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Home > Japan in the News: Archives Last Updated: 17:28 05/09/2008
Japan in the News: Archives
(News selected by Mikihiro Maeda, GLOCOM Platform)

[12/22/'05]
  • Battle to Stop Japan Whalers  by [World News Australia:12/22] *See News Review
  • Japan, North Korea Set for Delicate Talks  by Reuben Staines, Staff Reporter [Korea Times:12/22]
  • Japan calls China a 'threat'  by Reuters [Aljazeera.net:12/22]
  • Japan trade surplus up first time in 8 months yr/yr  by Ritsuko Ando [Reuters:12/22]

  • [12/21/'05]
  • Koizumi to Cut Spending to 8-Year Low, Halt Debt Gain  by Mayumi Otsuma in Tokyo [Bloomberg:12/20]
  • Softbank, Yahoo link up with video service  by Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo [Financial Times:12/19]
  • Population already starting to decrease  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/21]
  • Cleanup starts on walls of Shanghai Consulate  by Takanori Kato / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent [Daily Yomiuri:12/21]

  • [12/19/'05]

    [12/18/'05]
  • International Support for Iraqi Democracy  by The Honorable Condoleezza Rice [Heritage.org:12/16]
  • North Korea Must Live Up to Its U.N. Commitments on Human Rights   [USInfo.State.Gov:12/12]
  • WTO urged to build infrastructure in poor nations  by Kyodo [Japan Times:12/15]
  • Japan adds beef to US ties  by Hisane Masaki [Asia Times:12/13]

  • [12/15/'05]

    [12/14/'05]
  • East Asia summit ends with Japan-China handshake  by Michelle Nichols and Ben Blanchard, Reuters [Swissinfo:12/14]
  • Japan's Tankan Business Confidence Index Rises to 21  by Mayumi Otsuma in Tokyo [Bloomberg:12/14]
  • U.S. restarts beef sales to Japan  by Libby Quaid, The Associated Press [Seattle Times:12/13]
  • Aneha blames developers, questions inspectors  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:12/14]

  • [12/13/'05]

    [12/12/'05]
  • Tokyo Stock Exchange admits system glitch contributed to US$225 million stock glitch  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:12/12]
  • Japan, Malaysia to Sign Free-Trade Agreement, Japan Says  by Rob Delaney in Beijing [Bloomberg:12/10]
  • ASEAN Nations Demand Myanmar Speed Reforms  by JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer [Houston Chronicle:12/9]
  • Brazil players wary of Zico World Cup threat  by Pedro Fonseca [Reuters.uk:12/10]

  • [12/10/'05]
  • Japan unveils trade-related aid package for WTO  by Masayuki Kitano, Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:12/9]
  • FMs of South Korea, Japan meet on sidelines of ASEAN summit  by AP [China Daily:12/10]
  • Japan 'should take trailblazer role' in Asia  by David Pilling in Tokyo [Financial Times:12/8]
  • Child killings puts Japan on edge  by AP [CNN International:12/9]

  • [12/8/'05]
  • Japan Govt Plans to Extend Iraq Deployment for 1 Year  by Keiichi Yamamura, Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo [Bloomberg:12/7] *See News Review
  • Mizuho errant order hits Japan brokers, banks  by Mariko Katsumura and Yuka Obayashi [Reuters:12/8]
  • Diet to summon tainted architect, 3 others to testify under oath  by [Mainichi Daily News:12/8]
  • China rules out meeting with Japan, South Korea  by [Reuters.uk:12/8]

  • [12/7/'05]
  • Japan's TOPIX hits more than 5-yr high, Nikkei up   [Reuters India:12/7]
  • Japan ruling party panels agree Iraq plan: media   [Reuters:12/7]
  • History should not block Asian ties - Japan's Aso  by Masayuki Kitano [Reuters.uk:12/7]
  • 8 billion yen outlay eyed to repair shoddy condo fiasco  by REIJI YOSHIDA and KAHO SHIMIZU, Staff writers [Japan Times:12/7]

  • [12/6/'05]
  • Japanese prime minister to visit Israel, Palestinian territories in January  by AP [Asharq Alawsat:12/5]
  • Rising demand stimulates capital investment in Japan  by Lindsay Whipp, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:12/5]
  • G-7 Central Bankers Pledge Not to Hurt Growth  by Simon Kennedy in London [Bloomberg:12/2]
  • Japan to grant Iraq oil rebuilding loans   [Aljazeera.net:12/6]

  • [12/5/'05]
  • Japan PM tells China 'Yasukuni card' won't work  by Reuters [Channels.netscape.com:12/5]
  • Nikkei 225 Retreats From 5-Year High; Inpex, Oil Stocks Advance  by Tomoko Yamazaki in Tokyo [Bloomberg:12/5]
  • Japan okay with yen slide  by [CNN International:12/4]
  • Japan defence chief visits troops in Iraq  by Reuters [Malaysia Star:12/3]

  • [12/2/'05]
  • Justice Ministry may clamp down on foreigners following Peruvian's arrest for murder   [Mainichi Daily News:12/2]
  • TCM Honors Renowned Japanese Animator Hayao Miyazaki  by [Starpulse.com:12/1]
  • UK Government To Host Japan Game Trip  by [Gamasutra:12/1]
  • Anger as film highlights good-time geisha girls  by Colin Joyce in Tokyo and Richard Spencer in Beijing [Telegraph.co.uk:11/30]

