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Home > Japan in the News: Archives Last Updated: 17:58 11/02/2009
Japan in the News: Archives
(News selected by Mikihiro Maeda, GLOCOM Platform)
[12/31/'08]
  • Japan's Premier Aso to Visit Seoul on Jan. 11, South Korea Says  by Shinhye Kang [Bloomberg:12/31]
  • Tokyo Stocks End 2008 With 42% Loss  by V. PHANI KUMAR, MarketWatch [Wall Street Journal:12/30]
  • Samuel Huntington, author, Harvard political scientist; at 81  by Adam J.V. Sell, Globe Correspondent [Boston Globe:12/28]
  • Sale of F-22s to Japan in doubt  by Pacific edition [Stars and Stripes:1/1]
    • [12/29/'08]
  • Tokyo Disneyland enjoys a recession boom  by SHINO YUASA, AFP [Google:12/25] *See News Review
  • Prime Minister Aso's Approval Rating Falls to 21%, Nikkei Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:12/29]
  • Japan calls for restraint in Gaza conflict  by Sapa-AFP [Independent Online:12/29]
  • Japan PM orders preparations for Somalia mission   by AFP [Google:12/26]
    • [12/24/'08]
  • Ruling camp reaches deal on tax plan / Consumption tax hike in '11 part of draft  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/24]
  • Plan to teach English classes in English prompts worries among educators in Japan  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:12/24]
  • Tokyo Tower turns 50 with big party  by AFP [Google:12/24]
  • Ailing Japanese emperor waves to birthday crowd  by SHINO YUASA, Associated Press [Google:12/23]
    • [12/22/'08]
  • Japan in '65 sought US nuclear shield versus China  by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA [Associated Press:12/22] *See News Review
  • Japan's Budget Hits Record as Aso Seeks for Recovery  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:12/20]
  • Japanese exports fell at record pace in November  by Reuters [International Herald Tribune:12/22]
  • Japan Dec manuf mood at record low -Reuters Tankan  by Shigeo Kodama, Reuters [Forbes:12/21]
    • [12/19/'08]
  • BOJ Cuts Key Rate to 0.1%, Pumps Funds Into Economy  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:12/19]
  • 30 Myanmar refugees accepted  by AFP [Straits Times:12/18]
  • Japan, Australia hold security talks  by AFP [Google:12/18]
  • Hankyu to hire subsidiary's staff / 840 station, train crew workers to be transferred to boost safety, morale  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/19]
    • [12/18/'08]
  • Yen Declines as Nakagawa Says Japan May Take Currency Action  by Stanley White [Bloomberg:12/18]
  • 26 cities request emergency support for foreign workers  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:12/18]
  • Elementary, junior high schools in Saitama face cell phone ban  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:12/18]
  • Influenza spreading at fast pace in Japan  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:12/17]
    • [12/17/'08]
  • Move by Fed puts pressure on Japan and China to lower rates  by Bettina Wassener [International Herald Tribune:12/17]
  • Panel outlines plan to raise consumption tax from fiscal 2011  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:12/17]
  • Japan workers protest massive wave of job cuts  by MARI YAMAGUCHI [Associated Press:12/16]
  • Students rescue man who fell onto rails  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/17]
    • [12/16/'08]
  • Japan finmin calls for more BOJ liquidity steps  by Leika Kihara, Reuters [Forbes:12/16]
  • Japanese household assets lowest in 3 yrs due to falling stock prices  by Xinhua [Xinhua:12/16]
  • Work centers, Tokyo govt offer emergency advice to jobless  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/16]
  • Japan begins withdrawing Iraq airlift mission  by MARI YAMAGUCHI, AP [Associated Press:12/15]
    • [12/15/'08]
  • Japan's Tankan Confidence Plunges Most in 34 Years  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:12/15] *See News Review
  • SKorea, China, Japan show unity at first summit  by ERIC TALMADGE [Associated Press:12/14]
  • Payment for childbirth to rise to 420,000 yen  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/14]
  • Skating champion Asada wins Grand Prix  by AFP [Google:12/14]
    • [12/12/'08]
  • Japan unveils giant package to beat financial 'tsunami'  by AFP [Google:12/12]
  • Japan minister urges companies to secure jobs  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:12/11]
  • Nobel winners enjoy ceremony  by Tetsuro Yamada and Akemi Ari / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers [Daily Yomiuri:12/12]
  • Japan tops child development poll  by Kyodo [Japan Times:12/12]
    • [12/11/'08]
  • China-Japan-S.Korea FX deal due around Sat-media  by Reuters [Forbes:12/10]
  • Development Bank of Japan Lending Surges as Bond Market Freezes  by Takako Taniguchi and Finbarr Flynn [Bloomberg:12/10]
  • Japan Recession Hampers Effort to Aid Sacked Temporary Workers  by Jason Clenfield and Toru Fujioka [Bloomberg:12/11]
  • Downturn Choking Global Commerce  by Anthony Faiola and Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post Staff Writers [Washington Post:12/11]
    • [12/10/'08]
  • Math, science scores rank high  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:12/10]
  • Retired OSU professor wins rare Japanese honor  by Joe Hallett [Columbus Dispatch:12/9]
  • Masukawa concedes importance of English-speaking ability  by Akemi Ari / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer [Daily Yomiuri:12/10]
  • Japan's LDP Considers Tobacco Tax Hike, Kawamura Says  by Takashi Hirokawa and Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:12/10]
    • [12/9/'08]
  • Japanese Nobel laureates look to youth for future of science  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:12/8]
  • Nobel winner Krugman's worst case: a lost decade  Reporting by Anna Ringstrom; Editing by Victoria Main [Reuters:12/8]
  • Japan Demands Chinese Ships Leave Disputed Waters  by Takashi Hirokawa and Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:12/8]
  • Japan keeps Lennon's memory alive  by Duncan Bartlett [BBC News:12/8]
    • [12/8/'08]
  • Ties with U.S. Shaky, Record-High 28% Say  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:12/7] *See News Review
  • Aso Cabinet approval rate dives to 21% / More support for Ozawa as PM's halves  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/8]
  • Japan Bank Lending Grows at Fastest Pace Since 1992  by Finbarr Flynn [Bloomberg:12/8]
  • Japan Emperor Returns to Duties, Attends Ceremony, Asahi Says  by Taku Kato [Bloomberg:12/8]
    • [12/7/'08]
  • Japan's Ruling Parties Call on Aso to Spend on Job Creation  by Takashi Hirokawa [Bloomberg:12/5]
  • Japanese cities among most expensive in world  by Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:12/5]
  • China sensitive over film's Japanese and Taiwanese coupling  by [Northwest Asian Weekly:12/4]
  • Light after darkness  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/5]
    • [12/4/'08]
  • Aso to break with Koizumi reforms  by TAKAHIRO FUKADA and KAZUAKI NAGATA [Japan Times:12/4]
  • Storm brewing in LDP over fiscal policy  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:12/4]
  • Japan's Opposition Offers Alternative Economic Stimulus Plan  by Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:12/4]
  • Japan Plans New Climate Goal in 2009, Not at UN Talks  by Alex Morales and Katarzyna Klimasinska [Bloomberg:12/2]
    • [12/3/'08]
  • World leaders welcome Hillary Clinton nomination  by AFP [Google:12/2]
  • Obama's choice of diplomatic team likely to force Japan to review policy toward U.S.  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:12/2]
  • US, Japan: North Korea Must Commit to Nuke Verification in Writing  by VOA News [Voice of America:12/2]
  • Japan's central bank unveils measures to ease tight corporate credit  by Xinhua [Xinhua:12/2]
    • [12/2/'08]
  • 50% of eligible citizens will be called as potential lay judges  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:12/1]
  • Japanese job-for-life disappears  by Julian Ryall in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:12/1]
  • Thai Protesters Allow Empty Planes to Leave Airport  by Rattaphol Onsanit and Suttinee Yuvejwattana [Bloomberg:12/1]
  • Japanese doctor abducted in Somalia confirmed alive  by Shiomi Kadoya / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent [Daily Yomiuri:12/2]
    • [12/1/'08]
  • Japanese cultural facility to open in Nanjing library  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:11/30] *See News Review
  • Poll: Support for Japan PM plunges  by Agencies [China Daily:12/1]
  • Bank of Japan Will Hold Emergency Meeting on Funding, NHK Says  by Tak Kumakura and Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:12/1]
  • Last regular run for classic train  by Kyodo [Japan Times:12/1]
    • [11/29/'08]
  • Aso-Ozawa debate solved nothing  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:11/29]
  • Japan panel urges tax breaks on firms' gains abroad  by Yuzo Saeki [Reuters:11/28]
  • Japanese Lawmaker Proposes Suspending Property Tax, Nikkei Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:11/28]
  • Japan to end air mission in Iraq  by Agencies [Aljazeera.net:11/28]
    • [11/27/'08]
  • Japan condemns deadly attacks in India  by Xinhua [Xinhua:11/27]
  • Japan Air, Singapore Air Cancel Flights to Bangkok  by Chris Cooper [Bloomberg:11/27]
  • Japan leader irks public with insensitive remark  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:11/27]
  • Aum bankruptcy proceedings end after 12 years  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:11/27]
    • [11/26/'08]
  • OECD predicts protracted recession in developed world  by David Jolly [International Herald Tribune:11/25]
  • Business leaders urge more Japan-EU economic ties  by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA, Associated Press [Google:11/26]
  • Zoo solves mystery of celibate polar bears  by CNN [CNN International:11/26]
  • Tuna fish may face 'extinction'  by Agencies [Aljazeera.net:11/26]
    • [11/25/'08]
  • Japan PM brushes off skepticism over free trade  by Chisa Fujioka, Reuters [Guardian:11/24] *See News Review
  • Japan Nakagawa: Welcome US Government Citigroup Bailout  by Shawn Schroter, Dow Jones Newswires [CNNMoney.com:11/24]
  • Japan to Extend Diet, Delay Supplementary Budget  by Takashi Hirokawa and Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:11/25]
  • 188 Japan martyrs beatified  by Kyodo [Japan Times:11/25]
    • [11/24/'08]
  • Parting Bush assures Japan on NKorea kidnappings  by AFP [Google:11/23]
  • Chinese president meets Japanese PM on bilateral ties, global financial crisis  by Xinhua [Xinhua:11/23]
  • Japan and Russia pledge to resolve Second World War dispute  by Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:11/24]
  • Japan PM denounces murder of bureaucrat  by AFP [Google:11/24]
    • [11/21/'08]
  • Bank of Japan holds rates unchanged  by Chris Oliver, MarketWatch [MarketWatch:11/21]
  • Japan's exports mark biggest decline in 7 years  by JAY ALABASTER [Associated Press:11/20]
  • Japanese missile defense test fails off Hawaii  by Jim Wolf, Reuters [guardian.co.uk:11/20]
  • Japan's `Ivy League' Schools Latest Victims of Financial Rout  by Theresa Barraclough and Yumi Ikeda [Bloomberg:11/19]
    • [11/20/'08]
  • APEC ministers meet on financial crisis, Doha talks  by Xinhua [Xinhua:11/19]
  • GM Collapse Would Have `Huge' Global Impact, Nakagawa Says  by Keiko Ujikane and Keiichi Yamamura [Bloomberg:11/18]
  • Nomura CEO seeks change with Lehman buy  by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA [Associated Press:11/20]
  • OBAMA AND JAPAN / Mutual efforts necessary to 'redefine' security treaty  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:11/20]
    • [11/19/'08]
  • Japan Citizenship Law for Mixed Race Children Nears Approval  by Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:11/18]
  • IMF sees funds coming from others after Japan acts  by Reuters [guardian.co.uk:11/18]
  • China Passes Japan as Biggest U.S. Treasuries Holder  by John Brinsley and Rebecca Christie [Bloomberg:11/18]
  • Australia's trade with Japan to remain strong despite recession fears   [ABC Online:11/19]
    • [11/18/'08]
  • Japan opposition seeks to force early election  by Linda Sieg, Reuters [International Herald Tribune:11/18]
  • Japan's department store sales shrink 6.8% in October  by Xinhua [Xinhua:11/18]
  • Japan's record CO2 emissions  by AP [Daily Times:11/18]
  • Japanese schoolgirl drafted by pro team  by Associated Press [Google:11/18]
    • [11/17/'08]
  • Japan to seek to take lead in creating new financial order: Aso  by AFP [Google:11/16] *See News Review
  • Aso touts Japan's summit role  by Makoto Miura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer [Daily Yomiuri:11/17]
  • Many concerns left unanswered after weekend summit  by ERIC TALMADGE [Associated Press:11/17]
