iraq

Japan extends its military deployment of self-defence forces in Iraq by up to another year.
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Japan set to extend Iraq mission

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 8:21
related countries: Iraq

Japan's ruling parties approve a plan to extend Japanese troops' deployment in Iraq, local media report.
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Japanese yakuza boss goes to jail

Monday, December 5th 2005, 13:30

The boss of Japan's most powerful organised-crime syndicate is jailed for illegal gun possession.
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Japan PM shrugs off China snub

Monday, December 5th 2005, 5:53
related countries: China

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says China's decision to delay annual talks is "fine" with him.
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Japan to probe foreigners' crimes

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 16:35

A Japanese minister suggests setting up a panel to discuss ways to prevent crimes committed by foreigners.
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Japan's Nikkei hits 15,000 mark

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 6:53

Japan's Nikkei share index touches the 15,000 mark for the first time in five years, as the economy shows signs of recovery.
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Japan 'to extend mission in Iraq'

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 5:37
related countries: Iraq

Japan is set to extend its military involvement in Iraq for up to another year, Japanese media report.
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Japan scandal prompts quake fears

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 12:16

A scandal involving an architect in Japan raises fears about his buildings' ability to withstand earthquakes.
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Warm weather hits Japanese sales

Monday, November 28th 2005, 7:19

Japanese retail sales fell in October as hot weather hit clothing purchases, official figures show.
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Probe 'gathers asteroid material'

Saturday, November 26th 2005, 10:07

A Japanese spacecraft is said to have become the first probe to collect samples from the surface of an asteroid.
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Putin concludes Japanese visit

Tuesday, November 22nd 2005, 6:20
related countries: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin ends a three-day visit to Japan with a pledge to strengthen economic ties.
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Siemens 'wins Chinese train deal'

Monday, November 21st 2005, 10:33
related countries: China

China awards Siemens and a Japanese consortium contracts to supply high-speed trains, reports claim.
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Putin reassures Japan on pipeline

Monday, November 21st 2005, 5:06

President Putin tells business leaders in Tokyo Russia is committed to building an oil pipeline to the Pacific.
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Japan's asteroid touchdown fails

Sunday, November 20th 2005, 13:54

An unmanned Japanese space probe sent to collect the first samples from an asteroid fails to reach its target.
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Putin visits Japan to boost ties

Sunday, November 20th 2005, 5:36
related countries: Russia

Russia's President Putin arrives in Japan for trade talks but a territorial dispute is unlikely to be resolved.
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US urges Chinese political reform

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 10:29
related places: Koizumi

US President George W Bush urges China to allow more political freedoms, as he begins a key Asian tour.
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Bush lauds 'close friend' Koizumi

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 4:42
related places: Koizumi

President Bush holds talks with Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi and praises him for spreading democracy in Asia.
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Suicides raise fears over Tamiflu

Tuesday, November 15th 2005, 13:10

Medicines regulators are monitoring the antiviral Tamiflu after reports from Japan that two teenagers who had taken the drug committed suicide.
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Japanese princess weds commoner

Tuesday, November 15th 2005, 10:09

Princess Sayako of Japan loses her royal status after marrying a commoner, in a simple ceremony in Tokyo.
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Link 'lost' with asteroid robot

Monday, November 14th 2005, 13:37

Japan's space agency has "lost contact" with a robotic probe that it has dispatched to explore the surface of an asteroid, according to reports.
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Japan's foreign investments grow

Monday, November 14th 2005, 6:18

Growth in Japan's overseas investments is offsetting a narrowing trade gap, official figures show.
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Domestic sales aid Japan's growth

Friday, November 11th 2005, 10:59

Japan's economy expands in the third quarter, boosted by strong domestic demand, official figures show.
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Peru scales down ties with Japan

Friday, November 11th 2005, 4:26
related countries: Peru
related places: Alberto Fujimori, Tokyo

Peru says it is scaling down its ties with Japan due to Tokyo's attitude toward Peru's ex-leader Alberto Fujimori.
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