  • [12/1/'05]
  • Iraqi PM to visit Japan, discuss reconstruction  by Reuters [Malaysia Star:12/1]
  • Bulgarian is first Euro to rise to sumo's ozeki rank  by Reuters [Sports Illustrated:11/30] *See News Review
  • Japan wins men's title of FIS Alpine ski competition in China  by Xinhua [People's Daily Online:11/30]
  • Japan abandons 'iPod tax' idea  by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP BUSINESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:11/30]

  • [11/30/'05]
  • Japan's Nikkei Rises Above 15,000 for 1st Time Since Dec. 2000  by Michael Tsang in Tokyo [Bloomberg:11/30]
  • Japan scandal prompts quake fears   [BBC News:11/29]
  • Japan calls on Burma to free Aung San Suu Kyi   [Radio Australia:11/29]
  • Mongolia's bathtub brawler makes history  by Reuters [Daily Times:11/30]

  • [11/29/'05]

    [11/28/'05]
  • Probe returning to Earth after asteroid landing  by Alok Jha [Guardian Unlimited:11/28]
  • Japan, U.S. eye joint U.N. reform plan  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Macon Telegraph:11/27]
  • Taniguchi Wins Casio World Open  by AP [San Francisco Chronicle:11/27]
  • Japan to host 2010 women's volleyball world championship  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:11/24]

  • [11/25/'05]
  • Japan Moves Toward Allowing Future Empress  by AP [Washington Post:11/25]
  • Japan waives $6.1bn of Iraqi debt  by [Aljazeera.net:11/24]
  • Japan provided a grant to Uzbekistan   [Regnum:11/24]
  • Japan wins gold, silver in men's all-around gymnastics   [Mainichi Daily News:11/25]

  • [11/24/'05]
  • Japan stocks near 5-yr high  by Reuters [MSN Money:11/23]
  • Japan's Surplus Narrows as Imports Outpace Exports  by Mayumi Otsuma in Tokyo [Bloomberg:11/24]
  • Japan Agency Sues Pro-Pyongyang Group  by Associated Press [MSN Money:11/22]
  • Teen Asada conquers Paris  by Kyodo [Japan Times:11/21]

  • [11/22/'05]
  • Ex-Industrial Bank of Japan Chief Nakayama Dead in Tokyo at 99  by Ron Rhodes in Tokyo [Bloomberg:11/22]
  • Russia, Japan Acknowledge Old Land Dispute  by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer [ABC News:11/21] *See News Review
  • Japan's LDP Marks 50th Anniversary; Calls for New Constitution  by [Bloomberg:11/22]
  • China to order 60 bullet trains from Japanese consortium - report  by AFX News [Forbes:11/21]

  • [11/21/'05]
  • Russia's Putin Woos Japan Investors, Pledges Pipeline Project   [MOSNEWS:11/21]
  • Japan asteroid probe fails to land  by Associated Press [CNN International:11/20]
  • Sydney champ Takahashi wins Tokyo marathon on comeback  by AFP [Daily Times:11/21]
  • Japan's Kato sets men's 500 world record   [Japan Times:11/21]

  • [11/18/'05]
  • Japan's Koizumi, South Korea's Roh to Meet Today at APEC  by Lindsay Whipp in Busan, South Korea [Bloomberg:11/18]
  • War criminals, war dead same: Abe  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Japan Times:11/17]
  • Japan's Topix Closes Above 1500 Mark for 1st Time in Five Years  by Michael Tsang in Tokyo [Bloomberg:11/17]
  • Japan Tamiflu deaths under scrutiny  by AP [Aljazeera.net:11/17]

  • [11/17/'05]
  • 'Close US-Japan ties good for world’  by AFP [Daily Times:11/17]
  • Bush needles China as three are held in US on spy charges  by CRAIG HOWIE IN LOS ANGELES [Scotsman :11/17]
  • Helicopter and Japanese military plane nearly collide; authorities investigating   [MSN-Mainichi Daily News:11/17]
  • Japan to Back Russia's WTO Membership  by The Associated Press [Moscow Times:11/15]

  • [11/16/'05]
  • Bush, Koizumi reaffirm alliance  by AP [CNN International:11/16]
  • Bush prods China on freedom, hails Taiwan model  by Caren Bohan [Reuters:11/16]
  • Remarks by the President in Kyoto, Japan  by Office of the Press Secretary [White House:11/16]
  • APEC Ministers Prepare for Trade Showdown With EU   [Bloomberg:11/16]

  • [11/15/'05]
  • A royal bride marries - and quits work  by Bennett Richardson, Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor [Christian Science Monitor:11/15] *See News Review
  • Japan PM urges debt issuance cut, BOJ pressured   [Reuters:11/15]
  • Marines sweep Asia Series  by STEPHEN ELLSESSER, Staff writer [Japan Times:11/14]
  • Japan 2011, the chance for the game to go truly global  by Reuters [Reuters.uk:11/14]

  • [11/14/'05]
  • Bush's brief visit to Japan likely to focus on trade and security alliance  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:11/14]
  • Japan announces plan to cope with birdflu outbreak  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:11/14]
  • Japan's current account surplus expands  by The Associated Press [BusinessWeek:11/14]
  • SMBC adviser Nishikawa to head holding company for Japan's new postal firms   [Mainichi Daily News:11/11]