  • Japan's Economy Shrinks 0.4%, Confirming Recession  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:11/17]
    • [11/15/'08]
  • Japan to lend $100B to IMF  by Agence France-Presse [Inquirer.net:11/15]
  • Japan Pledges $2 Billion for World Bank Fund to Revive Banks  by Christopher Swann [Bloomberg:11/14]
  • Japanese, Afghan journalists shot, wounded in Pakistan  by Kamran Haider [Reuters India:11/14]
  • Japan will not hunt humpback whales this year  by Julian Ryall in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:11/14]
    • [11/13/'08]
  • G20 leaders hope to head off recession  by Press Trust of India [NDTV.com:11/13]
  • Japan to propose at G20 offering Y10 trln aid to IMF  by Yoko Nishikawa [Forbes:11/13]
  • North Korea hints it abducted more Japanese nationals  by Julian Ryall in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:11/13]
  • US says it regrets delay in notifying Japan about nuclear submarine  by AFP [Google:11/11]
    • [11/12/'08]
  • 63% say Aso's handouts unnecessary  by ASAHI SHIMBUN(IHT/Asahi) [Asahi.com:11/12]
  • Tamogami denies giving essay order / Ex-ASDF chief unrepentant at Diet hearing  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:11/12]
  • Japan governor under fire for Tokyo quake comments  Reporting by Linda Sieg and Yoko Kubota; Editing by Michael Watson [Reuters:11/11]
  • NPB champion Lions aim for Asian crown  by JASON COSKREY, Staff writer [Japan Times:11/12]
    • [11/11/'08]
  • Taro Aso's Approval Rating Declines in Japan, Asahi Survey Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:11/11]
  • Japan's stressed princess welcomes Spanish royals  by AFP [Google:11/10]
  • Canadian philosopher, biologist win Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize  by Canadian Press [Canadian Press:11/10]
  • Vladmir Putin's website returns occupied islands to Japan  by Julian Ryall in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:11/10]
    • [11/10/'08]
  • Mighty yen scares off the tourists  by PHILIP BRASOR [Japan Times:11/9] *See News Review
  • Japan's machinery orders up in September  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:11/10]
  • North Korea allegedly ready to allow 1977 abductee to meet family  by Kyodo [Japan Times:11/10]
  • Gas leak kills 20 on Russian nuclear submarine  by Tom Parfitt in Moscow [Guardian:11/10]
    • [11/7/'08]
  • Obama calls Japan's Aso, promises to build on close ties  by AFP [Google:11/7]
  • Sakakibara Says a Strong Yen Is in Japan's Interest  by Patricia Lui and Susan Li [Bloomberg:11/7]
  • Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells  by AFP [Google:11/6]
  • Crime by elderly on the rise in ageing Japan: govt  Reporting by Yoko Nishikawa; Editing by Chris Gallagher [Reuters India:11/7]
    • [11/6/'08]
  • U.S. ambassador reaffirms alliance with Japan under Obama's administration   [Xinhua:11/6]
  • Obama victory to boost Japan, experts predict  by TAKAHIRO FUKADA, Staff Writer [Japan Times:11/6]
  • Repeat of Clinton-era friction, concerns unlikely  by JUN HONGO, Staff Writer [Japan Times:11/6]
  • Skeptical Japanese voters long for their own Obama  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:11/6]
    • [11/5/'08]
  • Asian stock markets rise as US elects Obama  by JEREMIAH MARQUEZ [Associated Press:11/5]
  • SKorea, China, Japan to discuss expanding currency swap deal  by AFP [Google:11/4]
  • Nomura names Asia-Pac,ex-Japan heads of fixed income  by [Reuters:11/4]
  • Violent video games linked to child aggression  by Anne Harding [CNN:11/3]
    • [11/4/'08]
  • Japan Needs More Than Gestures   [Financial Times:11/3] *See News Review
  • Aso Cabinet approval falls to 40.5% / Disapproval now above support rating  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:11/4]
  • Japan sacks general  by REUTERS, AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE [Straits Times:11/1]
  • Army of global journalists descends on US for election  by AFP [Google:11/4]
    • [10/31/'08]
  • Japan Premier Aso Says Doubling Sales Tax Is `One Option'  by Toko Sekiguchi and Keiichi Yamamura [Bloomberg:10/31]
  • Japan Rate Cut Fails To Cheer Investors  by Vivian Wai-yin Kwok [Forbes:10/31]
  • Japan's September jobless rate falls to 4%  by Chris Oliver [MarketWatch:10/30]
  • New US president faces China-Japan balancing act  by AFP [Google:10/30]
    • [10/30/'08]
  • Japan Stocks Rise; Nikkei Posts Biggest 3-Day Rally in 38 Years  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:10/30]
  • Reports: Japan to announce new stimulus package  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:10/30]
  • Japan to ease accounting rules  by Robin Harding in Tokyo and Jennifer Hughes in London [Financial Times:10/29]
  • Shinginko's lax checks exploited / Fraud suspects 'noticed sloppy screening, took out 100 mil. yen in 2 loans'  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:10/30]
    • [10/29/'08]
  • Japan Stocks Surge a Second Day on Yen, Valuations; Honda Soars  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:10/29]
  • Japan September industrial output up 1.2 percent  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:10/29]
  • Bank of Japan seen mulling interest rate cut  by AFP [Google:10/29]
  • Donald Keene, 7 others win Order of Culture  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:10/29]
    • [10/28/'08]
  • Japan's Nikkei jumps 6.4 pct after hitting 26-yr low  by Aiko Hayashi [Reuters:10/28]
  • Japan temporarily bans "naked" short-selling  by Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press Writer [Boston Globe:10/28]
  • Japanese ministers say not time for snap polls  by AFP [Google:10/28]
  • Prince Charles, Camilla begin Japan visit   by AFP [Google:10/28]
    • [10/27/'08]
  • Japan to raise capital injection fund to 110 bln dlrs: minister  by AFP [Google:10/26] *See News Review
  • Japan Returns to Pre-Thriller Era as Nikkei Slumps to '82 Level  by Patrick Rial [Bloomberg:10/27]
  • G-7 Warns on Yen's Gain; Japan Ready to Take Action  by Keiko Ujikane and Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:10/27]
  • Japan, China agree to set up leaders' hotline  by AFP [Google:10/25]
    • [10/24/'08]
  • Japan Stocks Drop to Brink of 26-Year Low, on Sony Target, Yen  by Masaki Kondo and Satoshi Kawano [Bloomberg:10/24]
  • Yen Rises Above 95 Per Dollar, 13-Year High; Carry Trades Cut  by Stanley White and Ron Harui [Bloomberg:10/24]
  • Aso orders record mortgage tax breaks  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:10/24]
  • Lawkmaker approve veteran as Bank of Japan deputy  by YURI KAGEYAMA [Associated Press:10/24]
    • [10/23/'08]
  • Nikkei edges back from 5-yr low on US housing move  by Elaine Lies [Reuters:10/23]
  • Japan's trade surplus plunges 94 percent in September  by AFP [Google:10/23]
  • Japan seeks tax cuts for small firms - Nikkei  by Tetsushi Kajimoto [Reuters:10/23]
  • Japan's lower house OKs anti-terror ops extension  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:10/21]
    • [10/22/'08]
  • Japan's Nikkei stock index down nearly 7 percent  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:10/22]
  • Aso Plans Tax Cuts to Boost Economy as Election Looms  by Keiko Ujikane and Toru Fujioka [Bloomberg:10/22]
  • Japan, China, S. Korea to form body on banks -paper  by Leika Kihara [Reuters:10/21]
  • Japanese climbers claim to have found the Yeti's footprints  by Randeep Ramesh, south Asia correspondent guardian.co.uk [guardian.co.uk:10/21]
    • [10/21/'08]
  • Japan PM pledges leadership on credit crisis summit  by AFP [Google:10/21]
  • Economic deals top India premier's Japan visit  by YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press [Forbes:10/21]
  • Iceland, IMF `Very Close' to Deal; Japan May Help  by Tasneem Brogger [Bloomberg:10/21]
  • Pathologist can prove Miura was slain in L.A. cell, Geragos says  by AP [Japan Times:10/21]
    • [10/20/'08]
  • Japan wins seat at UN Security Council; Iran fails  by AFP [Google:10/20] *See News Review
  • Nikkei up 3.6 pct on soft yen, Panasonic jumps  by Aiko Hayashi [Reuters:10/20]
  • Developing states to take part in finance crisis summit: Japan  by AFP [Google:10/20]
  • 'Green' film festival opens in Tokyo  by AFP [Google:10/19]
    • [10/17/'08]
  • Japanese Stocks Rise, Capping Week of Historic Gains, Plunges  by [Bloomberg:10/17]
  • Japan's Nakagawa Urges Review of Accounting Standard  by Takahiko Hyuga [Bloomberg:10/17]
  • Q&A: Will Japan's PM Aso call an early election?  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:10/17]
  • Japan OKs budget for economic stimulus package  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:10/16]
    • [10/16/'08]
  • Japan Stocks Drop Most in 21 Years as Recession Concerns Mount  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:10/16]
  • Yen Gains as Recession Outlook Spurs Sales of High-Yield Assets  by Stanley White and Ron Harui [Bloomberg:10/16]
  • Japan's PM says US bank bailout is 'insufficient'  by SHINO YUASA, The Associated Press [Washington Post:10/16]
  • Nakagawa Says Japan to Take Extra Steps to Restore Confidence  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:10/16]
    • [10/15/'08]
  • Yen Rises on Concern U.S. Bank Rescue Plan Won't Stop Recession  by Ron Harui and Stanley White [Bloomberg:10/15]
  • Bank of Japan drains funds from money market  by AFP [Google:10/15]
  • Japan Nominates Yamaguchi to Fill BOJ Deputy Post  by Toru Fujioka [Bloomberg:10/15]
  • Nobel economics prize winner Krugman had influence on Japan's economic policy  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:10/14]
    • [10/14/'08]
  • Nikkei jumps more than 12 percent  by Bettina Wassener [International Herald Tribune:10/14]
  • Japan stocks soar, Tokyo unveils steps  by Elaine Lies and Yuzo Saeki [Reuters:10/14]
  • Japan voters want economic steps before election  by Yoko Kubota [Reuters South Africa:10/14]
  • Japan criticizes NKorea terror delisting by US  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:10/12]
    • [10/10/'08]
  • Japan Stocks Tumble in Worst Week in History; Nikkei Falls 10%  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:10/10]
  • Japan's yen on track for week of historic gains  by Chris Oliver, MarketWatch [MarketWatch:10/10]
  • Japan to propose loan plan to help EM nations  by MarketWatch [MarketWatch:10/9]
  • China, South Korea, Japan may jointly launch rescue package  by China Knowledge [China Knowledge:10/10]
    • [10/9/'08]
  • Japan PM hails Nobel prize haul after chemistry win  by AFP [Google:10/9] *See News Review
  • Japan ready to host new 'Big-Bang' project  by AFP [Google:10/8]
  • Japan looks for new ways to boost economy  by Yuzo Saeki [Reuters:10/9]
  • Japan tries to discourage amateurs from playing in MLB with ban  by Associated Press [ESPN:10/8]
    • [10/8/'08]
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 Records 3rd Biggest Drop; $250 Billion Lost  by Patrick Rial [Bloomberg:10/8]
  • Japan Bonds Rise as Stocks Slump on Prospect of Slowing Growth  by Theresa Barraclough [Bloomberg:10/8]
  • Japan Official Says G-7 to Discuss How to Tackle Stock Decline  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:10/8]
  • Two Japanese, American win 2008 physics Nobel  by Niklas Pollard [Reuters:10/7]
    • [10/7/'08]
  • Crisis drives Nikkei to 5-year low below 10,000  by Elaine Lies, Reuters [guardian.co.uk:10/7]
  • Crunch turns investors' attention towards yen  by Ye Xie, New York [The Age:10/7]
  • World Bank chief says G7 should be replaced  by Lesley Wroughton [Reuters India:10/7]
  • Japan hints at expansion of stimulus package  by Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo [Financial Times:10/7]
    • [10/6/'08]
  • Aso to visit China late Oct, eyes talks with Hu, Wen  by Mayumi Negishi [Reuters:10/5] *See News Review
  • LETTER: Japan's New Leader  by Kazuo Kodama [New York Times:10/4]
  • Bank of Japan Injects 1 Trillion Yen Into System  by Nate Hosoda and Theresa Barraclough [Bloomberg:10/6]
  • Japan women capture world judo team title  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:10/6]
    • [10/3/'08]
  • Japan to Send Military Officers to U.N. In Sudan  by Reuters [New York Times:10/2]
  • New JICA is Born. The Challenges Ahead for Japan's Development Assistance  by ACN Newswire [ACN Newswire:10/2]
  • MUFG, Morgan Stanley to merge Japan securities ops: report  by AFP [Google:10/3]
  • Japan's Carmakers Hit Hard As Exports to U.S. Plummet  by Blaine Harden, Washington Post Foreign Service [Wasington Post:10/2]
    • [10/2/'08]
  • Aso Says Japan Economy Takes Priority Over Elections  by Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:10/2]
  • Japan Finance Corp. formed in overhaul of public lending  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:10/2]
  • China halts dairy exports amid health scandal: Japanese official  by AFP [Google:10/2]
  • U.S. Tries to Stop North Korea Resuming Atomic Work   by Ed Johnson and Heejin Koo [Bloomberg:10/2]
