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

Nissan to cut 1,500 jobs in Japan

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 6:26

Nissan aims to cut 1,500 jobs through an early retirement programme in Japan to boost lacklustre performance.
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British father in Japan for verdict

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 3:36
related countries: United Kingdom

The father of UK hostess Lucie Blackman flies to Japan to hear the judges' verdict on her alleged killer.
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Japan abductee freed in Paraguay

Friday, April 20th 2007, 9:46
related countries: Paraguay

A Japanese businessman abducted in Paraguay with his secretary and two Paraguayans is freed.
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Japan PM decries mayor's death

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 3:59
related places: Nagasaki

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says the murder of Nagasaki's mayor was unforgivable and a threat to democracy.
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Japan to loosen army's role

Friday, April 13th 2007, 17:05

Japan's lower house approves guidelines to amend the country's pacifist constitution for the first time.
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China PM wraps up visit to Japan

Friday, April 13th 2007, 13:44
related places: Kyoto

China's premier ends a key visit to Japan, saying ties are warmer but there are still problems to solve.
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China PM seeks war reconciliation

Thursday, April 12th 2007, 10:12
related countries: China

China's prime minister uses a landmark address in Japan's parliament to urge Tokyo to face up to its wartime past.
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Japan and China aim to thaw ties

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 13:10
related countries: China

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signs a pact with his Japanese counterpart at the start of a summit to improve ties.
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Tokyo's governor wins third term

Monday, April 9th 2007, 2:16
related places: Tokyo

The nationalist governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, wins a third four-year term in office.
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China warns Japan on shrine trips

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 5:51
related countries: China
related places: Tokyo

China's Premier Wen Jiabao reportedly urges Japan's PM not to visit a key war shrine, ahead of his visit to Tokyo.
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Paraguay hunt for Japan hostages

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 21:13
related countries: Paraguay

Police in Paraguay mount a huge search operation for two Japanese nationals who were abducted at gunpoint.
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Emergency landing for Japan plane

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 8:14

A Japan Airlines plane makes an emergency landing in western Japan after an engine failure, reports say.
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CCTV footage in Japan murder hunt

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 9:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Japan releases CCTV images of a murdered British teacher with the man suspected of killing her.
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Japan business confidence dips

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 6:20
related countries: United States

Business confidence dips slightly in Japan on US worries but analysts say economic recovery remains on track.
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Japan set for divorce rate boom

Sunday, April 1st 2007, 5:44

New pension laws coming into effect in Japan could lead to an explosion in divorces, experts are warning.
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Japan mounts missile self-defence

Friday, March 30th 2007, 6:13
related countries: North Korea
related places: Tokyo

A Patriot missile system is deployed near Tokyo to deal with the possible threat posed by North Korea.
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Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay'

Thursday, March 29th 2007, 0:36

Green tea can substantially cut the risk of dying from a range of illnesses, a Japanese study finds.
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Father seeks justice for teacher

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 15:31
related countries: United Kingdom

The father of a British woman found dead in Japan in a bath full of sand says he will not rest until her killer is caught.
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Japan PM apology on sex slaves

Monday, March 26th 2007, 10:36

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe apologises over WWII sex slaves, after earlier raising doubts they were forced.
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Japan suffers quake aftershocks

Monday, March 26th 2007, 7:16

Aftershocks have continued to rock western Japan, a day after an earthquake killed one person and injured nearly 200.
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Earthquakes rock Pacific nations

Sunday, March 25th 2007, 9:33

An earthquake hits the west coast of Japan, killing one, as two tremors also rock Vanuatu in the South Pacific.
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Troubled Japan whaler back home

Friday, March 23rd 2007, 10:55

Japan's main whaling ship arrives back in port after an Antarctic hunt hit by a setbacks including a fatal fire.
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Ex-Livedoor accountants jailed

Friday, March 23rd 2007, 6:11

Two former accountants for the disgraced Japanese internet firm Livedoor are jailed for fraud.
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Second Livedoor executive jailed

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 6:23

A second senior executive at the disgraced Japanese internet firm Livedoor is jailed for accounting fraud.
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N Korea boycotts talks session

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 13:44
related countries: China, North Korea
related places: Beijing

North Korea reportedly refuses to attend talks over its nuclear plans until $25m of its funds is freed.
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Japan reiterates sex slave stance