  • [11/11/'05]
  • Japan's Third-Quarter GDP Grows Faster Than Expected  by Lily Nonomiya in Tokyo [Bloomberg:11/11]
  • Japan proposes non-farm tariff cap of 10 pct for rich nations  by AFX [Forbes:11/10]
  • Peru to recall ambassador to Japan in protest over Fujimori 'intervention'   [Mainichi Daily News:11/11]
  • Europeans may save Japan's sumo  by George Nishiyama [Reuters:11/10]

  • [11/10/'05]
  • Japan Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Amman   [Jordan News Agency:11/10]
  • Japan wants notified of Fujimori's condition  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:11/8] *See News Review
  • Japan-China airspace tension grows  by AP [CNN News:11/9]
  • Lawmakers discuss new memorial to war dead  by UPI [United Press International:11/9]

  • [11/9/'05]
  • Roh to Meet Koizumi During APEC  by Ryu Jin, Staff Reporter [Korea Times:11/8]
  • Japan PM wants to meet Chinese leader at APEC  by Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters [Malaysia Star:11/9]
  • Koizumi Determined to Use Road-Building Tax Resources for Other Purposes  by Jiji Press English News Service [Black Enterprise:11/8]
  • Koike pledges to push carbon tax to meet goals under Kyoto Protocol  by ERIKO ARITA, Staff writer [Japan Times:11/6]

  • [11/8/'05]
  • Canon's President Mitarai Named Chair of Japan Business Lobby   [Bloomberg:11/7] *See News Review
  • Japan Government Abe: Need Reforms Before Consumption Tax Hike  by Nikkei/Dow Jones [Business Online:11/7]
  • Japan Airlines sinks into losses  by AP [Malaysia Star:11/7]
  • Indian held for human smuggling in Japan  by Press Trust of India [Hindustan Times:11/6]

  • [11/7/'05]
  • Japan, N.Korea Need Kidnap Solution to Fix Relations, Abe Says  by Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo [Bloomberg:11/7]
  • Revamped U.S. alliance won't change Japan's pacifism: LDP  by AFP [China Post:11/7]
  • Fujimori arrives in Chile from Japan, aims to return to Peru  by Agencies [People's Daily Online:11/7]
  • Taiwan premier rides Japan-built train  by Kyodo [Japan Times:11/7]

  • [11/6/'05]

    [11/2/'05]

    [11/1/'05]
  • Japan reshuffle hints at next PM   [BBC News:10/31] *See News Review
  • Tokyo Stock Exchange Resumes Activity  by HIROKO TABUCHI, Associated Press Writer [ABC News:10/31]
  • Japan, North Korea spar ahead of talks on thawing ties  by Teruaki Ueno, Reuters [Malaysia Star:11/1]
  • Japan foreign minister says US base to relocate as agreed   [Radio Australia:11/1]

  • [10/31/'05]
  • Koizumi Names Abe, Aso, Tanigaki, Yosano as Ministers  by Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo [Bloomberg:10/31]
  • Japan Panel Says U.S. Beef Has `Low Risk' of BSE  by Jason Gale in Tokyo [Bloomberg:10/31]
  • Bird flu antibodies found at Japan farm  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:10/31]
  • Draft Constitution renounces war but permits military forces   [Mainichi Daily News:10/29]

  • [10/28/'05]
  • Japan to Allow Nuclear-Powered Warship  by Associated Press [Washington Post:10/28]
  • U.S. to reduce troops in Okinawa, Japan  by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Seattle Post Intelligencer:10/27]
  • Japan wants all nations in post-Kyoto deal  by Elaine Lies [Reuters AlertNet:10/28]
  • Koizumi Will Appoint Cabinet, Senior LDP Posts on Oct. 31  by Lily Nonomiya in Tokyo [Bloomberg:10/28]

  • [10/27/'05]
  • Fallen Japanese tycoon gets fine   [BBC News:10/27]
  • Marines sweep Tigers to win Japan Series  by STEPHEN ELLSESSER, Staff writer [Japan Times:10/27]
  • Japanese Legislature Approves Law Barring Foreign Control of Broadcasters  by BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific [Black Enterprise:10/26]
  • U.S., Iraq urge Japan to extend troops' mission  by Reuters [Boston Globe:10/24]

  • [10/26/'05]
  • Japan denies Koizumi's Yasukuni visit unconstitutional  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/25]
  • Japan extends Afghanistan naval support mission   [Reuters:10/25]
  • US agrees Okinawa air base move   [BBC News:10/26]
  • Japan paves way for first empress since 1771  by Our Foreign Staff [Times Online:10/26]

  • [10/25/'05]
  • Ban to Visit Japan on Yasukuni Mission   [Chosun Ilbo:10/24] *See News Review
  • Koizumi says Japan, China should meet at APEC  by Reuters [NewKerala.com:10/25]
  • Japan court split on suits by ex-leprosy patients  by Takanori Isshiki [Reuters.uk:10/25]
  • Japan may lift ban on N. American beef  by UPI [Science Daily:10/25]

  • [10/24/'05]
  • South Korea FM to visit Japan later this month  by Xinhua [China Daily:10/24]
  • Kawaguchi coasts to win in Kanagawa by-election  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri Online:10/24]
  • One year after, Niigata victims still struggling   [Asahi Shimbun:10/24]
  • Film stars, directors steal the show at TIFF launch  by Aaron Baldwin [Mainichi Daily News:10/22]