    • [10/1/'08]
  • Japan Stocks Rise on Revived Bank Rescue Talks; Shippers Drop  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:10/1]
  • Asian stocks rally on hopes of new rescue plan  by AFP [Google:10/1]
  • Japan Opposition Leader Outlines Policies For Poll   [Javno.hr:10/1]
  • New tourism agency to act as policy 'control tower'  by TAKAHIRO FUKADA, Staff writer [Japan Times:10/1]
    • [9/30/'08]
  • Nikkei falls 4.1 percent on U.S. bailout rejection  by Aiko Hayashi [Reuters:9/30]
  • Japan's Industrial Production Declines as U.S. Demand Plunges  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:9/30]
  • Japan's ruling LDP to focus on spending bill, delay election  by Chris Oliver [MarketWatch:9/30]
  • Morgan Stanley sells $9b stake to Mitsubishi  by Bloomberg News [Boston Globe:9/30]
    • [9/29/'08]
  • Their wounds have healed. Now Japan's banks are on the hunt again  by Heather Connon, The Observer [Guardian:9/28] *See News Review
  • Japan's overseas M&A hot streak gains momentum  by David Dolan [Reuters:9/29]
  • Aso, Brown Efforts to Save Themselves May Lend Bush a Hand Too  by Rich Miller and Simon Kennedy [Bloomberg:9/29]
  • Japan PM pledges tax cuts and hits opposition in speech  by Linda Sieg [International Herald Tribune:9/29]
    • [9/26/'08]
  • Aso Vows to Keep Japan Anti-Terror Mission in First UN Address  by Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:9/26]
  • Japan posts 1st trade deficit in 26 years  by Xinhua [Xinhua:9/25]
  • USS George Washington makes historic arrival in Japan  by Teri Weaver, Stars and Stripes [Stars and Stripes:9/27]
  • Japan's Koizumi to retire from politics  by AFP [Google:9/25]
    • [9/25/'08]
  • Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:9/24]
  • Chinese premier congratulates Aso on becoming Japanese PM  by Xinhua [Xinhua:9/24]
  • Japan's banks step on to world stage   [Financial Times:9/24]
  • Japan to Buy Emission Credits From Czech Republic  by Shigeru Sato and Michio Nakayama [Bloomberg:9/23]
    • [9/24/'08]
  • Japan ruling party leader elected prime minister  by JOSEPH COLEMAN, Associated Press [Google:9/24]
  • Nomura steps in to save 2,500 City jobs  by Jill Treanor [The Guardian:9/24]
  • BOJ pumps another 1.5 trillion yen into markets  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:9/24]
  • Oh to step down at end of season  by Associated Press [Washington Post:9/23]
    • [9/22/'08]
  • Aso's Ascent to Japan's Leader Kicks Off LDP Survival Battle  by Sachiko Sakamaki and Patrick Harrington [Bloomberg:9/22] *See News Review
  • Ozawa gets third term at DPJ helm   [Japan Times:9/22]
  • Asian markets open strong  by UPI [United Press International:9/22]
  • Prepare for N Korea crisis, says Japan  by Peter Alford, Tokyo correspondent [The Australian:9/22]
    • [9/21/'08]
  • China to make foreign firms reveal secret info  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:9/19]
  • Japan shoots down dummy ballistic missile in test  by Reuters [Reuters:9/18]
  • Foreign magazines stuck in limbo  by MINORU MATSUTANI, Staff writer [Japan Times:9/19]
  • Japan provides more assistance to Myanmar to fight malaria   [New Straits Times:9/18]
    • [9/19/'08]
  • Bank of Japan injects two trillion yen  by AFP [Google:9/19]
  • Populist Appeals in Election, and Claims of Political Theater  by MARTIN FACKLER [New York Times:9/16]
  • World's oldest man has 113th birthday in Japan  by JAY ALABASTER [Google:9/19]
  • Ichiro collects 200th hit, ties MLB record in 5-2 loss to Royals  by David Boyce [Seattle Times:9/18]
    • [9/18/'08]
  • Bank of Japan Adds Funds for 3rd Day to Calm Markets  by Nate Hosoda and Theresa Barraclough [Bloomberg:9/18]
  • Japan parties agree October 26 election: media  by [Reuters:9/18]
  • DPJ set to grow through merger  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:9/18]
  • Japanese athletes take silver in 2 categories of Paralympic wheelchair marathon  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:9/17]
    • [9/17/'08]
  • Japan, Australia Inject $33 Billion to Soothe Markets  by Shamim Adam and Nate Hosoda [Bloomberg:9/17]
  • Japan Stocks Advance on Fed Rescue of AIG; Tokio Marine Gains  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:9/17]
  • North Korea Tests Engine of Long-Range Missile, Report Says  by Blaine Harden, Washington Post Foreign Service [Washington Post:9/17]
  • China, Japan vow to boost ties  by Jiao Xiaoyang, China Daily [China Daily:9/17]
    • [9/16/'08]
  • Japan Offers World's Fastest Broadband Speeds  by Katie Scott [Pocket-lint:/] *See News Review
  • Japan Stocks Dive to 3-Year Low on Lehman, AIG Capital Concern  by Masaki Kondo and Toshiro Hasegawa [Bloomberg:9/16]
  • Japanese, Briton, Three Americans Honored With Lasker Prizes  by Dan Hart [Bloomberg:9/14]
  • Japan's over-70 population hits record high  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:9/14]
    • [9/15/'08]
  • Japan, Australia c.banks try to calm markets after Lehman  by Yoko Nishikawa and Wayne Cole [Reuters:9/15]
  • Japan's LDP Eyes Election as Early as Oct. 26, Yomiuri Says  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:9/13]
  • Japan hunts mystery submarine intruder  by AFP [Google:9/15]
  • Typhoon Sinlaku kills 2 in Taiwan, heads to Japan  by Associated Press [Google:9/15]
    • [9/12/'08]
  • Japan Has Best Infrastructure for Broadband, Research Shows  by Marcel van de Hoef [Bloomberg:9/12]
  • Japan revises second-quarter GDP to show bigger contraction  by Reuters [International Herald Tribune:9/12]
  • Aso Most Popular Candidate for Next Japan Premier, Asahi Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:9/12]
  • Japan's Koizumi backs first woman PM hopeful: reports  by AFP [Google:9/12]
    • [9/11/'08]
  • Japan looks at military withdrawal from Iraq  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:9/11]
  • Japan Wholesale Inflation Eases as Oil Prices Drop  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:9/10]
  • Japan, S.Korea avoid speculating on N.Korean leader's health  by KUNA [Khabrein.info:9/10]
  • Japan firms not among Lehman investors -sources  by Taro Fuse [Reuters:9/10]
    • [9/10/'08]
  • Five line up to be Japan's new premier  by Leo Lewis in Tokyo [Times Online:9/10]
  • Japan LDP to Lose Seats in Election, Nakagawa Says  by Keiichi Yamamura and Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:9/10]
  • 20M records still nameless in Japan pension mess  by Shino Yuasa, ASSOCIATED PRESS [San Diego Union Tribune:9/9]
  • Ishii Masashi of Japan took the Men's 1km Time Trial (CP4) gold in a new world record time   [7thSpace Interactive:9/9]
    • [9/9/'08]
  • China and Japan hail U.S. mortgage rescue as doubts linger  by Yoko Nishikawa and Mike Dolan, Reuters [Financial Post:9/8]
  • Ozawa re-elected to third term as DPJ leader without contest  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:9/8]
  • DPJ must show itself ready to govern  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:9/9]
  • Sumo association chief quits over pot scandal  by AFP [Google:9/9]
    • [9/8/'08]
  • Why Japan's Rulers Still Can't Deal With A Loyal Opposition  by Christian Caryl [Newsweek:9/15] *See News Review
  • Japan to dissolve lower house in October for November election - report  by Thomson Financial News [Forbes:9/7]
  • LDP should conduct intense policy debates  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:9/6]
  • Japan's bank lending up 2% in August  by Xinhua [Xinhua:9/8]
    • [9/5/'08]
  • Poll shows Japanese want snap elections  by JAY ALABASTER, Associated Press [Google:9/4]
  • Yamaoka urges DPJ to stay focused  by KAZUAKI NAGATA. Staff Writer [Japan Times:9/5]
  • NKorea to delay abduction probe: Japan  by AFP [Google:9/5]
  • Louvre art to be exhibited in Tokyo, Kyoto next year  by Michio Hayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent [Daily Yomiuri:8/29]
    • [9/4/'08]
  • Nancy Pelosi visits Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial  by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA [Associated Press:9/3]
  • US and Japan fight overseas aid proposals  by Alan Beattie [Financial Times:9/4]
  • CME to develop products with Japanese exchange  by Tribune staff reporter [Chicago Tribune:9/3]
  • Hong Kong artist wins Japan manga prize  by AFP [Google:9/2]
    • [9/3/'08]
  • New Cabinet team disappointed / Many ministers left ruing Fukuda's snap decision to resign  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:9/3]
  • China praises Fukuda for 'great contributions'  by Li Xiaokun, China Daily [China Daily:9/3]
  • Japan, China, South Korea Postpone Summit Meeting, Kyodo Says  by Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:9/3]
  • Asia stocks fall amid Thai, Japan political woes   [Canadian Press:9/2]
    • [9/2/'08]
  • Japanese prime minister resigns abruptly  by Martin Fackler [International Herald Tribune:9/2]
  • Aso, Favorite to Lead Japan, May Promote More Public Spending  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:9/2]
  • Japan fiscal reform in question after PM resigns  by Yoko Nishikawa [Reuters:9/1]
  • Nearly 600,000 join quake drill in Japan  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:9/1]
    • [9/1/'08]
  • Japan's Miyazaki keeps computers out of cartoons  by Silvia Aloisi [Reuters:8/31] *See News Review
  • Fukuda Approval Falls in First Survey Since Japan Stimulus Plan  by Sachiko Sakamaki and Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:9/1]
  • Japan's core inflation rate hits decade high of 2.4%  by Chris Oliver, MarketWatch [MarketWatch:8/29]
  • Heavy Rain, Floods in Japan Leave One Woman Dead, One Missing  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:8/29]
    • [8/29/'08]
  • Japan Is Considering Cutting Income Tax, Ibuki Says  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:8/29]
  • Japan to Extend Credit Guarantees to Small Firms, Nikai Says  by Tatsuo Ito and Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:8/27]
  • Japan Plans 27% Increase in Budget to Cut Emissions  by Shigeru Sato and Yuji Okada [Bloomberg:8/27]
  • Japanese economic leaders meet in the UAE for the first time   [Al-Bawaba:8/27]
    • [8/28/'08]
  • US, Europe, Japan drew up dollar rescue plan in March: report  by AFP [Google:8/28]
  • NTV pours coin into int'l service  by MARK SCHILLING [Variety:8/27]
  • Japan's central gov't departments to pursue larger budgets for FY 2009  by Xinhua [Xinhua:8/27]
  • Japan's FSA to recommend partial tax exemption on dividends - report  by Thomson Financial [Forbes:8/25]
    • [8/27/'08]
  • Ota downplays flap over funding  by MASAMI ITO, Staff writer [Japan Times:8/27]
  • Tax row hits Japan economy deal   [BBC News:8/26]
  • Deep economic downturn in Japan "unlikely"  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:8/25]
  • Braille translation of 'Tale of Genji' complete  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:8/27]
    • [8/26/'08]
  • Japanese aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan: police  by AFP [Google:8/26]
  • Japan LDP official: BOJ may need to mull rate hike  by Reuters [Reuters:8/25]
  • World's first nuclear reactor now a landmark  by SHANNON DININNY [Associated Press:8/26]
  • Chinese students in Japan hail success of Beijing Olympics  by Xinhua [Xinhua:8/25]
    • [8/25/'08]
  • Japan's economic package to reach 73 billion dollars: report  by AFP [Google:8/23] *See News Review
  • Democratic Party of Japan will skip party election in bid to maintain unity  by TATSUYA FUKUMOTO AND TAKESHI ENDO, The Yomiuri Shimbun [Belleville News Democrat:8/23]
  • Japan, Australia urge UN on disarmament  by AFP [The Age:8/24]
  • Japanese connection pays off for champion  by ELIAS MAKORI in Beijing [Daily Nation:8/24]
    • [8/24/'08]
  • Lessons from a "lost decade"  From The Economist print edition [Economist:8/21]
  • Japan Shouldn't Sell Bonds for Economic Stimulus, Nakagawa Says  by Pavel Alpeyev [Bloomberg:8/24]
  • Japan's Yosano: Will map out econ package next week  by Reuters [Forbes:8/22]
  • Japan wins first Olympic track medal in 80 years in men's 4x100 meters  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:8/23]
    • [8/22/'08]
  • Japan upsets American women in softball final   [CBC.ca:8/21]
  • S. Korea, China, Japan to Hold Summit on Sept. 21  by Arirang News [Chosun.com:8/21]
  • Somali pirates seize Japanese, Iranian vessels  by Xinhua [Xinhua:8/21]
  • Ex-ambassador designated as representative to Japan  by The China Post news staff [China Post:8/20]
    • [8/21/'08]
  • Japan's Exports Rebound, China Becomes No. 1 Customer  by Toru Fujioka [Bloomberg:8/21]
  • Suzuki, Harada claim bronze in duet swim  by GUS FIELDING, Kyodo News [Japan Times:8/21]
  • Japan win sets up final with US   [BBC:8/20]
  • Popularity of 1933 Marxist novel a sign that Japan's young are hungry for radical change  by David McNeill [Irish Times:8/19]
