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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• 'False confession' – Are we all smiling nicely? Japanese firm t...
• Arrest in Japan body-in-bath case – Bank of Japan tries new stimulus
• Banking group places $31bn bond order in e... – CCTV footage in Japan murder hunt
• Censors reject 'sadistic' horror – Clinton issues warning on N Korea
• Clockwatch: Sao Paulo 1-0 Liverpool – Economy priority for Japan's PM
• Economy tops Seoul summit agenda – Football: AC Milan beat Boca
• Football: Brazilians sink Barca – Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay'
• Green tea cuts fatal illness risk – Japan 'ends Iraq supply mission'
• Japan 'experimented' on POWs – Japan announces N Korea sanctions
• Japan approves constitution steps – Japan clash looms over navy bill
• Japan clears Blackman accused – Japan executes death row inmates
• Japan executes three on death row – Japan in 10 trillion yen stimulus
• Japan in surprise economy boost – Japan mulls new N Korea sanctions
• Japan navy boss fired over lapses – Japan PM in Afghanistan pledge
• Japan PM in gaffe on poor couples – Japan protests over Chinese edit
• Japan protests over princess book – Japan schools warned on bullying
• Japan scraps zero interest rates – Japan tanker's Indian Ocean spill
• Japan temple rejects torch relay – Japan vows future emissions cut
• Japan vows to double Africa aid – Japan's February exports halved
• Japan's firms grow in confidence – Japan's space freighter in orbit
• Japan's space truck ready to fly – Japanese ferry runs into 'whale'
• Japanese film wins Locarno award – Japanese pop star deaf in one ear
• Japanese premier arrives in India – Korean missile vote split looms
• Koreans lose Japan shrine case – Microsoft cuts Japan's Xbox price
• Ministry murder mystery in Japan – Net firm boss arrested in Japan
• New bid in Japan Airlines tussle – Obama to make November Asia debut
• Officials probe Japan plane blaze – Princess Kiko prepares for birth
• Probe 'gathers asteroid material' – Russia ordered to free Japan boat
• Russia protests over Japan boats – Shock in Tokyo
• Shuttle docks with space station – Suicides raise fears over Tamiflu
• Summit approves climate 'vision' – Tokyo market rallies after panic
• Tokyo police act on train gropers – UK embassy to help Japan teachers
• UK murder family fly to Japan – US tries to defuse Japan beef row
• US urges 'comfort women' move – Yemeni tribe frees Japanese man
• Yen falls from eight-month highs – Zuma's ANC bid gains key backer

Japan: news

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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Cold cash: Moscow tops list of world's priciest cities

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 8:06
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom
related places: London, Moscow, Tokyo

Moscow tops the league of the most expensive cities to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo and London.
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Comic 'inspired' Kercher murder

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 8:53
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom

A Japanese vampire comic inspired a suspect in the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher, an Italian prosecutor says.
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Complaints in Japan force Google to reshoot all Street View images

Thursday, May 14th 2009, 8:56

Google's Street View service suffers a second blow this week after numerous complaints in Japan force the firm to start reshooting all the photos.
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Contraction in Japanese economy

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 6:33

The Japanese economy contracted by 0.6% between April and June, prompting fears it is sliding towards recession.
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Credit crunch worries Japan PM

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008, 15:47

Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda tells the BBC how problems in the world's financial markets are worrying him.
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Cruelty and the kitchen

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 11:18

Environment correspondent Richard Black asks moral questions posed by a plate of Japanese whale meat.
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Cycling cash linked to Olympics

Sunday, July 27th 2008, 23:16

A BBC investigation raises concerns that a Japanese cycling event may have bought its way into the Olympic Games.
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Daunting task

Monday, August 31st 2009, 23:03

New leaders in Japan face an economy in crisis
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Dead whale left outside embassy

Thursday, January 19th 2006, 10:38
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

A huge beached whale is dumped outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin in a Greenpeace anti-whaling protest.
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Deadly floods hit southern Japan

Sunday, July 23rd 2006, 6:19

At least three people die in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
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Deadly tornado hits town in Japan

Tuesday, November 7th 2006, 8:13

At least nine people are killed as a tornado sweeps through a town on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
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Death penalty for Japan gangster

Monday, May 26th 2008, 9:37

A Japanese court sentences a gangster to death for the murder of Nagasaki Mayor Iccho Ito in April 2007.
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Defiant N Korea launches rocket

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 10:09
related countries: North Korea

North Korea goes ahead with a rocket launch, a move condemned by its neighbours and major global powers.
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Deflation drag

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 23:26

How falling prices devastated Japan's economy
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Delisting fears hit Nikko shares

Wednesday, January 31st 2007, 7:47
related places: Nikko

Shares in Japanese broker Nikko Cordial plunge 14% on fears it may be delisted after an accounting scandal.
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Demolition drama

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 12:46
related places: Tokyo

Passions raised by plan to demolish Tokyo theatre
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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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Did you vote in Japan's elections?

