Japan

Japan: Unexpected GDP Increase Reported
May 16, 2008 1327 GMT
The Japanese economy grew unexpectedly during the first quarter of 2008, with increased exports... [more]
China: Japan, Taiwan Among Relief, Rescue Teams Allowed Into China
May 16, 2008 1257 GMT
China has accepted relief aid and rescue teams from Japan and Taiwan following the recent... [more]
Food Prices: Rice Drops As Pakistan, Japan Boost Exports
May 16, 2008 1138 GMT
Rice prices declined May 16 for a fifth consecutive day after Pakistan resumed exports and Japan... [more]
China: Accepting Rescue Assistance From Japan
May 15, 2008 1255 GMT
China has agreed to allow Japan to send special rescue personnel to the Sichuan earthquake... [more]
Japan: To Increase Military, Space Program Ties
May 14, 2008 1331 GMT
Japan’s lower house of parliament voted May 13 to allow its space programs to be used for... [more]
North Korea: U.S., Japan, South Korea To Meet Ahead Of Six-Party Talks
May 14, 2008 1100 GMT
The top U.S., Japanese and South Korean nuclear negotiators will meet "sometime next week" for... [more]
Japan: Upper House Rejects Gas Tax Bill, Lower House To Override
May 12, 2008 1224 GMT
Japan's upper legislative house, controlled by the opposition, rejected a bill May 12 that would... [more]
China, Japan: Hu's Japan Visit A 'Complete Success'
May 11, 2008 1436 GMT
Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan was a "complete success" that ushered in a new phase... [more]
Japan: Proposed Law Would Allow Military Satellites
May 9, 2008 1149 GMT
A Japanese parliamentary committee approved a bill May 9 that would allow the Japanese... [more]
Taiwan: Ma Cancels Trips To U.S., Japan
May 9, 2008 1107 GMT
Taiwanese President-elect Ma Ying-jeou reached an agreement with the United States and Japan to... [more]
Yemen: Japanese Hostages Freed
May 8, 2008 1204 GMT
Two female Japanese tourists kidnapped by Muaili tribesmen in Yemen on May 7 were released May 8,... [more]
Japan, China: Framework Deal Signed For Future Relations
May 8, 2008 1154 GMT
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese President Hu Jintao signed a deal May 7 laying... [more]
Yemen: Two Japanese Tourists Kidnapped
May 7, 2008 1525 GMT
Two Japanese women were kidnapped May 7 in Marib, Yemen, Reuters reported, citing a local... [more]
China, Japan: Progress Made On East China Sea Dispute
May 7, 2008 1300 GMT
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on May 7 said they had made... [more]
China, Japan: Considering Joint Venture To Run Oil Refinery
May 7, 2008 1109 GMT
China National Petroleum Corp. and Japan's Nippon Oil Corp. are in talks to create a joint... [more]
Afghanistan: Japanese PM Urges Better Relations With Pakistan
May 4, 2008 1954 GMT
Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on May 4 met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a... [more]
East Asia: Asia Monetary Fund Agreed On
May 4, 2008 1432 GMT
China, Japan, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to... [more]
New Zealand: PM To Visit Japan, South Korea
May 2, 2008 1115 GMT
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is set to visit Japan on May 14 and South Korea on May 16... [more]
Japan: Fukuda Asks China For Pandas After Ling Ling's Death
May 2, 2008 0151 GMT
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has asked China if Japan could borrow some giant pandas,... [more]
Japan: Toyota Invests $95 Million In Passenger Jet
May 1, 2008 1235 GMT
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest some $95 million in creating Japan's first indigenous... [more]
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