    • [8/20/'08]
  • 13 absent legislators get 164 mil. yen / Local assembly members fail to attend sessions, but paid in full  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:8/20]
  • S. Korea, Japan to Cooperate on NK's Verification Plan  by KBS WORLD Radio [KBS:8/20]
  • US, Japan, Taiwan launch WTO high-tech challenge against EU  by AFP [Google:8/19]
  • Matsunaga settles for silver in 55-kg wrestling  by DAVE HUESTON, Kyodo [Japan Times:8/20]
    • [8/19/'08]
  • Japan to continue to support Pakistan after president resigns  by Kyodo [TMCnet:8/18]
  • Japan seeks to arrest Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activists  by Justin McCurry in Tokyo [guardian.co.uk:8/18]
  • Japan, China agree to boost cooperation on 'gyoza' probe  by Kyodo [Japan Times:8/18]
  • Osaka Toin trounces Tokoha to claim title  by Kyodo [Japan Times:8/19]
    • [8/18/'08]
  • Global Downturn Hurting Emerging Economies  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:8/17] *See News Review
  • Olympics: Japan's fab four repeat Athens success  by AFP/de [Channel News Asia:6/18]
  • Japan's Kitajima sweeps into Olympic history  by Associated Press [CNN:8/14]
  • Japan's Satoshi Ishii wins gold in heavyweight judo with smallest body  by Xinhua [Xinhua:8/15]
    • [8/8/'08]
  • The World's Eyes Are On China  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:8/8] *See News Review
  • Stop Criticizing China, It Has Come So Far  by Lijia Zhang, The Observer [Japan Times:8/7] *See News Review
  • Beijing Olympics will display Asia's strength   [People's Daily Online:8/6]
  • Beijing Olympics: Where Are the Japanese Tourists?  by Hiroko Tashiro [Business Week:8/6]
    • [8/7/'08]
  • China 'gyoza' poisonings hushed up  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:8/7]
  • Fukuda rules out visit to Japan's war shrine  by [Xinhua:8/6]
  • Matsumoto sarin victim dies 14 years after attack  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:8/6]
  • Online competition drives foreign book seller bankrupt  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:8/1]
    • [8/6/'08]
  • China apologises for roughing up journalists on eve of Games  by AFP [Google:8/5]
  • Hiroshima mayor asks US to back nuclear ban  by Katsumi Kasahara, Associated Press Writer [Boston Globe:8/6]
  • Japan's food self-sufficiency nudges to 40%   [Daily Times:8/6]
  • Five sewer workers swept away; one dead  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:8/6]
    • [8/5/'08]
  • Japan Opposition Demands Aso Retract `Nazi' Comment, Kyodo Says  by Taku Kato [Bloomberg:8/5]
  • Hiroshima A-bomb museum strives to keep memories alive  by AFP [Google:8/5]
  • Chinese more positive about ties than Japanese: survey  by AFP [Google:8/4]
  • More children born with a foreign parent  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:8/4]
    • [8/4/'08]
  • Cabinet reshuffle fails to boost Japan PM image  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:8/2] *See News Review
  • Ibuki tells LDP to draft tax hike scenarios  by KANAKO TAKAHARA, TAKAHIRO FUKADA and SHINICHI TERADA, Staff Writer [Japan Times:8/3]
  • Japan Says No Health Risk Posed by U.S. Sub's Radiation Leak  by Kosuke Goto [Bloomberg:8/3]
  • Life expectancy for Japanese men, women reach record highs  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:8/1]
    • [8/1/'08]
  • Japan PM promotes rival, dumps finance minister - media  by Chisa Fujioka [Reuters India:8/1]
  • Phoenix emerges from failed missions' ashes  by Mark Schliebs [Melbourne Herald Sun:8/1]
  • French director to make Haruki Murakami's novel 'Norwegian Wood' into film  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:7 31
  • Ichiro reaches 3,000 total hits in US, Japan  by Associated Press [Washington Post:7/30]
    • [7/31/'08]
  • Bush Orders Reversal of Map Change After South Korean Protest  by Hans Nichols and Holly Rosenkrantz [Bloomberg:7/30]
  • Fukuda preparing to reshuffle cabinet: ruling party  by AFP [Google:7/30]
  • Japan's Farmers Welcome Collapse of WTO Trade Talks  by Toko Sekiguchi and Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:7/30]
  • Japan warns nationals in India over threats  by AFP [Google:7/31]
    • [7/30/'08]
  • IMF Sees `Soft Landing' in Japan, Urges `Accommodative' Rates  by Christopher Swann [Bloomberg:7/29]
  • Japan to start trial carbon trading in October  by Risa Maeda [guardian.co.uk:7/29]
  • Japan holds missile shield drill in Tokyo's center  by MARI YAMAGUCHI [Associated Press:7/29]
  • Steps eyed to triple foreign students here  by TAKAHIRO FUKADA, Staff writer [Japan Times:7/30]
    • [7/29/'08]
  • Huge losses for Japan's TEPCO as energy costs soar  by AFP [Google:7/28]
  • Japan poised to back WTO compromise  by Kyodo [Japan Times:7/29]
  • Heavy rain, floods kill at least 3 in western Japan  by Reuters [Washington Post:7/28]
  • Japan Jobless Rate Rises to 4.1%, Highest Since 2006  by Toru Fujioka [Bloomberg:7/29]
    • [7/28/'08]
  • Panel to urge doubling of information in textbooks  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/27] *See News Review
  • 900-kilometer high-speed fiber optic cable laid between Russia, Japan  by Itar-Tass [ITAR-TASS:7/27]
  • Algeria awards LNG job to Italy-Japan consortium  by Thomson Financial News [Forbes:7/27]
  • This is Japan  by From Economist.com [The Economist:7/23]
    • [7/27/'08]
  • Govt moves to help youth troubled at home, school  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/26]
  • Japanese say careful preparations saved them from quake  by AFP [Google:7/25]
  • Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal  by YURI KAGEYAMA [Associated Press:7/25]
  • Flush With Cash, More Asian Tourists Flock to Japan  by MARTIN FACKLER [New York Times:7/26]
    • [7/25/'08]
  • Teacher exam reviews eyed by 37 boards  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/24]
  • Japanese exports drop for first time in four years  by AFP [Google:7/24]
  • Japan Inflation Rises to Decade-High 1.9% on Gasoline  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:7/25]
  • Rain and fog hamper search for Japanese quake victims  by Harumi Ozawa [The Age:7/25]
    • [7/24/'08]
  • Erring SIA staff 'won't work' on pensions / No jobs for censured officials at new body  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/24]
  • Japan Says No Aid to North Korea Until Abduction Issue Resolved  by Daniel Ten Kate and Shamim Adam [Bloomberg:7/24]
  • ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea Express Concern Over Global Finance  by iStockAnalyst [istockAnalyst.com:7/23]
  • Earthquake in Northern Japan Injures at Least 91 People  by REUTERS [New York Times:7/24]
    • [7/23/'08]
  • Govt plans to poll foreign tourists in Kyoto  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/23]
  • Japan to Boost Rice Production as Alternative to Corn, Wheat  by Aya Takada [Bloomberg:7/23]
  • Japan's Olympic hopes ride on women  by Takehiko Kambayashi, Correspondent [Christian Science Monitor:7/22]
  • U.S. Women's Alternates to Train in Japan   [Washington Post:7/23]
    • [7/22/'08]
  • Ex-heads of failed Japan bank acquitted  by Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo [Financial Times:7/20] *See News Review
  • Ministry mulls end of 5-zone GSDF HQs / Structure tied to outdated Cold War ideas  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/22]
  • Honoring a Man Who Helped Open Japan to the West  by CLYDE HABERMAN [New York Times:7/22]
  • Akihabara tour guides point way in English, Chinese  by MINORU MATSUTANI, Staff writer [Japan Times:7/22]
    • [7/21/'08]
  • Japan's Fukuda considering cabinet reshuffle - report  by Thomson Financial News [Forbes:7/21]
  • Japan's Komura Heads for ASEAN, N Korean Talks in Singapore  by Kyodo, BBC Monitoring Newsfile [istockAnalyst.com:7/21]
  • NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report  Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Alex Richardson [Reuters:7/20]
  • Japanese stars owe big thanks to Nomo  by Salt Lake Tribune [Salt Lake Tribune:7/20]
    • [7/18/'08]
  • Japan moves to restrict knives after massacre  by AFP [Google:/]
  • Huge gap in world cancer survival   [BBC:7/16]
  • Japan's crown prince visits Madrid's Prado Museum  by AFP [Google:7/18]
  • It's kids' play for anime king  by MARK SCHILLING [Japan Times:7/11]
    • [7/17/'08]
  • Oita to fire teachers with rigged results  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/17]
  • Panel calls for drastic Defense Ministry reform  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/16]
  • Fishermen's strike sliced Tsukiji stocks 20%, raised prices  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:7/17]
  • Japan PM finally gets a holiday  by AFP [Google:7/16]
    • [7/16/'08]
  • BOJ's Shirakawa says Japan not in stagflation  by Reuters [Reuters:7/15]
  • Top court rejects appeal by Muraoka / Ex-LDP bigwig guilty of hiding major donation  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/16]
  • Chinese novelist Yang wins Akutagawa Prize  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:7/16]
  • Digital gadgets boost Japanese comics  by HIROSHI YAMAZAKI, UPI Correspondent [United Press International:7/14]
    • [7/15/'08]
  • Teach the truth: Takeshima part of Japan  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/15]
  • Security up at Japanese embassy in Seoul  by AFP [Sydney Morning Herald:7/15]
  • Japanese fishermen go on national strike  by JAY ALABASTER, AP [Associated Press:7/15]
  • British hedge fund accepts Japan government order rejecting plan to raise utility investment  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:7/14]
    • [7/14/'08]
  • Shinsei Buys GE Out Of Its Japan Consumer Lending Biz  by Vivian Wai-yin Kwok [Forbes:7/11] *See News Review
  • Teaching handbook set to mention Takeshima  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomirui:7/13]
  • Japan to test missile interceptor in US  by AP [Associated Press:7/12]
  • Japan to scrap iPod copyright fee  by MARI YAMAGUCHI, AP [Associated Press:7/10]
    • [7/11/'08]
  • Komura Says Japan Energy Aid to North Korea Hinges on Abductees  by Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:7/11]
  • Missile-test: Japan calls for self-restraint   [Independent Online:7/10]
  • Crowds greet iPhone launch in Japan  by AFP [Google:7/11]
  • Japan's Emperor to visit Canada: official  by AFP [Google:7/11]
    • [7/10/'08]
  • Fukuda Wins Domestic Points as G-8 Host With Focus on Abductees  by Toko Sekiguchi and Henry Meyer [Bloomberg:7/10]
  • Continued dialogue needed on world's woes  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/10]
  • Japan's Wholesale Inflation Rises to a 27-Year High  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:7/10]
  • Japan current account surplus falls for third month  by AFP [Google:7/10]
    • [7/9/'08]
  • G-8 worried about food, oil; optimistic on economy  by MALCOLM FOSTER, The Associated Press [Washington Post:7/8]
  • G-8 leaders endorse big global-warming cuts by 2050; environmentalists say that's too slow  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:7/8]
  • Russia, Japan agree to seek end to territorial row  by AFP [Google:7/9]
  • Developing countries stress cooperation, shared responsibility during meeting in Japan  by Xinhua [Xinhua:7/8]
    • [7/8/'08]
  • G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa  by Malcolm Foster, Associated Press Writer [Boston Globe:7/7]
  • G-8 summit gives Japan a green spotlight  by Don Lee, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer [Los Angeles Times:7/7]
  • China president Hu thanks Japanese quake rescuers  by Reuters [Reuters:7/7]
  • Japan says G8 ready to step up pressure on Zimbabwe  by AFP [Google:7/7]
    • [7/7/'08]
  • Climate deadlock seen at G8 despite 'constructive' Bush  by AFP [Google:7/6] *See News Review
  • Fukuda Counts on Japan G-8 Summit to Bolster Approval  by Toko Sekiguchi and Patrick Harrington [Bloomberg:7/6]
  • Japan PM says to attend Beijing Olympic opening  by Linda Sieg, Reuters [guardian.co.uk:7/6]
  • Japan Economy Will Keep Growing, BOJ's Shirakawa Says  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:7/7]
    • [7/4/'08]
  • Proliferation worries to top G8 summary  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:7/4]
  • Japan mobilizes 40,000 police for G8 security  by Xinhua [Xinhua:7/2]
  • Panel recommends Japan create ¥10 trillion sovereign wealth fund  by Bloomberg News, Reuters [International Herald Tribune:7/3]
  • Japanese shares on longest losing streak in five decades  by AFP [Google:7/3]
    • [7/3/'08]
  • Bush to meet Japanese, S Korean, Chinese leaders during G8 summit  by Xinhua [Xinhua:7/1]
  • President Hu to attend G8 summit in Japan  by Xinhua [China Daily:7/2]
  • Indonesian President Susilo to visit Japan, Malaysia  by Xinhua [Xinhua:7/2]
  • Mideast leaders in Japan for peace talks  by AFP [Google:7/2]