Sunday, August 30th 2009, 11:06

The opposition Democratic Party of Japan is set for a massive victory, exit polls suggest. How important is the result?
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DNA prompts Japan murder retrial

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 10:48

A Japanese man who spent 17 years in jail for murder pleads not guilty at retrial held after new DNA evidence emerged.
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Dolly scientist backs Japan rival

Saturday, November 17th 2007, 17:35

The man who led the team that created Dolly the sheep is abandoning the cloning of human embryos.
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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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Donors pledge $5bn for Pakistan

Friday, April 17th 2009, 12:27
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Tokyo

International donors pledge more than $5bn to Pakistan to support its economy and fight off Islamic extremism.
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Downpours disrupt Japan practice

Friday, October 2nd 2009, 6:49
related places: Suzuka

Championship leader Jenson Button sits out the second session as McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen is fastest overall at rain-soaked Suzuka.
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Dozens hit by Japan 'suicide gas'

Thursday, April 24th 2008, 14:14

A Japanese teenage girl's suicide makes dozens ill when she mixes household cleaners into a toxic chemical.
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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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Drugs scandal hits sumo wrestlers

Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 9:28

Japan's ancient sport is shaken after two wrestlers test positive for marijuana and another is arrested.
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Dumplings poisoned 'on purpose'

Tuesday, February 5th 2008, 12:34
related countries: China

Contaminated Chinese dumplings in Japan were likely poisoned on purpose, the health minister says.
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E Asia confronts poor sanitation

Friday, November 30th 2007, 9:11
related places: Tokyo

Top officials from 14 East Asian countries meet in Tokyo to discuss ways to tackle poor sanitation in the region.
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Earthquake hits off Japan's coast

Saturday, July 19th 2008, 3:51

A powerful quake off the eastern coast of Japan sparks a tsunami warning for two prefectures, but no immediate reports of damage.
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Earthquake rocks northern Japan

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 13:39

At least six people are killed and more than 140 injured by a powerful earthquake in the north of Japan's main island.
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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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Economy looms as key issue for G8

Monday, July 7th 2008, 0:20

World leaders prepare to start a key summit in Japan expected to focus on soaring global food and fuel prices.
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Economy priority for Japan's PM

Monday, October 26th 2009, 8:52
related countries: United States

Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama promises economic revival and strong US ties, in his first policy speech to parliament.
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'False confession' – Are we all smiling nicely? Japanese firm t...Arrest in Japan body-in-bath case – Bank of Japan tries new stimulusBanking group places $31bn bond order in e... – CCTV footage in Japan murder huntCensors reject 'sadistic' horror – Clinton issues warning on N KoreaClockwatch: Sao Paulo 1-0 Liverpool – Economy priority for Japan's PMEconomy tops Seoul summit agenda – Football: AC Milan beat BocaFootball: Brazilians sink Barca – Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay'Green tea cuts fatal illness risk – Japan 'ends Iraq supply mission'Japan 'experimented' on POWs – Japan announces N Korea sanctionsJapan approves constitution steps – Japan clash looms over navy billJapan clears Blackman accused – Japan executes death row inmatesJapan executes three on death row – Japan in 10 trillion yen stimulusJapan in surprise economy boost – Japan mulls new N Korea sanctionsJapan navy boss fired over lapses – Japan PM in Afghanistan pledgeJapan PM in gaffe on poor couples – Japan protests over Chinese editJapan protests over princess book – Japan schools warned on bullyingJapan scraps zero interest rates – Japan tanker's Indian Ocean spillJapan temple rejects torch relay – Japan vows future emissions cutJapan vows to double Africa aid – Japan's February exports halvedJapan's firms grow in confidence – Japan's space freighter in orbitJapan's space truck ready to fly – Japanese ferry runs into 'whale'Japanese film wins Locarno award – Japanese pop star deaf in one earJapanese premier arrives in India – Korean missile vote split loomsKoreans lose Japan shrine case – Microsoft cuts Japan's Xbox priceMinistry murder mystery in Japan – Net firm boss arrested in JapanNew bid in Japan Airlines tussle – Obama to make November Asia debutOfficials probe Japan plane blaze – Princess Kiko prepares for birthProbe 'gathers asteroid material' – Russia ordered to free Japan boatRussia protests over Japan boats – Shock in TokyoShuttle docks with space station – Suicides raise fears over TamifluSummit approves climate 'vision' – Tokyo market rallies after panicTokyo police act on train gropers – UK embassy to help Japan teachersUK murder family fly to Japan – US tries to defuse Japan beef rowUS urges 'comfort women' move – Yemeni tribe frees Japanese manYen falls from eight-month highs – Zuma's ANC bid gains key backer