  • [10/23/'05]

    [10/20/'05]
  • Japan to Cut Medical Insurance for Elderly to Reduce Costs  by [Bloomberg:10/19] *See News Review
  • Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits eastern Japan, injuring 2; aftershocks possible  by AP [CBC News:10/20]
  • Japanese police, troops conduct anti-terror drill  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:10/20]
  • Vietnam student exchange shows Japan's deep-hearted volunteers  by Reported by Thao Khuyen, Translated by Minh Phat [Thanh Nien Daily:10/19]

  • [10/19/'05]
  • Japan offers 8 million dollars to U.N. agencies for quake relief   [Bahrain News Agency:10/18]
  • Foreign students put Japan back on course  by Deborah Cameron, Tokyo [The Age:10/19]
  • Traditional Dancer Bridges Gap Between Korea and Japan  by Seung-Hoon Cheon [Donga:10/19]
  • Johnson backs Japan 2011 RWC bid    [BBC Sport:10/17]

  • [10/18/'05]
  • Japanese Lawmakers Visit Tokyo War Shrine  by MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Writer [ABC News:10/17]
  • Japan seeks revision of 'very unfair' UN fees  by David Pilling in Tokyo [Financial Times:10/18]
  • Greenspan holds talks with Japan's Koizumi, Fukui   [Reuters:10/17]
  • Bush to Visit Japan, China, South Korea, Mongolia  by VOA News [Voice of America:10/17]

  • [10/17/'05]
  • Japan PM Koizumi pays homage at war shrine  by Linda Sieg [Reuters.uk:10/17]
  • 5.1 degree quake hits Tokyo, no injuries  by [Kuwait News Agency:10/16]
  • Koizumi urges industrialized nations to ratify Kyoto accord  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:10/16]
  • Canon president tabbed as next Keidanren chief  by [Japan Times:10/16]

  • [10/14/'05]
  • Japan PM's dream of postal privatization enacted  by Linda Sieg, Reuters [Washington Post:10/14]
  • Japan sends troops, aircraft to Pakistan for quake relief  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:10/14]
  • Japan's foreign minister to visit China - media   [Reuters India:10/14]
  • Snow says Japan sets model for Europe  by Andrew Balls and David Pilling in Tokyo [Financial Times:10/11]

  • [10/13/'05]
  • Rakuten Is in Talks to Take Over Tokyo Broadcasting  by Pavel Alpeyev, Takahiko Hyuga in Tokyo [Bloomberg:10/13]
  • Japan hails China's successful launch of manned Shenzhou-6  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/12] *See News Review
  • China to mark Taiwan return from Japan for 1st time  by Benjamin Kang Lim [Herald News Daily:10/13]
  • Japan's proposed `iPod tax' might amount to naught  by AP [Taipei Times:10/12]

  • [10/12/'05]
  • Japan to offer 20 million dollars aid for Pakistan quake relief  by Xinhua News Agency [ReliefWeb:10/11]
  • Japan urges Iran to make "wise judgement"   [IranMania News:10/12]
  • U.S. plans to move Marines to Guam  by KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICES [Bradenton Herald:10/10]
  • Warner sets digital cinema trial in Japan   [Reuters.uk:10/11]

  • [10/11/'05]
  • Japan to dispatch helicopters to Pakistan  by UPI [Science Daily:10/11]
  • Japan closer to postal privatisation   [Aljazeera.net:10/11]
  • U.S. Treasury's Snow praises Japanese reforms, urges China action on yuan  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:10/11]
  • Japan and Indonesia resume FTA talks  by DPA [Jakarta Post:10/11]

  • [10/10/'05]
  • Japan sends quake emergency relief  by UPI [Science Daily:10/10]
  • Japanese Supersonic Test Flight a Success  by MERAIAH FOLEY, The Associated Press [Washington Post:10/10]
  • Japan to deploy 18 advanced ballistic missiles by 2011  by AP [Hindu:10/10]
  • Japan, World Bank must tackle poverty together  by Paul Wolfowitz / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri Online:10/10]

  • [10/6/'05]
  • Japan lawmakers may amend constitution  by Hiroko Tabuchi, Associated Press Writer [Boston Globe:10/6]
  • MK: Zim harmed Israel-Japan relations  by Eli Shimoni [Ynetnews:10/5] *See News Review
  • Japan emerges as pop culture classroom    [Yomiuri Shimbun:10/6]
  • Japan's criticized history textbook suffers poor adoption  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/5]

  • [10/5/'05]
  • Japan Governor Elected as Chair of IAEA Board for 2005-06   [noticias.info:10/5]
  • Koizumi to reshuffle cabinet in Nov - paper  by Frank Jack Daniel [Malaysia Star:10/5]
  • Japan Says Russian Oil Deals May Help Islands Dispute  by Hector Forster in Tokyo [Bloomberg:10/4]
  • US Treasury Secretary to Visit Japan, China From 10 October  by BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific [Black Enterprise:10/4]

  • [10/4/'05]
  • Japanese govt aims to cut 10 pct of civil service jobs over five years  by AFX News Limited [Forbes:10/4]
  • Shipping company apologizes to Japan  by Moran Zelikovich [Ynetnews:10/3]
  • Japan Proposes Oct. 19 for Talks on East China Sea  by Megumi Yamanaka in Tokyo [Bloomberg:10/4]
  • Bush-Koizumi talks eyed for mid-November in Japan  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:10/3]