    • [7/2/'08]
  • Japan regulator welcomes foreign funds  by David Dolan [Reuters:7/1]
  • Japan's Tankan Sentiment Falls; Profits to Drop 7%  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:7/1]
  • Land prices rise for 3rd year / Pace of mini bubble growth in real estate market slows in big cities  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/2]
  • Japan Ruling Coalition May Lose Lower House Majority, Kato Says  by Keiichi Yamamura and Patrick Harrington [Bloomberg:7/2]
    • [7/1/'08]
  • UN chief urges Japan to take lead on tackling climate change  by AFP [Google:6/29]
  • G8 leaders to set up task force on food crisis: report  by AFP [Google:6/30]
  • Steel Partners gets seat on Japan wig maker board  by Junko Fujita, Reuters [guardian.co.uk:6/30]
  • Palestinian PM cancels Tokyo peace talks trip: Japan  by AFP [Google:6/30]
    • [6/30/'08]
  • Japan warns NKorea trying to divide Tokyo and Washington  by AFP [Google:6/29] *See News Review
  • Japan Debt Rating Raised By Moody's on Fiscal Policy  by Lily Nonomiya [Bloomberg:6/30]
  • Teams from 24 nations to hold camps in Japan before Olympics  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:6/30]
  • Japan anti-G8 summit protesters scuffle with police  by Reuters [Reuters:6/29]
    • [6/27/'08]
  • Rice presses NKorea as G8 meets in Japan  by AFP [Google:6/26]
  • Japan trade surplus falls less than expected  by AFP [Google:6/26]
  • Yen Falls to Record Low Against Euro on Lure of Higher Yields  by Lukanyo Mnyanda and Stanley White [Bloomberg:6/26]
  • Govt loses copter noise suit; told to pay 147 mil. yen  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomirui:6/27]
    • [6/26/'08]
  • North Korea to Deliver Nuclear List Today, U.S. Says  by Ed Johnson and Viola Gienger [Bloomberg:6/26]
  • Bush promises not to forget NKorea abductions: Japan  by AFP [Google:6/25]
  • 1,402 civil servants took favors from cab drivers  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:6/26]
  • INTERVIEW-Sea captain aims to sink Japan whaling industry  by Simon Gardner [Reuters:6/25]
    • [6/25/'08]
  • Japanese warship on peaceful trip to China  by Tom Mitchell in Zhanjiang [Financial Times:6/24]
  • Japan urges link between US terror list and solving abductions by North Korea  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/24]
  • Japan Inflation Rate Probably Surged to Decade High  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:6/25]
  • President Bush to Travel to Japan for G8 Summit  by VOA News [Voice of America:6/24]
    • [6/24/'08]
  • Fukuda: Consumption tax rise within 2 to 3 yrs  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:6/24]
  • North Korea May Deliver Its Nuclear List in Two Days  by Paul Tighe and Heejin Koo [Bloomberg:6/24]
  • Japan PM promises to lessen Okinawa US troop burden  by AFP [Google:6/23]
  • Softbank says to sell iPhones for Y23,040 in Japan  by Reuters [Reuters:6/23]
    • [6/23/'08]
  • Japan to promote solar power for households: Nikkei   [Reuters:6/22] *See News Review
  • Japan Companies Say Business Conditions Are Worsening  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:6/23]
  • Justice Ministry to create new type of family register for kids without records  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily:6/21]
  • Ex-Nova chief faces criminal investigation  by Kyodo [Japan Times:6/23]
    • [6/22/'08]
  • Awaiting Japan's global vision  by Richard J. Samuels [Boston Globe:6/21]
  • Two Canadians, an American winners of prestigious Kyoto Prize  by THE CANADIAN PRESS [Chronicle Journal:6/20]
  • Japan, EU to launch new push to boost trade  by Reuters [guardian.co.uk:6/19]
  • Japan suicides near record high in 2007  by Yoko Kubota, Reuters [Reuters:6/19]
    • [6/20/'08]
  • Rice remarks leave unanswered questions Critics worry U.S. backtracking on commitment to get DPRK to reveal weapons numb  by Yoshinari Kurose, Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent [Daily Yomiuri:6/20]
  • Japanese warship on first postwar China visit  by MARI YAMAGUCHI [Associated Press:6/19]
  • Japan police arrest Greenpeace members over whale meat  by AFP [Google:6/20]
  • Japanese prince visits Sao Paulo for immigration celebrations  by AFP [Google:6/19]
    • [6/19/'08]
  • China and Japan clinch gas deal  by Mure Dickie in Beijing and Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo [Financial Times:6/19]
  • Insurance society to pay more under new plan  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomirui:6/19]
  • Japan's Seven & I says to enter agri-business  by Reuters [Reuters:6/19]
  • Rain threat looms for 'quake lakes'  by Kyodo [Japan Times:6/19]
    • [6/18/'08]
  • PM indicates time is right for consumption tax hike decision  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:6/18]
  • Aso Most Popular Choice for Japan's Next Leader, Sankei Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:6/17]
  • Reports: Japan police arrest three for posting online threats of more bloody attack  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/17]
  • Senior official held over rigging bids in Sapporo  by Kyodo [Japan Times:6/17]
    • [6/17/'08]
  • Cabinet approval at 25%; DPJ leads voting intentions  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:6/17]
  • Japan, China forge gas exploration deal  by Associated Press [Christian Science Monitor:6/17]
  • Japan urges calm in row over sunken Taiwanese boat  by AFP [Google:6/16]
  • Japan executes notorious cannibal killer  by AFP [Google:6/17]
    • [6/15/'08]
  • Crews search for missing in Japan's 7.2 quake  by ERIC TALMADGE, AP [Google:6/15] *See News Review
  • Kidnapped Japanese tourist freed in Iran after 8 months  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/15]
  • N. Korea Agrees to Reexamine Abductions  by Blaine Harden, Washington Post Foreign Service [Washington Post:6/14]
  • New subway line opens in Tokyo  by AFP [Google:6/14]
    • [6/13/'08]
  • Let 10% of Japan be foreigners: Nakagawa  by MASAMI ITO and SETSUKO KAMIYA, Staff writers [Japan Times:6/13]
  • Japan looks to monitor net after knife rampage  by Agence France-Presse [Inquirer.net:6/12]
  • Japan raids companies linked to N. Korea nuclear program  by AP [USA Today:6/12]
  • Globally, Obama is the choice   [International Herald Tribune:6/12]
    • [6/12/'08]
  • Unpopular Japan PM wins parliament confidence vote  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:6/12]
  • Japan mourns stabbing victims, debates knife laws  by Isabel Reynolds [Reuters:6/11]
  • US welcomes Japan's expanded role in Afghanistan  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/10]
  • Japan lifts Olympics swimsuit ban   [BBC News:6/10]
    • [6/11/'08]
  • Japan PM set for parliament humiliation  by AFP [Google:6/11]
  • Japan first-quarter GDP revised upward  by Reuters [International Herald Tribune:6/11]
  • Japan, Finland agree to work together to solve issues surrounding aging  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/10]
  • Australian PM proposes new non-proliferation body  by AFP [Google:6/10]
    • [6/10/'08]
  • Japan to review knife rules   [Aljazeera.net:6/9]
  • Japan PM dismisses calls for snap election  by Reuters [Reuters India:6/9]
  • Japan machinery orders up first time in three months  by AFP [Google:6/10]
  • Japan increases push for Tokyo as finance centre  by Reuters [Reuters:6/6]
    • [6/9/'08]
  • 7 dead in Tokyo stabbing rampage  by AP [USAToday:6/8] *See News Review
  • Ruling camp loses majority in Okinawa Pref. assembly election  by Kyodo [Japan Times:6/9]
  • Japan volleyball team qualifies for Olympics  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:6/8]
  • Kitajima breaks world record in Speedo  by AFP [Google:6/8]
    • [6/8/'08]
  • Japan manufacturers derive record 45% of sales from abroad  by Chris Oliver [MarketWatch:6/5]
  • Japan's Parliament Recognizes Ainu as Indigenous People  by Hideko Takayama [Bloomberg:6/6]
  • Japanese, US nanotechnology experts win Spain's Asturias award  by AFP [Google:6/5]
  • Learning a lesson from Japan's Paralympians  by Cui Xiaohuo (ChinaDaily/the Olympian) [China Daily:6/6]
    • [6/6/'08]
  • Japan opposition threatens to censure PM before G8  by AFP [Google:6/6]
  • Japan Vows to Punish MOF Officials Over Taxi Perks  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:6/6]
  • Japan and North Korea to hold talks Saturday  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/6]
  • Chinese become Japan's largest foreign community  by Li Xiaokun (China Daily) [China Daily:6/5]
    • [6/5/'08]
  • Bar to kids' citizenship ruled illegal  by JUN HONGO, Staff writer [Japan Times:6/5]
  • Tokyo, Madrid Score Higher Than Chicago in Olympic Bid Report  by Tariq Panja [Bloomberg:6/5]
  • Turkish president kicks off first visit to Japan  by Hurriyet English with wires [Hürriyet:6/4]
  • Softbank Shares Gain on Plan to Sell IPhone in Japan  by Pavel Alpeyev [Bloomberg:6/5]
    • [6/4/'08]
  • Fukuda, Sarkozy Say G-8 Must Reach Out, Tackle Rising Oil Price  by Takashi Hirokawa and Patrick Donahue [Bloomberg:6/4]
  • Japanese navy ship will visit China later this month, Beijing says  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/3]
  • Space station installs Japanese lab   [Aljazeera.net:6/4]
  • US tightens entry rules for travelers from EU, Japan  by AFP [Kuwait Times:6/4]
    • [6/3/'08]
  • Fukuda, Brown agree to tackle rising prices  by Kyodo [Japan Times:6/3]
  • Japanese PM meets German chancellor  by Xinhua [Xinhua:6/2]
  • Nominee Ikeo Says BOJ's Flexible Policy `Appropriate'  by Masahiro Hidaka and Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:6/3]
  • Japan to send 800 more tents to China's quake-hit areas  by Xinhua [Xinhua:6/3]
    • [6/2/'08]
  • Japan hails trade fair to boost Africa investment  by AFP [Google:6/2] *See News Review
  • Japanese prime minister leaves for Europe for talks ahead of next month's G8 summit  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:6/1]
  • Kibo: Japan's research unit at the International Space Station  by AFP [Google:6/2]
  • Japan's Wages Rise 0.6% on Shift to Full-Time Workers  by Toru Fujioka [Bloomberg:6/2]
    • [5/30/'08]
  • Japan Avoids Use of Military Planes to Aid China, Nikkei Says  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:5/30]
  • Myanmar blasts aid donors for not giving more  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:5/30]
  • Reform bill sidesteps 'amakudari'  by MASAMI ITO, Staff writer [Japan Times:5/30]
  • NHK Fails to Declare 1.3-B.-Yen Tax  by Jiji Press [RedOrbit:5/27]
    • [5/29/'08]
  • China Seeks Japan Military Help After Quake-Media  by Reuters [Javno.hr:5/28]
  • Japan government sticks with Ikeo for BOJ  by Reuters [Reuters:5/28]
  • US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk ends mission in Japan  by AFP [Google:5/28]
  • 81 NHK Employees Involved in Stock Trading During Office Hours  by Kyodo News International, Tokyo [RedOrbit:5/27]
    • [5/28/'08]
  • Ruling bloc, DPJ agree to pass revised civil service reform bill  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomirui:5/28]
  • Several Japanese alive in North Korea, ready to be sent home, Pyongyang tells U.S.  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:5/27]
  • Media says China seeks Japan military help  by Reuters [Reuters:5/28]
  • Death penalty for Japan gangster   [BBC News:5/26]
    • [5/26/'08]
  • World looks to Japan's rice mountain to ease crisis  by AFP [Google:5/25] *See News Review
  • G-8 ministers move toward emissions goal  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:5/25]
  • Iran, Japan play significant int'l role  by SF/GM/BGH [PRESS TV:5/25]
  • Kotooshu becomes first European to win sumo title  by AFP [Google:5/25]
    • [5/23/'08]
  • Fukuda pledges full support for planned ASEAN unified market  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Japan Times:5/23]
  • Consumer agency to be given strong powers  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:5/23]
  • Japan's Export Growth Quickens to 4% on Asian Demand  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:5/22]
  • Japanese rescue team applauded for efforts  by Du Wenjuan (Chinadaily.com.cn) [China Daily:5/21]
    • [5/22/'08]
  • Poll: Support for Fukuda, Ozawa equal  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:5/21]
  • Japan medics want into quake area  by Kyodo [Japan Times:5/22]
  • Japan is fifth-most peaceful nation  Compiled from Kyodo, AP [Japan Times:5/22]
  • Japan to provide rice aid to ease global food crisis  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:5/22]
    • [5/21/'08]
  • Cabinet approval rating hits record low  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:5/20]
  • US ambassador: Japan should expand military budget  by Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press Writer [Boston Globe:5/20]
