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We have started to collect the most important news related to Japan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Japan says its economy is likely to shrink more than 3% this year despite huge stimulus spending, its worst slump since 1955.
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Japan says its economy is likely to shrink more than 3% this year despite huge stimulus spending, its worst slump since 1955.
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Qualifying for the Japanese MotoGP is washed out because of heavy rain, leaving Valentino Rossi on pole for Sunday's race after free practice.
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A Japanese singer who was arrested after being found drunk and naked in a park says sorry for his "shameful" conduct.
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ChinaChina confirms the first official visit of Japanese PM to Beijing next week, despite criticism of his recent offering to a war shrine.
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Japan's lower house approves a controversial bill to allow its naval ships to take a bigger role in fighting pirates.
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Japan reports its first annual trade deficit in 28 years, following a sharp drop in exports amid the global economic downturn.
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SomaliaSomali pirates free a ship and its crew of 23 Filipinos after holding them for five months, but it is not known if a ransom was paid.
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A Japanese woman who killed four people by serving them arsenic-laced curry loses her appeal against a death sentence.
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As Japan celebrates the cherry blossom season, the country is experiencing its worst economic crisis since World War Two.
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Pakistan, 
United StatesInternational donors pledge more than $5bn to Pakistan to support its economy and fight off Islamic extremism.
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Japanese electronics giant Toshiba is to cut a further 3,900 temporary jobs to cope with the global downturn.
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Japan's PM promises up to $1bn in aid for Pakistan on the eve of a donor meeting in Tokyo.
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North Korea, United StatesThe US and Japan inform the UN of North Korean companies they say support the country's weapons programme.
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PhilippinesA 13-year-old girl whose parents are being deported to the Philippines decides to stay in Japan with her aunt.
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Japan's annual whale-hunting season falls short of its target catch due to disruptions by anti-whaling activists, officials say.
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Japan royal couple mark 50th wedding anniversary
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Japan's prime minister formally unveils a record $150bn (£105bn) stimulus package to revive the country's ailing economy.
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North KoreaJapan's government decides to extend and tighten its sanctions against North Korea after its recent rocket launch.
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Chad Campbell leads the Masters after a first-round 65, while Tiger Woods cards a 70 at Augusta.
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The Japanese government announces another major stimulus plan as it tackles its worst recession since World War II.
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North KoreaNorth Korea goes ahead with a rocket launch, a move condemned by its neighbours and major global powers.
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People in Japan on living in hard economic times
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North Korea, United StatesJapan, South Korea and the US garner support for UN sanctions if North Korea launches a missile, as reports suggest it is ready to do.
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Business confidence in Japan is now at a record low as the global financial crisis continues to hit the country hard.
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Japan's unemployment rate rises to 4.4% as companies cut jobs to survive the global downturn amid falling demand.
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Japan's manufacturing output falls for the fifth straight month, but rebounds from January's record plunge, figures show.
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North KoreaJapan says it will intercept and destroy any parts of a North Korean rocket that might fall on its territory.
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The board of the UN nuclear watchdog fails to elect a successor to Mohammed ElBaradei and will begin voting again on Friday.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea places what is thought to be a long-range missile on a launch pad, Japanese and US officials say.
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Japan certifies a man aged 93 as the only known survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Japan's exports see a record plunge in February, falling by nearly half compared with a year earlier, the finance ministry says.
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Japan's opposition leader says he will not resign despite a close aide being charged in connection with a fundraising scandal.
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How falling prices devastated Japan's economy
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A cargo plane bounces on the runway and bursts into flames as it lands near Tokyo, killing the two people onboard.
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The family of murdered teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker return to Japan on the second anniversary of her death.
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How Japan is coping with the global recession
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SomaliaTwo Japanese warships set sail for the seas off Somalia to join an anti-piracy international mission.
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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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SomaliaJapan orders two warships to set sail for the seas off Somalia where they will join international anti-piracy patrols.
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North KoreaA former North Korean spy tells the son of a Japanese woman abducted by Pyongyang in 1978 that she believes she is alive.
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North KoreaRescuers search for a missing South Korean ship that collided with another vessel off the coast of Japan.
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Japan's opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa is facing increasing pressure to step down after the arrest of a close aide.
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Japan passes legislation to give a cash hand-out to every resident in an attempt to boost the recession-hit economy.
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Japan's opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa says he will not resign as a close aide is arrested in a donations scandal.
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GM, Ford, Toyota and Nissan report sharp drops in US vehicle sales as consumers remain reluctant to make expensive purchases.
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European markets fall away in mid-morning trading, wiping out early gains and dashing hopes of a sustained bounce.
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Sales of new vehicles in Japan in February fall by almost a third, new figures reveal.
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Japan's industrial production falls by a record 10% in January - the biggest monthly drop in more than 50 years.
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A Japanese unit of banking group UBS says a computer error caused it to mistakenly place a $31bn bond order.
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Japan's trade deficit hits a record as exports fall 45.7% in January compared with a year ago to hit a 10-year low.
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Leading Japanese carmakers report a significant drop in their global output in January amid the downturn.
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Japan's exports fall more than 45% in January, compared to a year ago, to hit a new low, as the trade deficit soars.
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