  • [10/3/'05]

    [9/30/'05]
  • Approval Surges for Koizumi Cabinet in Japan  [Angus Reid Global Scan:9/30]
  • Japan PM's shrine visits censured   [BBC News:9/30] *See News Review
  • Nordic States Top of List for Competitiveness  by Frances Williams in Geneva [Financial Times:9/29] *See News Review
  • Japan fed up with UN costs but no UNSC seat, says FM   [Daily Times:9/30]

  • [9/28/'05]
  • Japan policy advisers urge cuts in govt jobs, pay   [Reuters:9/27]
  • Osaka city reform plan aims to save 225 billion yen  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:9/28]
  • Japan Rejects Putin’s Claims on Kuril Islands   [MosNews:9/28]
  • China should face its own unsavory past  by BRAHMA CHELLANEY [Japan Times:9/26]

  • [9/27/'05]
  • Koizumi resumes reform drive in Diet policy speech  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Japan Times:9/27]
  • Confident Japan's recovery strengthening considerably  by Ritsuko Ando, Reuters [Business Day:9/27]
  • Japan's public debt tops assets by 240 trillion yen   by AFP [TODAYonline:9/27]
  • Japan Regards China as a Military Threat for the First Time  by Hun-Joo Cho [Donga:9/27]

  • [9/26/'05]
  • Japan Will Work With Nations to Avoid `Oil Shock,' Koizumi Says  by Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo [Bloomberg:9/26]
  • Aichi World Expo comes to a close on a sunny note  by ERIC JOHNSTON, Staff writer [Japan Times:9/26]
  • Japan's Noguchi breaks marathon record  by ROY KAMMERER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:9/25]
  • Stork to fly again in the land of the rising son  by Deborah Cameron, Tokyo [The Age:9/24]

  • [9/22/'05]
  • Japan's LDP approves postal reform  by AP [CNN International:9/22]
  • Japan, China to hold talks on gas drilling  by HIROKO TABUCHI, Associated Press Writer [BusinessWeek:9/21] *See News Review
  • IMF sees Japanese recovery gaining momentum   [Business Times Singapore:9/21]
  • Japan's Aug. imports hit record high  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:9/22]

  • [9/21/'05]
  • Pariliament Re-Elects Japan Prime Minister  by HIROKO TABUCHI, Associated Press Writer [ABC News:9/21]
  • Japan's Stocks Gain in Busiest Trading in TSE's 56-Year History  by Michael Tsang in Tokyo [Bloomberg:9/21]
  • Tokyo land prices rise for the first time in 15 years  by The Canadian Press [CBC News:9/21]
  • Japan seeks abduction sincerity in renewed talks  by KANAKO TAKAHARA, Staff writer [The Japan Times:9/21]

  • [9/20/'05]
  • North Korea says it will not dismantle nukes until it gets light water reactors  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:9/20]
  • Japan: China has begun extracting gas from disputed waters  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:9/20]
  • Japan opposition picks 43-yr-old to take on Koizumi  by George Nishiyama, Reuters [Boston Globe:9/17]
  • Founder of Japan Retail Giant Daiei Dies  by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP [ABC News:9/19]

  • [9/16/'05]

    [9/15/'05]

    [9/14/'05]
  • Japanese PM's support ratings surge after election victory, surveys show   [Pravda:9/14]
  • Japan's popularity soars  by JOHN HEINZL [Globe and Mail:9/13]
  • US backs Japan for UNSC  by PRESS TRUST OF INDIA [Indian Express:9/14]
  • Record number of women elected in wake of LDP landslide victory  by Mainichi [Mainichi Daily News:9/12]

  • [9/13/'05]
  • World leaders congratulate Japan's PM on election win   [Radio Australia:9/13]
  • The Koizumi restoration  [Times Online:9/12]
  • Koizumi plans to quit in 2006 despite victory  by Reuters [Daily Times:9/13]
  • Numbers of Japanese centenarians up  by Press Association [Scotsman:9/13]

  • [9/12/'05]
  • Landslide election victory gives Koizumi go-ahead for reform  by Justin McCurry in Tokyo [Guardian Unlimited:9/12] *See News Review
  • Victory for the bold: Koizumi crushes his election enemies  by Richard Lloyd Parry [Times Online:9/12]
  • Tokyo shares sharply higher after Koizumi's election victory  by AFX News Limited [Forbes:9/11]
  • Japan PM Koizumi gets big reform mandate-now what?  by Isabel Reynolds [Reuters.uk:9/12]

  • [9/8/'05]

    [9/7/'05]
  • Typhoon fades but leaves at least 15 dead in Japan  by Isabel Reynolds [Boston Globe:9/7]
  • Japan's Retail Gasoline Price Nears 14-Year High on Oil Costs  by Megumi Yamanaka in Tokyo [Bloomberg:9/7]
  • OECD lifts forecast for Japan, euro countries  by Bloomberg [Business Day:9/7]
  • Japan finance minister upbeat on economy   [MarketWatch:9/6]

  • [9/6/'05]
  • Four dead and 14 missing as typhoon hits south Japan   [Reuters.uk:9/6]
  • Japan to send researchers to Louisiana to study safety measures  by The Yomiuri Shimbun [Kansas.com:9/5]
  • Japan cuts mandatory oil stock level to free reserves  by Jiwon Chung and Ikuko Kao [Reuters South Africa:9/6]
  • Greenspan to visit Tokyo, deliver speech on Oct 18   [Reuters:9/6]