  • Japan parliament OKs space defense bill  by MARI YAMAGUCHI [Associated Press:5/21]
  • 17 babies are left in anonymous drop box in Japan  by AP [Associated Press:5/21]
    • [5/20/'08]
  • SKorea summons Japan envoy over disputed islands  by AFP [Google:5/19] *See News Review
  • Bank of Japan keeps interest rates steady  by Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:5/20]
  • Japan Panel Urges Government to Attract More Foreign Investment  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:5/19]
  • Hello Kitty is named Japan tourism ambassador  by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA [Associated Press:5/19]
    • [5/19/'08]
  • Spokesman: Japan ready to send medical team to China  by Xinhua [Xinhua:5/19]
  • China allows bloggers, others to spread quake news  by CARA ANNA, AP [Associated Press:5/19]
  • Myanmar junta to open disaster area to foreign VIPs  by Norimasa Tahara / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent [Daily Yomiuri:5/19]
  • Fukuda sets $10 billion climate aid for Africa  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:5/19]
    • [5/16/'08]
  • Japan's GDP Grew More-Than-Estimated 3.3% on Exports  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:5/16]
  • Don't mention the war  From Economist.com [Economist:5/14]
  • Japan lower house OKs space defense bill  by MARI YAMAGUCHI [Associated Press:5/14]
  • Japan's Mizuho says earnings halved by credit crisis  by AFP [Google:5/15]
    • [5/15/'08]
  • China Asks Japanese Rescue Team to Help in Sichuan After Quake  by Dune Lawrence and Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:5/15]
  • Global Investors Join Hedge Funds Urging More Japan Governance  by Tomoko Yamazaki [Bloomberg:5/15]
  • U.S. Rice Lobby Backs Japanese Plan to Export Rice  by Christopher Swann [Bloomberg:5/14]
  • US still competitive but risks Japan-style recession: IMD  by AFP [Google:5/15] *See News Review
    • [5/14/'08]
  • SKorea, US, Japan nuclear envoys preparing to meet in Washington next week, Seoul says  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:5/14]
  • Chinese scholars: China-Japan fresh communique maps blueprint for future  by Xinhua [Xinhua:5/13]
  • NZ, Japan a step closer to trade deal  by NZPA [Stuff.co.nz:5/14]
  • Japan Current-Account Surplus Narrows as Exports Slow  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:5/14]
    • [5/13/'08]
  • Japanese PM, business leader pledges all-out support to China over earthquake   [Times of India:5/13]
  • Japan aims to cut emissions by 60-80 pct by 2050: reports  by AFP [Google:5/12]
  • Japan scientists warn Arctic ice melting fast  by Reuters [Reuters UK:5/12]
  • ATM trouble mars BTMU system launch  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:5/13]
    • [5/12/'08]
  • Fukuda wants U.N. in Myanmar  by Kyodo [Japan Times:5/12]
  • Hu says Japan trip achieved hoped-for results  by Market Watch [MarketWatch:5/11]
  • Launching a new era in China-Japan relations  by China Daily [People's Daily Online:5/12]
  • Japan to host 2009 junior world championship  by Reuters [Reuters.uk:5/8]
    • [5/9/'08]
  • Japan's 40 Richest  by Kiyoe Minami [Forbes:5/7]
  • Chinese President Tells Japanese Students Countries Should Not Hold WWII Grudge  by Daniel Schearf [Voice of America:5/8]
  • Japan thanks Yemen for saving hostages  by AFP [Google:5/8]
  • US Marine gets two years in Japan sex case: military  by AFP [Google:5/9]
    • [5/8/'08]
  • Chinese president says 4th political document represents new consensus in China-Japan relations  by Xinhua [Xinhua:5/7]
  • Strong earthquakes hit Japan  by AFP [Google:5/8]
  • Japan to propose copyright fees on iPods, digital recorders   [Japan Times:5/7]
  • Super Aguri withdraws from 2008 Formula One championship   [Canadian Press:5/7]
    • [5/7/'08]
  • Hu's Japan Visit May Ease Strain  by Sebastian Moffett in Tokyo and Jason Leow in Beijing [Wall Street Journal:5/7] *See News Review
  • Japan gasoline pump prices rise to record high  by Reuters [Reuters India:5/7]
  • Japan's population of children hits new low for 27th straight year  by Canadian Press [Canadian Press:5/5]
  • Thousands rally for Japan constitution  by AP [Associated Press:5/5]
    • [5/6/'08]
  • China's Hu in Japan on rare visit of reconciliation  by AFP [Google:5/6]
  • Aid offers for cylone-hit Myanmar  by Reuters [Reuters:5/6]
  • Asian countries agree to pay $80 bln for regional foreign reserve swap  by Xinhua [Xinhua:5/5]
  • Africa: After China, India, Japan Calls On Continent  by Felix Osike [AllAfrica.com:5/5]
    • [5/2/'08]
  • Support for Japan's government hits new low: poll  by AFP [Google:5/2]
  • Japan will not fall into recession: BOJ report  by Reuters [Reuters:5/1]
  • Hu to give lecture at Waseda, visit Nara temples in May 6-10 visit  by Kyodo [Thai News Agency MCOT:5/1]
  • China invites ex-Japan PMs for Olympics to avert possible boycott  by AFP [Peninsula On-line:5/2]
    • [5/1/'08]
  • Diet restores gas tax rate / Opposition parties fail in bid to block revote in lower house  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomirui:5/1]
  • Japan central bank keeps interest rate unchanged amid concerns about global slowdown  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/30]
  • Jobless rate falls to 10-year low of 3.8%  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:5/1]
  • Tokyo's panda dies; a chance for China diplomacy?  by Reuters [Reuters:4/30]
    • [4/30/'08]
  • Japan government vows to press on after election blow  by AFP [Google:4/28] *See News Review
  • Japan's Nikkei Set for Best April in 15 Years; Brokerages Surge  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:4/30]
  • Yasuhiro Nakasone: China, Japan, ROK must pursue peace, friendship  by Xinhua [Xinhua:4/28]
  • Bird flu virus detected in dead swans found in northeast Japan  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/29]
    • [4/28/'08]
  • Japan's Opposition Wins By-election in Blow to Fukuda  by Sachiko Sakamaki and Takashi Hirokawa [Bloomberg:4/28]
  • Japan's March Russian fuel oil imports almost double  by Reuters [guardian.co.uk:4/28]
  • Seoul seeks military cooperation agreement with Japan  by Yonhap [Hankyoreh:4/28]
  • Japan FM calls for China transparency over Tibet  by AFP [Google:4/27]
    • [4/27/'08]
  • Japanese PM's visit improves ties with Russia  by Xinhua [Xinhua:4/26]
  • Olympic torch relay ends in Japan without major incident  by JIM ARMSTRONG [Associated Press:4/26]
  • Japan FSA to Investigate Tokyo Government's ShinGinko Bank  by Patrick Rial and Toshiro Hasegawa [Bloomberg:4/26]
  • Pro-democracy Myanmar residents hold mock referendum outside embassy in Japan in protest  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/27]
    • [4/24/'08]
  • FTC probes copyright body over monopoly  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/24]
  • TCI Seeks U.K. Sanctions Against Japan on J-Power  by Tomoko Yamazaki [Bloomberg:4/24]
  • Japan to Ask WTO to Ensure Food Exports Keep Flowing  by Stuart Biggs and Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:4/24]
  • Internet's Wikipedia to go print in Germany: publisher  by AFP [Google:4/24]
    • [4/23/'08]
  • Fukuda Says Japan to Form Consumer Protection Agency Next Year  by Takashi Hirokawa and Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:4/23]
  • G-8 schedule released; meetings to include emerging economy heads  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/22]
  • Defying critics, Japanese lawmakers visit war shrine  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/22]
  • Japanese exports grow at weakest pace since 2005  by AFP [Google:4/23]
    • [4/22/'08]
  • Rough road for tax discussions  by Editorial [Japan Times:4/22]
  • Oil Market Rattled by Attack on Tanker  by MARTIN FACKLER [New York Times:4/22]
  • Japan's Nomura confirms investigation into alleged insider trading by employee  by Thomson Financial News [Forbes:4/21]
  • Chinese heckle Olympic torch run protesters in Malaysia  by JULIA ZAPPEI [Associated Press:4/21]
    • [4/21/'08]
  • Japan, South Korea resume summit talks, discuss North Korea, bilateral issues  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/21] *See News Review
  • Japan Fukuda govt's approval rating falls to record low - Nikkei poll  by Thomson Financial News [Forbes:4/20]
  • Four firms from Japan make list of top 25 innovators  by Kyodo [Japan Times:4/20]
  • Japan chooses new Olympic torch relay route  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/21]
    • [4/18/'08]
  • Japan Court Opinion Won't Affect Iraq Deployment  by Takashi Hirokawa and Toko Sekiguchi [Bloomberg:4/18]
  • British fund pushes for change in Japan  by YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press [Forbes:4/17]
  • Japan's Bull-Dog Sauce says Steel Partners sells shares  by AFP [Google:4/18]
  • Japan temple rejects torch relay   [BBC News:4/18]
    • [4/17/'08]
  • Japan court says Iraq dispatch unconstitutional  by Reuters [Reuters:4/17]
  • Japan Production Rose in February, Revised Data Show  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:4/17]
  • Japan Bankers' Association head says subprime impact on banks is limited  by Atsuko Fukase [MarketWatch:4/17]
  • Chinese foreign minister in Japan ahead of President Hu  by AFP [Google:4/17]
    • [4/16/'08]
  • Japan Rejects TCI's Bid to Double Stake in J-Power  by Shigeru Sato and Tomoko Yamazaki [Bloomberg:4/16]
  • Pension deductions affect 8.32 mil.  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/16]
  • Japan PM to cut trip short, visit Russia for ties  by Reuters [Reuters UK:4/16]
  • China, Japan vow to further strategic, reciprocal relations  by Xinhua [Xinhua:4/16]
    • [4/15/'08]
  • Japan, ASEAN finish inking free trade pact: statement  by AFP [Google:4/14]
  • Japan presses Russia for islands deal  by James Kilner and Conor Sweeney [Reuters UK:4/14]
  • Distributor to go ahead with showing 'Yasukuni'  by Compiled from Kyodo, staff reports [Japan Times:4/15]
  • Japan whaling fleet limps into port after protests with half its catch  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/15]
    • [4/14/'08]
  • Japan wants IMF to monitor sovereign wealth funds  by SHINYA AJIMA, WASHINGTON (Kyodo) [Japan Times:4/14] *See News Review
  • World economy 'worsening' / But G-7 remains optimistic about long-term outlook  by Kenya Hirose / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer [Daily Yomiuri:4/13]
  • Candles lit in Nagano, Tokyo for peace in Tibet  by Kyodo [Japan Times:4/14]
  • Protests as French PM visits Japan nuclear plant  by AFP [Google:4/13]
    • [4/11/'08]
  • Prime minister: No more mister nice guy  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/11]
  • BOJ's Shirakawa to Explain Japan's 1990s Financial Woes at G-7  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:4/11]
  • Japan Wholesale Prices Rise; Fastest Pace in 27 Years  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:4/11]
  • Pension body staff to fall 38% by 2014  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/10]
    • [4/10/'08]
  • Japan's opposition hounds PM, but faces own woes  by Isabel Reynolds [Reuters:4/9]
  • Bank of Japan Holds Rate Unchanged as Expected  by CEP News [CEP News:4/9]
  • Japan PM Says China 'Responsible' Over Tibet Unrest  by AFP [Phayul:4/10]
  • Japan to plant coral island in the Pacific  by Julian Ryall in Tokyo [Telegraph.co.uk:4/10]
    • [4/9/'08]
  • Japan finally gets new central bank chief  by AFP [Google:4/9]
  • Japan May Create Sovereign Fund as Soon as Next Year, UBS Says  by Keiko Ujikane [Bloomberg:4/8]
  • U.S., Japan Struggle to Ensure Smooth Olympic Torch Relay   [dongA.com:4/9]
  • Japan appoints new envoy to Indonesia  by Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post [Jakarta Post:4/9]
    • [4/8/'08]
  • Nominee for Japan central bank chief testifies at confirmation hearing  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/8] *See News Review
  • OECD: Japan needs reforms to stay a world economic leader  by DPA [Earthtimes:4/7]
  • Japan's foreign reserves rise to record US$1.02 trillion in March  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:4/7]
  • Aso gearing up to take over after Fukuda  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/7]
    • [4/7/'08]
  • Give Japan, India UN seats, Smith says  by AAP [Sydney Morning Herald:4/6]
  • Japan set to nominate BoJ deputy as new governor: reports  by AFP [Google:4/6]
  • Japan's Opposition Calls for Election Before July G-8 Summit  by Patrick Rial and Mikako Nakajima [Bloomberg:4/6]
  • Air Force Chief to Visit Russia, China, Japan  by Jung Sung-ki, Staff Reporter [Korea Times:4/6]
    • [4/4/'08]
  • U.S. Sailor's Murder Case Reignites Anger in Japan  by Blaine Harden, Washington Post Foreign Service [Washington Post:4/4]
  • Police seek tighter gun controls after spate of shooting incidents  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily:4/3]
