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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• December 3rd 2009 – October 10th 2009
• October 9th 2009 – September 10th 2009
• September 10th 2009 – August 7th 2009
• August 6th 2009 – June 11th 2009
• June 10th 2009 – April 22nd 2009
• April 21st 2009 – March 13th 2009
• March 11th 2009 – January 29th 2009
• January 29th 2009 – December 9th 2008
• December 8th 2008 – October 28th 2008
• October 28th 2008 – September 22nd 2008
• September 22nd 2008 – August 5th 2008
• August 5th 2008 – June 17th 2008
• June 17th 2008 – May 30th 2008
• May 30th 2008 – March 24th 2008
• March 23rd 2008 – January 28th 2008
• January 26th 2008 – December 21st 2007
• December 19th 2007 – October 31st 2007
• October 30th 2007 – September 25th 2007
• September 24th 2007 – August 22nd 2007
• August 21st 2007 – July 16th 2007
• July 13th 2007 – May 24th 2007
• May 22nd 2007 – April 11th 2007
• April 9th 2007 – March 4th 2007
• March 3rd 2007 – January 31st 2007
• January 30th 2007 – December 19th 2006
• December 18th 2006 – October 18th 2006
• October 17th 2006 – September 19th 2006
• September 18th 2006 – August 22nd 2006
• August 22nd 2006 – July 14th 2006
• July 14th 2006 – June 8th 2006
• June 5th 2006 – April 14th 2006
• April 13th 2006 – February 27th 2006
• February 23rd 2006 – January 20th 2006
• January 20th 2006 – December 7th 2005
• December 5th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Japan: news

N Korea spy meets abductee's son

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 12:53
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

A 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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Two cargo ships collide off Japan

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 6:29
related countries: North Korea

Rescuers search for a missing South Korean ship that collided with another vessel off the coast of Japan.
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Japan's Ozawa pressured to resign

Monday, March 9th 2009, 4:19
related places: Ozawa

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 clears cash hand-out bill

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 11:17

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 opposition hit by scandal

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 7:02

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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US car sales plunge in February

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 20:36
related places: Toyota

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 descend further

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 11:02

European markets fall away in mid-morning trading, wiping out early gains and dashing hopes of a sustained bounce.
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Japanese car sales fall sharply

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 13:20

Sales of new vehicles in Japan in February fall by almost a third, new figures reveal.
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Japan's industrial output plunges

Friday, February 27th 2009, 6:43

Japan's industrial production falls by a record 10% in January - the biggest monthly drop in more than 50 years.
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Banking group places $31bn bond order in error

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 11:22

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 exports drop 46% in January

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 11:07

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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Japan carmakers' output plummets

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 9:24

Leading Japanese carmakers report a significant drop in their global output in January amid the downturn.
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Japan exports drop 45% to new low

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 3:32

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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US and Japan make economy pledge

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 22:22
related places: Obama

US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agree to work together to fight protectionism.
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Japan to pay Afghan police salary

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 10:57
related countries: Afghanistan

Japan says it will pay the salaries of 80,000 Afghan police officers for six months as part of its drive to help regeneration.
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New game pokes fun at Japanese ex-minister who 'dozed off' at news briefing

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 10:39

A new game pokes fun at a former Japanese minister's sleepy behaviour at a recent news briefing.
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Tokyo flight turbulence hurts 47

Friday, February 20th 2009, 10:32
related countries: Philippines
related places: Manila, Tokyo

Forty-seven people are injured as an airliner is hit by severe turbulence on a flight from Manila to Tokyo.
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Japan, Russia discuss islands row

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 9:28
related countries: Russia

Russian and Japanese leaders meet on Sakhalin Island to discuss a decades-old territorial row, as an LNG plant opens.
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Resignation blow

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 6:56

Finance minister's 'drunk' exit hits Japan's leader hard
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Japan finance minister steps down

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 14:54

Japan's finance minister resigns amid claims he was drunk at a G7 meeting - a further blow to Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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Clinton issues warning on N Korea

Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 10:44
related countries: North Korea, United States

The US secretary of state, on a trip to Japan, warns North Korea to end its "provocative language and actions".
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Japan's economy in quarterly dive

Monday, February 16th 2009, 7:09

Japan's economy contracted by 3.3% in the final quarter of 2008 - its worst showing since the oil crisis of the 1970s, figures show.
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Japanese ruling may split family

Friday, February 13th 2009, 9:02

Japan orders a Filipino couple to leave the country due to illegal entry - leaving behind their Japan-born daughter.
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Nissan to cut 20,000 global jobs

Monday, February 9th 2009, 15:00

Nissan is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide as the Japanese carmaker says the global auto industry is in "turmoil".
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Great escape

Saturday, February 7th 2009, 12:54
related countries: Hong Kong

Wartime trek to freedom through southern China
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Activist ship and whalers collide

Friday, February 6th 2009, 5:19
related places: Tokyo

Anti-whaling activists' ship collides with a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters, sparking protests from Tokyo.
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Chairman arrested in Japan 'scam'

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 9:45

Japanese police arrest the chairman of a bankrupt bedding company over alleged fraud reportedly worth $1.4bn.
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Panasonic set to cut 15,000 jobs

Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 11:20

Japanese electronics group Panasonic is cutting 15,000 jobs and closing 27 plants worldwide in an attempt to reduce costs.
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Volcano erupts close to Tokyo

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 6:52
related places: Tokyo

Mount Asama volcano erupts, spewing ash over parts of the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
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Japan announces Asia aid package

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 12:01

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announces a $17bn aid package to help Asian countries weather the economic downturn.
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Japan's NEC to lose 20,000 jobs

Friday, January 30th 2009, 21:56
related places: Hitachi

Japanese electronics giant NEC says it will be cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide by March 2010, as Hitachi loses up to 7,000.
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Big slump in Japan factory output

Friday, January 30th 2009, 9:34

Japan's industrial output declined 9.6% in December - the biggest fall since records began - as exports slumped.
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Strong yen hurts Japanese firms

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 9:45

Japanese electronics firms Sony, Toshiba, and Nintendo see their performance hit by the strength of the yen and the downturn.
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