  • [9/5/'05]
  • Japan's Koizumi denies speculation will stay prime minister beyond Sept 2006  by AFX News Limited [Forbes:9/4] *See News Review
  • Japan's Capital Spending Rose 7.3 Percent in 2nd Qtr  by Lily Nonomiya in Tokyo [Bloomberg:9/5]
  • Remains of Briton, two Japanese found in Afghanistan  by Daniel Cooney, Associated Press [Boston Globe:9/4]
  • Typhoon Nabi poised to hit Japan's main island   [Reuters:9/5]

  • [9/2/'05]
  • Koizumi gets some high marks but must do more: Doyukai  by TAIGA URANAKA, Staff writer [Japan Times:9/2]
  • Japan pledges up to US$500,000 for victims of Hurricane Katrina  by AP [China Post:9/2]
  • Japan, Thailand reach free-trade accord  by MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press Writer [Business Week:9/1]
  • 1945: Japan signs unconditional surrender   [BBC News:9/2]

  • [9/1/'05]
  • Japan LDP far ahead of rivals, opinion poll shows  by Reuters [Boston Globe:9/1]
  • Quake-prone Japan mobilises for disaster drills  by Elaine Lies, Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:9/1]
  • Kuwait's crude oil to Japan down 14 percent in July -- state data  by KUNA [Kuwait News Agency:8/31]
  • Japan regrets China move to produce gas in E. China Sea   [Kazinform:9/1]

  • [8/31/'05]
  • Heated Japanese Election Campaign Begins  by Steve Herman, Tokyo [Voice of America:8/30]
  • Japan's Sept. 11 Elections: Parties, Policies Primer  by Tim Kelly in Tokyo [Bloomberg:8/31]
  • Japan's July Wages Rise Most in 8 Months on Demand for Workers  by Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo [Bloomberg:8/31]
  • Bush Likens Democracy Effort in Iraq to That in Postwar Japan  by Peter Wallsten and Tony Perry, Times Staff Writers [Los Angeles Times:8/31]

  • [8/30/'05]
  • Japan Parties Begin Campaigns for Sept. 11 Elections  by Tim Kelly in Tokyo [Bloomberg:8/30]
  • Japan July unemployment rate rises to 4.4 pct, first jump in 5 months  by AFX [Forbes:8/29]
  • Iraq requests Japan to keep troops' aid mission   by KUNA [Kuwait News Agency:8/29]
  • Putin backs G-4 for UNSC permanent seat  by Press Trust of India [Hindustan Times:8/29]

  • [8/29/'05]
  • Japan ruling party eyes consumption tax rise in 2007  by AFX News Limited [Forbes:8/28] *See News Review
  • POLL-Japan markets expect Koizumi to stay in power   [Reuters:8/29]
  • Nervous Japan tightening security before election  by Elaine Lies [Reuters AlertNet:8/29]
  • Japan is our partner in peace  by Howard Baker [Boston Globe:8/28]

  • [8/26/'05]

    [8/24/'05]
  • Koizumi hailed as the new Thatcher  by George Trefgarne, Economics Editor [Telegraph.co.uk:8/23]
  • Japan's history books to go online  by UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL [World Peace Herald:8/23]
  • Tokyo governor Ishihara to produce kamikaze film  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:8/22]
  • Falling population 'biggest challenge' for Japan  by David Pilling in Tokyo [Financial Times:8/23]

  • [8/22/'05]

    [8/21/'05]
  • Japan Internet CEO to run as de facto LDP candidate  by Masayuki Kitano [Reuters India:8/19]
  • Japan LDP rebels form new group ahead of election  by Masayuki Kitano [Reuters:8/21]
  • Qantas jet in emergency landing in Japan, 9 hurt  by Reuters [Khaleej Times:8/21]
  • Magnitude 5.1 Quake Jolts Northern Japan; Two Hurt  by Ron Rhodes in Tokyo [Bloomberg:8/21]

  • [8/11/'05]
  • Japanese Stocks Surge to Four-Year High  by YURI KAGEYAMA, The Associated Press [Washington Post:8/11]
  • Japan's Liberal Democrats Keep First Place   [Angus Reid Global Scan:8/11]
  • Japan Democrats seek end to BOJ quantitative easing   [Reuters:8/10]
  • Japan suspects China may be drilling gas  by CHISAKI WATANABE, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [News & Observer:8/10]

  • [8/10/'05]
  • Support for Japan PM rises ahead of election  by Isabel Reynolds, Reuters [The Star:8/10]
  • Tokyo world's most expensive city  by AAP [Ninemsn:8/9]
  • Japanese happy shuttle returned safely  by KOJI SASAHARA, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:8/9]
  • United States takes first 'offensive' step against Japan in WWII's Pacific War  by BUD CHAMBERS/Staff Reporter [Brenham Banner Press:8/8]

  • [8/9/'05]
  • Nagasaki marks anniversary of atomic bombing  by Associated Press [CTV.ca:8/9]
  • Nagasaki marks 60th anniversary of atomic bomb   [Telegraph.co.uk:8/9]
  • Nagasaki marks 60th anniversary of A-bombing, mayor offers angry words to U.S.  by Eric Talmadge, ASSOCIATED PRESS [San Diego Union Tribune:8/8]
  • Japan's economy wins upbeat assessment  by HANS GREIMEL, Associated Press Writer [BusinessWeek:8/9]