  • Osaka theater to screen 'Yasukuni'  by Kyodo [Japan Times:4/4]
  • Japan's NHK fires reporters for insider trading  by Thomson Financial [Forbes:4/3]
    • [4/3/'08]
  • Fukuda Popularity Falls to Below Japan Predecessor Who Resigned  by Toko Sekiguchi and Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:4/3]
  • Ozawa threatens censure over pension-record mess  by SETSUKO KAMIYA, Staff writer [Japan Times:4/2]
  • Japan seeks to arrest U.S. sailor over murder  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:4/2]
  • Tata Motors to become 1st Indian firm to be listed on Tokyo bourse  by Kyodo [Thai News Agency MCOT:4/2]
    • [4/2/'08]
  • Global poll: Japan has most positive influence in world  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/2]
  • Relationship with Japan just fine: Smith  by AAP [Sydney Morning Herald:4/2]
  • Japan, China eyeing May 6 for Hu's visit  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:4/1]
  • Dalai Lama representative seeks mediator role for Japan in Tibet   [Monsters and Critics.com:3/27]
    • [4/1/'08]
  • Japan Drivers Rush to Gas Stations After Tax Lapses  by Kiyori Ueno [Bloomberg:4/1] *See News Review
  • Japan Tankan Business Confidence Falls to 4-Year Low  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:4/1]
  • Bank of Japan injects a record $30 billion into funding operations  by Reuters [International Herald Tribune:3/31]
  • Tokyo cinemas scrap plans to show "Yasukuni" film  by Reporting by Teruaki Ueno; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani [Reuters:3/31]
    • [3/31/'08]
  • Fukuda's Approval Rating Falls to 31% in Japan, Asahi Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:3/31]
  • Japan's industrial output down as exports slow  by AFP [Google:3/31]
  • Yen Declines as Japanese Banks Sell Overseas Investment Funds  by Stanley White and Kosuke Goto [Bloomberg:3/31]
  • Trade Min. Cautious on S.Korea-Japan FTA Talks  by [Chosun Ilbo:3/31]
    • [3/28/'08]
  • Japanese government calm about NKorean missile launch report  by Thomson Financial News, AFP [Forbes:3/28]
  • Japan court rejects war suicide suit against Nobel laureate  by AFP [The Citizen:3/28]
  • Google, copyright body strike deal allowing cover songs on YouTube  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:3/28]
  • Yankees' slugger Hideki Matsui weds longtime girlfriend  by MARK FEINSAND and BILL HUTCHINSON, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS [New York Daily News:3/28]
    • [3/27/'08]
  • Bank of Japan deputy governor says future policy moves not predetermined  by Thomson Financial News [Forbes:3/26]
  • Shuttle Endeavour returns after record-setting mission to ISS  by AFP [Google:3/27]
  • Japan finds films by early "anime" pioneers  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:3/27]
  • 73% of voters oppose bailout of Shinginko  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/25]
    • [3/26/'08]
  • DPJ to block gas tax bill; pump price looks to fall  by MASAMI ITO. Staff writer [Japan Times:3/26]
  • Japan February Trade Surplus Up 0.9 Pct.   [Associated Press:3/26]
  • Japan welcomes spring with first cherry blossoms  by Aiko Hayashi [Reuters:3/24]
  • Boston's `Dice-K' Returns to Japan as Baseball Opens in Tokyo  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:3/25]
    • [3/25/'08]
  • Japan Tankan Company Sentiment May Fall to 4-Year Low  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:/]
  • Japan's Land Prices Climb for a Second Year, Growth Set to Slow  by Kathleen Chu [Bloomberg:3/24]
  • SKorean leader seeks trade zone with Japan, China  by AFP [Google:3/24]
  • Japan wants to question US sailor about taxi driver killing  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:3/23]
    • [3/24/'08]
  • Fukuda's Disapproval Rating Rises to 54% in Newspaper Surveys  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:3/24] *See News Review
  • Tackling financial woes Bank of Japan's top priority, says acting governor   [Forbes:3/23]
  • Japan's Watanabe urges U.S. to inject funds: report  by Elaine Lies [Reuters:3/23]
  • Taiwan president-elect Ma considering trip to Japan, U.S.  by Kyodo [Thai News Agency MCOT:3/24]
    • [3/21/'08]
  • Japan's Nikkei rises 0.8 pct, high-tech firms up  by Taiga Uranaka [Reuters:3/21]
  • Japan appoints central bank deputies  by Xinhua [Xinhua:3/21]
  • Japan fires navy chief, punishes dozens of defense officials over scandals, accident  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:3/21]
  • Asada Wins Women's Title  by COLLEEN BARRY [Associated Press:3/21]
    • [3/19/'08]
  • Shirakawa May Become Interim BOJ Head, Economists Say  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:3/19]
  • Japan's Nikkei up more than 1 pct, eyes on yen  by Elaine Lies [Guardian:3/18]
  • Japan to host climate change summit  by Reuters [Reuters UK:3/18]
  • Serbia recalls ambassador to Japan over recognition of Kosovo  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:3/18]
    • [3/18/'08]
  • Fukuda Cabinet support rate off to record 33.4%  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:3/17]
  • Illicit payments to Social Insurance Agency union workers hit 750 million yen  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:3/17]
  • Japanese Leave Tibet as Anti-China Protests Spread, Asahi Says  by Kanoko Matsuyama [Bloomberg:3/18]
  • Japan's Job Market Improves for High School Graduates, NHK Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:3/19]
    • [3/17/'08]
  • Japan faces criticism over industry-specific emissions targets at climate conference  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:3/16] *See News Review
  • Asian currencies higher against dollar on US economic woes  by Agence France Presse [The Post:3/17]
  • Japan Stocks Fall to Two-Year Low on Bear Stearns Sale, Fed Cut  by Masaki Kondo [Bloomberg:3/17]
  • Bank of Japan pumps extra funds into banking system  by AFP, AFX News [Forbes:3/17]
    • [3/14/'08]
  • Dollar Falls to 12-Year Low of 100 Yen on Carlyle Fund Failure  by Ye Xie and Bo Nielsen [Bloomberg:3/13]
  • Fukuda: Temps, part-timers must get better conditions  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/14]
  • Yokohama university dean given money for MD degrees  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/13]
  • Univ. student held over faking molestation  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/13]
    • [3/13/'08]
  • South Korea's Lee to visit U.S., Japan to mend ties  by Reuters [Reuters:3/12]
  • China says Hu to visit Japan soon  by AFP [Forbes:3/12]
  • Japan, China, Korea to feature at 10th Asian film fest  by AFP [Google:3/13]
  • Global dreams, local brands at Tokyo fashion week  by Chika Osaka [Reuters UK:3/12]
    • [3/12/'08]
  • Upper House Rejects BOJ Nomination  by YURI KAGEYAMA [The Associated Press:3/12]
  • Japan's GDP Grows More Than Forecast, Led by Exports  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:3/12]
  • Tokyo says Japan, Russia leaders agree to work on treaty  by AFP [Google:3/12]
  • Tony Blair to attend G20 meet in Japan: official  by AFP [Google:3/10]
    • [3/11/'08]
  • Shuttle blasts Japan lab into space   [Aljazeera.net:3/11]
  • Japan seeks new form of flu vaccine, investors jump  by Reuters [Reuters:3/10]
  • Champion Noguchi set for Beijing  by Reuters [Yahoo! Eurosport:3/10]
  • Tokyo air-raid photography, convenience stores and the LDP versus the DPJ on TV   [Japan Times:3/9]
    • [3/10/'08]
  • Foreign Ministry wants to raise Japan's profile  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/10] *See News Review
  • Shuttle Endeavour set to launch Japan lab to space station  by AFP [Google:3/10]
  • Scientists to create iPS cells from Japanese patients  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/10]
  • Japan Machine Orders Surge at Fastest Pace in 7 Years  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:3/10]
    • [3/7/'08]
  • Fukuda urges firms to raise pay  by China Daily/Agencies [People's Daily Online:3/7]
  • Recent comments on BOJ governor selection  by Reuters [Reuters:3/7]
  • Disney says to produce anime 'made in Japan'  by AFP [Google:3/6]
  • Why Japan persists in hunting whales   [BBC News:3/7]
    • [3/6/'08]
  • Time Is Short for Japan to Name a Central Banker  by MARTIN FACKLER [New York Times:3/6]
  • Japan gov't rejects FT article on investment barriers  by AP, Kyodo [Breitbart.com:3/5]
  • Japan to propose global emissions reduction in 10-20 years  by AP, Kyodo [Breitbart.com:3/5]
  • Sony to launch Skype via PSP in Japan this month  by AFP [Google:3/5]
    • [3/5/'08]
  • Japan Court Upholds Guilty Verdict in Blood Scandal, Kyodo Says  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:3/5]
  • Japan Calls on China to Detail Military Spending  by Naomi Martig [Voice of America:3/4]
  • Anti-China activist shoots self at Japan parliament--police  by Agence France-Presse [Inquirer.net:3/5]
  • Obama thanks supporters in namesake Japanese town  by Isabel Reynolds [Boston Globe:3/4]
    • [3/4/'08]
  • Japan summons envoys after whaler attacked  by AFP [Google:3/3]
  • Japan's Navy Involved in 2nd Collision in Vietnam, Kyodo Says  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:3/4]
  • Chinese yellow sand hits Japan, SKorea: officials  by AFP [Google:3/3]
  • Japanese PM wants talks with Russian new president on disputed territory  by Xinhua [Xinhua:3/3]
    • [3/3/'08]
  • Japan Looks to a Robot Future  by HIROKO TABUCHI, The Associated Press [Washington Post:3/2] *See News Review
  • Japan PM Fukuda apologises to family of missing fishermen  by AFP [Google:3/2]
  • Japan political deadlock deepens, BOJ post at risk  by Chisa Fujioka [Reuters:3/3]
  • Protesters attack Japanese whaling ship  by AAP [The Age:3/3]
    • [3/2/'08]
  • Has China given up on probe for truth?  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:3/1]
  • S Korean president calls for closer ties with Japan  by AFP [Google:3/1]
  • U.S. to continue probe on Marine's alleged rape, despite his release  by AP, Kyodo [Breitbart.com:2/29]
  • Japan's Lower House Passes Budget Despite Boycott, Nikkei Says  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:3/1]
    • [2/29/'08]
  • Japan delays decision on foreign stake in airports  by Reuters [Reuters:2/29]
  • Suspect's blog was the net that snared him  by Richard Winton, Andrew Blankstein and Rich Connell, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers [Los Angeles Times:2/29]
  • 6 Companies to Build High-Speed Cable Under Pacific Ocean  by Naomi Martig [Voice of America:2/28]
  • Japan beats Chinese Taipei for table tennis worlds semifinal  byXinhua [Xinhua:2/29]
    • [2/28/'08]
  • Tokyo expected to remain world's most populated area in 2025: survey  by AP, Kyodo [Breitbart.com:2/26]
  • Rice tries to soothe Japan outrage  by [CNN.com:2/27]
  • Japan to step up peacekeeping presence: foreign minister  by AFP [Google:2/25]
  • Japan to extend 1.8 bil. yen in 'cool earth' aid to 2 African nations  by AP, Kyodo [Breitbart.com:2/24]
    • [2/26/'08]
  • 68% disenchanted with political climate  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:2/25]
  • Japanese Internet Satellite Enters Orbit  by Eddyson Lugangwa [International Busienss Times:2/25]
  • Japan holds first trade talks with Rudd's Australia  by AFP [Google:2/25]
  • In Japan, Israeli PM calls for action on Iran  by AFP [Google:2/25]
    • [2/25/'08]
  • Japanese prime minister arrives in Seoul for inauguration of South Korean president  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:2/24] *See News Review
  • Japan Interviews Arrested Businessman  by THOMAS WATKINS, AP [Associated Press:2/25]
  • Stormy weather leaves at least three dead  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:2/25]
  • Japan beats China to claim title at EAFF Women's Championship  by Xinhua [Xinhua:2/24]
    • [2/22/'08]
  • Japan to fire navy head over fishing boat - report  by Reuters [Reuters India:2/22]
  • Fukuda to visit S. Korea from Sunday to meet Lee, enhance ties  by Kyodo [Thai News Agency MCOT:2/21]
  • Japan needs to watch slowing US economy and any impact on Chinese exports  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:2/22]
  • Japan slam China's rough tactics in football clash  by AFP [Google:2/22]
    • [2/21/'08]
  • Tokyo shares end sharply higher on exports data, rate cut hopes  by AFX News Limited [Forbes:2/21]
  • Japan Destroyer's Crew Saw Fishing Vessel, Japan Times Reports  by Stuart Biggs [Bloomberg:2/21]
  • Travelers flock to Japan as yen weakens  by YURI KAGEYAMA The Associated Press [MLive.com:2/20]
  • Japan beat hosts China in East Asian football  by AFP [Google:2/21]
    • [2/20/'08]
  • US imposes rules on marines in Japan after alleged rape  by Angela Balakrishnan and agencies [Guardian Unlimited:2/20]
  • Tokyo Bank Set Up By Governor Ishihara Seeks Bailout  by Ichiro Suzuki and Takahiko Hyuga [Bloomberg:2/20]