Friday, March 16th 2007, 11:25
related places: Tokyo

Tokyo again says it has found no evidence of wartime sex slave coercion, deepening controversy on the issue.
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All Nippon Airways raided by FBI

Friday, March 16th 2007, 7:36
related countries: United States

Mystery surrounds an FBI raid on the North American headquarters of Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways.
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Japanese tycoon guilty of fraud

Friday, March 16th 2007, 6:15

A corporate scandal that has rocked Japan ends in a guilty verdict for the colourful head of internet firm Livedoor.
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Verdict due for Livedoor tycoon

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 20:31

A verdict is due in the trial of Japanese tycoon Takafumi Horie, accused of fraud at the Livedoor internet firm.
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Japan sets minimum wage raise

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 11:30

Japan paves the way for an increase to its minimum wage, the first major change in more than 40 years.
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Australia in Japan security deal

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 10:45
related countries: Australia, United States

Japan and Australia sign a landmark security pact - the first Japan has made with a nation other than the US.
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Japan's growth rate picks up pace

Monday, March 12th 2007, 7:16

Japan's economy, the world's second largest, grew more quickly than many experts forecast, state figures show.
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Australian PM begins Japan visit

Sunday, March 11th 2007, 11:00
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.
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Howard backs Japan security deal

Saturday, March 10th 2007, 11:39
related countries: Aruba, China

Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.
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Diary reveals Hirohito war doubts

Friday, March 9th 2007, 20:05
related countries: China

Japanese emperor Hirohito expressed doubts about going to war with China, a diary by an adviser reveals.
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Japan party probes sex slave use

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 14:43

Japan's ruling party is to hold a new inquiry into the use of sex slaves by the army during World War II.
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Japan-North Korea talks cut short

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 8:54

Japan-North Korea talks on normalising ties break up early without agreement, with no new date being set.
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Japan empress 'sick with stress'

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 11:07

Empress Michiko, wife of Japan's Emperor Akihito, is ill with symptoms linked to stress, officials say.
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China raps Japan over sex slaves

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 10:13
related countries: China

China tells Japan to "face history" over its use of WWII sex slaves, in a row sparked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan refuses sex slave apology

Monday, March 5th 2007, 6:35

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says Japan will not issue another apology for its World War II military brothels.
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Jackson greeted by Japanese fans

Sunday, March 4th 2007, 12:18

Singer Michael Jackson arrives in Japan to meet fans who have paid up to $3,500 (£1,800) to meet him.
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Japan's N Koreans oppose 'bias'

Saturday, March 3rd 2007, 14:52

North Koreans living in Japan protest against alleged discrimination after the North's nuclear test.
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Sex slave denial angers S Korea

Saturday, March 3rd 2007, 4:25

South Korea criticises Japan's PM for questioning whether women were forced to be sex slaves in World War II.
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Abe questions sex slave 'coercion'

Friday, March 2nd 2007, 12:00

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe says there is no evidence to prove women were forced to be sex slaves during World War II.
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US follows stock market sell-off

Thursday, March 1st 2007, 21:56
related countries: Hong Kong

A drop in US markets helps push global markets lower for a third day, fanning fears of a sustained sell-off.
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Snowless winter first for Tokyo

Thursday, March 1st 2007, 11:54
related places: Tokyo

Japanese meteorologists say Tokyo has had its first winter without snow since records began in 1876.
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Japanese whale hunt ended early

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 7:34

Japan's whaling fleet cuts short its annual hunt after a fire two weeks ago crippled the main boat.
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Japanese whaler restarts engines

Sunday, February 25th 2007, 2:00

The disabled Japanese whaling ship stricken in Antarctic waters sails again under its own steam.
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Tokyo launches new spy satellite

Saturday, February 24th 2007, 8:44

Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, which gives its the capability to observe any location around the globe.
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Japan's princess 'getting better'

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 8:18

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito says his wife is recovering from her stress-related illness but asks for patience.
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Driver dies in Tokyo bridge crash

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 12:01
related places: Tokyo

A driver falls to his death after crashing through a Tokyo bridge, leaving his lorry dangling above traffic below.
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Japan may resume whaling voyage

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 17:23

The fire on Japan's ship Nisshin Maru may not have ended its Antarctic whaling operations for this season.
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Japan probes 'man kept in cage'

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 11:48

Officials in Japan investigate reports nursing home residents have been restrained and, in one case, kept in a cage.
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