  • [8/8/'05]
  • Japan Koizumi Calls Elections After Post Vote Defeat  by Tim Kelly in Tokyo [Bloomberg:8/8]
  • Japan House Rejects Postal Reform Bills  by JOSEPH COLEMAN, The Associated Press [Washington Post:8/8]
  • North Korea nuclear talks are put on hold  by Anna Fifield in Seoul and Mure Dickie in Beijing [Financial Times:8/8]
  • Russia Thanks Britain, US, Japan for Help in the Trapped Mini-Sub Accident   [MOSNEWS:8/7]

  • [8/5/'05]

    [8/4/'05]
  • Japan postal reform vote likely postponed  by Hans Greimel, Associated Press Writer [Boston Globe:8/4]
  • Peace activists march through Hiroshima   [ic Wales:8/4]
  • Japan to allow Taiwan citizens visa-free entry  by Joy Wan, Staff Reporter, Taiwan News [Taiwan Headlines:8/3]
  • Apple starts iTunes online music service in Japan   [Reuters.uk:8/4]

  • [8/3/'05]
  • Japan voices concern on China's military power  by David Pilling in Tokyo [Financial Times:8/2]
  • Japan to speed up missile defence  by Peter Alford, Tokyo correspondent [Australian:8/3]
  • Pearl Harbor pilot says infamous attack dishonored Japan  by Juliana Gittler, Stars and Stripes [Stars and Stripes:8/3]
  • Hiroshima arguments rage 60 years on  by Paul Reynolds, World Affairs correspondent [BBC News:7/31]

  • [8/2/'05]
  • Don't get too close to Beijing  by Paul Dibb [Australian:8/2] *See News Review
  • Japan lawmakers urge PM to visit Yasukuni on anniversary  by Linda Sieg [Reuters.uk:8/2]
  • Lawamaker's death darkens Japan's political drama  by Linda Sieg, REUTERS [San Diego Union Tribune:8/1]
  • Power problem shuts key airport  by From correspondents in Tokyo [Advertiser Adelaide:8/2]

  • [8/1/'05]
  • Astronaut Noguchi's first walk in space a success  by HIROHIKO NAKAMURA [Asahi Shimbun:8/1]
  • Japan slaps trade sanctions on US   [BBC News:8/1]
  • Thailand, Japan agree to trade agreement  by The Associated Press/BANGKOK [BusinessWeek:8/1]
  • HIROSHIMA: The birth of nuclear warfare An ugly end, with or without the atom bomb History without Hiroshima -- 10 million dead  by Richard B. Frank [San Francisco Chronicle:7/31]

  • [7/29/'05]
  • Japan's jobless rate falls to 7-year low  by The Associated Press [BusinessWeek:7/29]
  • Japan enforces IDs on foreigners  by Press Trust of India [Expressindia.com:7/29]
  • Tojo's granddaughter: Japan war PM no criminal  by Reuters [China Daily:7/28]
  • Governor sees attitudes changing during Japan trade trip  by AP [Detroit Free Press:7/29]

  • [7/28/'05]
  • Worries About North Korea Rise in Japan, U.S.   [Angus Reid Global Scan:7/28]
  • Japan May Be Pressed to Cut U.N. Dues  by EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer [Guardian Unlimited:7/28]
  • M5.1 quake hits east Japan, no tsunami warning  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:7/28]
  • Japan's male population down for first time   [Independent Online:7/27]

  • [7/27/'05]
  • Japan, U.S. Back Tokyo's UN Security Council Bid    [Angus Reid Global Scan:7/27]
  • Japanese Abductees Haunt N.Korea Nuclear Talks  by Teruaki Ueno [Reuters:7/20] *See News Review
  • Home town thrilled as Noguchi takes off on flight of Discovery  by AP [Mainichi Daily News:7/27]
  • China, Japan aim to promote tourism  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:7/26]

  • [7/26/'05]
  • Japan raises abductee issue as N.Korea talks open  by Reuters [Khaleej Times:7/26]
  • Japan leads race to develop the fastest super-computer  by JULIAN RYALL [Scotsman:7/26]
  • Japan Highway's No. 2 arrested   [Asahi Shimbun:7/25]
  • Real Madrid slump to 3-0 defeat in Tokyo  by Alastair Himmer [Reuters.uk:7/25]

  • [7/25/'05]
  • Japan to make last-minute push for UN council seat  by Masayuki Kitano [Reuters.uk:7/24]
  • Don't judge Japan only by its past  by Kazuo Ogoura [International Herald Tribune:7/22]
  • Ministry plans to seize illegal profits to pay back crime victims   [Asahi Shimbun:7/23]
  • Strong Earthquake Hits Tokyo Area   by AP [CBS News:7/23]

  • [7/22/'05]
  • Japan welcomes yuan move but with reservations  by Chisa Fujioka [Reuters:7/22]
  • Japan's defence chief gets okay to shoot down missiles  by Associated Press [Globe and Mail:7/22]
  • Two ships collide off the coast of Japan   [Independent Online:7/22]
  • Japan's women set long life record for 20th year  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:7/22]