  • Japan and Cuba highlight 2009 World Baseball Classic  by AFP [Google:2/20]
  • Supreme Court in Japan Upholds Mapplethorpe  by New York Times [New York Times:2/20]
    • [2/19/'08]
  • Japan's warship collides with fishing boat, 2 missing  by Xinhua [Xinhua:2/19]
  • Japan's Slowdown May Limit Yen Gains, Gyohten Says  by Stanley White [Bloomberg:2/18]
  • China Orders Recall of Pesticide-Tainted Fish Bound for Japan  by Zhang Dingmin [Bloomberg:2/19]
  • Berlin Film Festival Winners  by Christopher Campbell [Cinematical:2/17]
    • [2/18/'08]
  • Japanese PM Fukuda's approval rating slips to 40 percent - report  by AFX News Limited [Forbes:2/17]
  • Japan angered by new U.S. crimes after rape arrest  by Reuters [Reuters India:2/18]
  • Japan to Take in Dozens of Myanmar Refugees, Yomiuri Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:2/18] *See News Review
  • Switzerland's Rothlin wins Tokyo marathon  by AFP [Google:2/17]
    • [2/17/'08]
  • Japan delays high-speed Internet satellite: agency  by AFP [Google:2/13]
  • Japanese film director Ichikawa dies at 92  by AFP [Google:2/15]
  • Japan WWII drama strikes pacifist note at Berlin film festival  by AFP [Google:2/15]
  • Hollywood film 'Shanghai' denied approval to shoot in China   [Canadian Press:2/13]
    • [2/15/'08]
  • Japan to lift foreign wheat price for users by 30%  by Reuters [Reuters:2/15]
  • Bank of Japan Keeps Rates Unchanged  by YURI KAGEYAMA [Associated Press:2/15]
  • Japan Asks U.S. to Improve Training After Rape Arrest  by Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:2/15]
  • IATA chief warns Japan on airport privatisation  by AFP [Google:2/15]
    • [2/14/'08]
  • Japan 4Q economic growth accelerates  by YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press [BusinessWeek:2/13]
  • Japanese banks' subprime losses hit 5.6 bln dollars: government  by AFP [Google:2/14]
  • Japan debates lowering adult age to 18  by AFP [Google:2/14]
  • Panel to report on new consumer body in May  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:2/13]
    • [2/13/'08]
  • Japan Wholesale Inflation Rises to Fastest Since 1981  by Mayumi Otsuma [Bloomberg:2/13]
  • Japan's HIV infections hit record high in 2007  by Xinhua [Xinhua:2/13]
  • Korea Dumped Waste in Japanese Waters   [Chosun Ilbo:2/11]
  • Myanmar military regime announces election plans  by APTN [TV3 News:2/11]
    • [2/12/'08]
  • Komura vows bigger role for Japan in U.N. peacekeeping effort  by Kyodo [Japan Times:2/12] *See News Review
  • Russian bombers flew over US aircraft carrier: official  by AFP [Google:2/12]
  • Japan PM calls Okinawa rape case "unforgivable"  by Linda Sieg, Reuters [Boston Globe:2/11]
  • German-Japanese drama wins cheers at Berlin fest  by AFP [Google:2/12]
    • [2/11/'08]
  • G7 targets causes of market crises  by Reuters [Reuters:2/10]
  • Iwakuni election result smoothes jet relocation  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:2/11]
  • Japan DPJ May Accept Former Bureaucrat as BOJ Head, Fujii Says  by Finbarr Flynn [Bloomberg:2/10]
  • Marine arrested on rape charges in Japan  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:2/11]
    • [2/7/'08]
  • Japan PM to visit Russia ahead of G8 summit in July  by REUTERS [Economic Times:2/7]
  • Veteran Japanese rider looks to return to Olympics after 44 years  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:2/7]
  • Japan unconvinced by football World Cup qualifier win  by AFP [Google:2/7]
  • Japanese sumo trainer arrested over death of pupil  by Justin McCurry in Tokyo [Guardian Unlimited:2/7]
    • [2/6/'08]
  • Yosano Says Japan Banks Must Write Off Subprime Loss  by Sachiko Sakamaki and Takashi Hirokawa [Bloomberg:2/6]
  • North Korea Maintains Uranium Enrichment Program, U.S. Says  by Ed Johnson [Bloomberg:2/5]
  • Japan LDP shelves plan to limit foreign airport stakes  by Reuters [Reuters:2/5]
  • People without supportive friends, family more likely to die from strokes  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:2/6]
    • [2/5/'08]
  • Japan to Check China Factory over Poison Dumplings  by Reuters [Reuters:2/4] *See News Review
  • Japan, China said to settle gas row by splitting profit  by AFP [Google:2/4]
  • Afghan foreign minister in Japan for reconstruction talks  by AFP [Google:2/5]
  • Japanese public hoodwinked on whaling  by Jun Hoshikawa [NEWS.com.au:2/4]
    • [2/4/'08]
  • Japan plans to invite non-member countries to G8 summit  by Xinhua [Xinhua:2/3]
  • South Korea's president-elect backs visit by Japanese emperor  by AFP [Google:2/3]
  • France, Japan, US cooperate on nuclear reactors  by AFP [Hemscott:2/3]
  • Flights, trains cancelled as snow hits Tokyo  by AFP [Google:2/3]
    • [2/1/'08]
  • China looking into tainted dumplings  by Associated Press [Boston Globe:1/30]
  • Housing starts in Japan fall to 40-year low  by Xinhua [Xinhua:1/31]
  • Japan executes three inmates  by AFP [Google:2/1]
  • Kuwako Takahashi promoted Japan's culture  by Charles Burress [San Francisco Chronicle:2/1]
    • [1/31/'08]
  • Japan stocks climb on exporter buying, bank recovery  by Reuters [Reuters:1/31]
  • Japan firms recall China foods after 10 fall ill  by Reuters [Reuters:1/30]
  • Japan, EU sign agreement on customs co-op   [Xinhua:1/30]
  • Recovering Osim attends friendly  by AFP [Google:1/30]
    • [1/30/'08]
  • Japan parties avert tax clash - media  by George Nishiyama [Reuters:1/30]
  • Japan Factory Output Rises Less-Than-Estimated 1.4%  by Jason Clenfield [Bloomberg:1/30]
  • Japan's DoCoMo suffers profit drop amid price war  by AFP [Google:1/30]
  • Korean Women's Handball Team Wins Olympic Berth  by Arirang News [Chosun Ilbo:1/30]
    • [1/29/'08]
  • Chinese flock to Japan in tourism boom  by Jonathan Soble in Tokyo [Financial Times:1/28] *See News Review
  • Japan reports lowest jobless year in decade  by AFP [Google:1/29]
  • Japan to boost defense against cruise missile: paper  by Reuters [Reuters:1/27]
  • Yen surge creating vicious circle for Japan  by Eric Burroughs, Reuters [Guardian Unlimited:1/28]
    • [1/28/'08]
  • Japan parliament set to clash over gasoline tax  by Linda Sieg [Reuters UK:1/28]
  • Coalition-Backed Hashimoto Wins Osaka Election, Yomiuri Says  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:1/28]
  • Mongolian champ Hakuho beats controversial compatriot  by AFP [Google:1/28]
  • Former Indonesian president Suharto dies aged 86  by AFP [Melbourne Herald Sun:1/28]
    • [1/27/'08]
  • Japan wants change to 1990 emission baseline, says PM  by AFP [Google:1/26]
  • Japanese woman reaches South Pole on skis  by DPA [Earthtimes:1/24]
  • Ship Tracking Japan Whalers Back to Port  by The Associated Press [Google:1/27]
  • Japan held by Chile in Okada's return as coach   [Reuters:1/26]
    • [1/24/'08]
  • Japanese ship heads back to 'war on terror'  by AFP [Google:1/24]
  • Japan PM hopes to take climate leadership at Davos  by Chisa Fujioka [Reuters:1/24]
  • Major Japanese Prize for 3 Americans  by The Associated Press [Google:1/24]
  • Computer virus creator, distributors arrested for violating copyright laws  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:1/24]
    • [1/23/'08]
  • Japan stocks surge more than 3% after Fed rate cut  by Elaine Lies [Reuters:1/23]
  • Japan's Economic Fundamentals Are Firm, Fukuda Says  by Sachiko Sakamaki and Keiichi Yamamura [Bloomberg:1/23]
  • Retreat of the Foreign Investor Is Singularly Painful for Japan  by MARTIN FACKLER [New York Times:1/23]
  • Recovering Osim may attend friendly: Japan official  by AFP [Google:1/22]
    • [1/22/'08]
  • Five Regions Suffer Downturns  by Kyodo News [Japan Times:1/22] *See News Review
  • Stock Markets Plunge Worldwide  by TOBY ANDERSON [Associated Press:1/22]
  • Japan's Opposition Party Tops Ruling LDP in Poll, Mainichi Says  by Tak Kumakura and Finbarr Flynn [Bloomberg:1/22]
  • Japan's NHK boss says to resign over insider trading  by AFP [Google:1/22]
    • [1/21/'08]
  • Fukuda speech offers nothing new  by Ayumu Tsuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer [Daily Yomiuri:1/19]
  • Thumbs Race as Japan's Best Sellers Go Cellular  by NORIMITSU ONISHI [New York Times:1/20]
  • Japan announces best foreigh films of 2007  by CCTV.com [CCTV:1/21]
  • Japan wrestler's winning streak ends after 119 matches  by AFP [Google:1/20]
    • [1/18/'08]
  • No More Demands for Apologies From Japan: Lee   [Chosun Ilbo:1/18]
  • Japan to provide fund aid to Mekong nations  by Xinhua [Xinhua:1/16]
  • Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling  by AFP [Google:1/17]
  • Rice to visit East Asia: reports  by Agence France-Presse [NDTV.com:1/17]
    • [1/17/'08]
  • Japan's Ruling LDP Faces Biggest Crisis, Leaders Say  by Taku Kato and Takashi Hirokawa [Bloomberg:1/17]
  • Kobe shares wisdom gained from quake / Communities worldwide are benefiting from the hard-earned lessons of 1995 tragedy  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:1/17]
  • Japan's KDDI to buy Chubu Electric's fiber-optic telecom ops - report  by Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex [CNNMoney:1/16]
  • Professional singer wins coveted Akutagawa literary award  by Mainichi Japan [Mainichi Daily News:1/17]
    • [1/16/'08]
  • Japan Stock Market Plunges to 2-Year Low  by Associated Press [Houston Chronicle:1/16]
  • Japan joins US bail-out  by Peter Alford, Tokyo [The Australian:1/16]
  • Japan PM outraged by alleged leak to Russia  by AFP [Google:1/16]
  • Japan working on central Tokyo missile shield: official  by AFP [Google:1/15]
    • [1/15/'08]
  • Toyota Plans Plug-In Hybrids for 2010, Matching GM  by Alan Ohnsman [Bloomberg:1/14] *See News Review
  • Fingerprinting harmless to tourism in Japan  by AFP [The Age:1/15]
  • Japan mulls language tests for immigrants, minister says  by Agence France-Presse [Inquirer.net:1/15]
  • Australia court orders end to Japanese whaling  by Michael Perry [Reuters:1/15]
    • [1/14/'08]
  • Japan parties to clash on taxes in split parliament  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:1/13]
  • Air fears bring athletes to Japan / Beijing pollution, food worries spur 20 nations to train for Olympics here  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:1/14]
  • "Unsafe" U.S. beef may have been sold in Japan  by Reuters [Reuters:1/13]
  • China "elects" own Taiwan representatives  by Reuters [Reuters:1/12]
    • [1/11/'08]
  • Japan's lower house passes anti-terror bill to revive Indian Ocean mission  by Canadian Press [Google:1/11]
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 Falls to Lowest Since 2005 on Subprime Woes  by Chen Shiyin [Bloomberg:1/11]
  • Comments From Deputy Bank Governor Depress Japan Market  by Shu-Ching Jean Chen [Forbes:1/10]
  • Fukui Says Japan's Growth Is Slowing, Will Pick Up  by Mayumi Otsuma and Lily Nonomiya [Bloomberg:1/11]
    • [1/10/'08]
  • Japan PM, Ozawa Clash Over Stalled Afghan Mission  by Reuters [Javno.hr:1/9]
  • Japan expected to renew 'war on terror' mission Friday  by AFP [Google:1/9]
  • BOJ's Muto says positive economic cycle weakening  by Leika Kihara [Reuters:1/9]
  • Japan researcher proposes stem cell bank  by Reuters [Scientific American:1/9]
    • [1/9/'08]
  • Japan to launch G8 energy-saving talks: official  by AFP [Google:1/9]
  • Japan sees temperatures up 4.7 C on global warming  by Reuters [Reuters UK:1/9]
  • Officials say Japan economy still sound  by Associated Press [BusinessWeek:1/8]
  • Japan 2007 Game Sales at Record High  by YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press [Google:1/9]
    • [1/8/'08]
  • U.S., Japan Urge North Korea to Declare Nuclear Plans   by Sachiko Sakamaki [Bloomberg:1/7]
  • Upper house members' assets hit record low  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:1/8]
  • Japan 2007 non-mini auto sales lowest in 35 years  by Chang-Ran Kim, Asia auto correspondent [Reuters:1/7]
  • New Zealand to continue diplomatic pressure on Japan over whaling  by Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:1/6]
    • [1/7/'08]
  • New poll spells more bad news for Japan government  by AFP [Google:1/6] *See News Review
  • Japan stocks seen down on U.S. worries, Wall St  by Reuters [Reuters:1/7]
  • Taxes to be cut for urban renewal in Tokyo / Govt to give incentives for building intl financial center  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:1/4]
  • Japan to buy China rights on emissions / ODA projects to help fulfill Kyoto targets  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:1/3]
    • [1/4/'08]
  • Japan PM to keep cabinet, focus on Afghan mission  by AFP [Google:1/4]
  • Japan Leader Apologizes for Pension Mess  by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP [Google:1/4]
  • Japan PM seeks global audience on YouTube  by AFP [Google:1/3]
  • Japan Stocks Fall to 1 1/2 Year Low  by Associated Press [Google:1/4]
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