  • [7/21/'05]
  • Six in race to become next head of OECD  by Chris Giles in London and John Thornhill in Paris [Financial Times:7/20] *See News Review
  • Japan links G-4 campaign to U.N. millennium goals   [Hindu:7/21]
  • Internet to become Japan's 3rd-biggest advertising medium in 2007 - report  by AFX [Forbes:7/21]
  • Princess Masako visits Expo on first official duty outside Tokyo in 20 months  by Mainichi [Mainichi Daily News:7/20]

  • [7/20/'05]

    [7/19/'05]

    [7/15/'05]

    [7/14/'05]

    [7/13/'05]
  • Japan Wants Less of China, Finds India a Better Option  by Reuters [The Economic Times:7/12] *See News Review
  • Japan to double aid to Africa in three years  by Xinhua [People's Daily Online:7/13]
  • Nepal backs Japan UNSC bid, not G-4   [Himalayan Times:7/12]
  • Japan to promote animated films, video games, music abroad   [Mainichi Daily News:7/12]

  • [7/12/'05]

    [7/11/'05]
  • N. Korea's Return to Talks Marks Good Progress   by Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo [Bloomberg :7/11]
  • Ending Japan's Income Tax Rebate Depends on Economy, Ishi Says  by Mayumi Otsuma in Tokyo [Bloomberg :7/11]
  • Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi set for shuttle mission  by Pat Reber [Monsters and Critics:7/9]
  • Japan to boost foreign aid by $10 bln over 5 yrs  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:7/8]

  • [7/8/'05]
  • Japan Checks London Blasts for Citizens  by Associated Press [Newsday.com:7/7]
  • Nervous Japan on guard after London attacks  by Elaine Lies, Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:7/8]
  • Japanese PM says has no plans to quit Iraq  by Masayuki Kitano, Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:7/8]
  • Japan's Foreign Minister Machimura leaves for London for U.N. reform talks  by AP [China Post:7/8]

  • [7/7/'05]

    [7/6/'05]
  • Koizumi heads for G-8, seeking support for UNSC bid   [Xinhua:7/6]
  • North Korea, U.N. on Japan's Mind  by YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press Writer [Guardian Unlimited:7/5]
  • Rice to Leave July 8 for China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan  by Janine Zacharia in Washington [Bloomberg:7/5]
  • 195 people at 8 companies killed by asbestos   [Asahi Shimbun:7/6]

  • [7/5/'05]
  • Koizumi wins parliament vote on postal reform  by David Ibison in Tokyo [Financial Times:7/5]
  • Japan postal reform creates world's largest bank  by The Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:7/5]
  • Explosions Heard Near Japan Camp in Iraq  by AP [Guardian Unlimited:7/5]
  • Track to Recovery is No Bullet Train  by Stephen Dabkowski [Sydney Morning Herald:7/3] *See News Review

  • [7/4/'05]
  • G-8 summit big chance for Japan  by HIDETOSHI IKEBE AND TADASHI KAWATO, The Yomiuri Shimbun [Tallahassee.com:7/3]
  • Opposition makes gains in Tokyo   From correspondents in Tokyo [The Australian:7/4]
  • Japan investigates water vapor   by The Associated Press [CNN International:7/4]
  • First Live 8 concert held in Tokyo  by Deutsche Presse-Agentur [Monsters and Critics.com:7/2]

  • [7/1/'05]
  • Japan Business Confidence Rises as Economy Recovers  by Lily Nonomiya in Tokyo [Bloomberg:7/1]
  • Japan unemployment rate remains at 4.4 pct in May  by [Forbes:6/30]
  • N. Korea May Return to Talks This Month, Japan Says  by Tim Kelly in Tokyo [Bloomberg:7/1]
  • Fire at Japan nuclear plant, no radiation leak  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:6/30]

  • [6/30/'05]
  • Japan pledges fresh $500 mln for global health fund  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:6/30]
  • Internet beats newspaper as popular news source in Japan  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:6/29]
  • China hopes to improve ties with Japan via party exchanges: official  by Xinhua [People's Daily Online:6/30]
  • Japan bid-rigging scandal widens   by Mariko Sanchanta in Tokyo [Financial Times:6/29]

  • [6/29/'05]

    [6/28/'05]

    [6/27/'05]
  • Japan emperor to pay tribute to WW2 dead on Saipan  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:6/26]
  • Bird flu confirmed at farm in Japan  by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Seattle Post Intelligencer:6/26]
  • JR East unveils world's fastest train   by AFP [TODAY online:6/24]
  • Japan, China work towards crime treaty  by United Press International [Monsters and Critics.com:6/26]

  • [6/24/'05]
  • Japan wins British support for UN reform plan but at odds with US  by Kyodo News Service, Tokyo [Monsters and Critics.com:6/24]
  • Japan to continue humanitarian mission in Iraq, despite blast   [ITAR-TASS:6/24]
  • Crude Oil Prices Climb on Supply Fears  by Associated Press Writer Mari Yamaguchi [Forbes:6/24]
  • Campaigning starts for Tokyo assembly election   [Asahi Shimbun:6/24]

  • [6/23/'05]
  • Iraq blast hits Japan army vehicle, no injuries  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:6/23]
  • Japan Marks Anniversary of WWII Battle   by ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Writer [Guardian Unlimited:6/23]
  • Japan nuclear data leak raises security concerns  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:6/23]
  • Japan force Brazil to 2-2 draw  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:6/22]

  • [6/22/'05]