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Conservative LDP wins landslide victory in Japan

December 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday, Dec. 16, after three years in opposition, according to unofficial results, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner, as well as […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, DPJ, East China Sea, Japan Restoration Party, Kazuhisa Kawakami, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Momoko Mihara, NHK, New Komeito, North Korean, President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Senkaku Daioyu, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 52 | December 22 - December 28, Yasukuni Shrine, Yukiko Kada

Japanese, Chinese ships exchange warnings

September 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — Chinese and Japanese government ships exchanged warnings Friday, Sept. 14, in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, while Tokyo called on Beijing to protect its citizens amid anti-Japan protests and reported assaults in China.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Chinese Marine Surveillance, Diaoyu Islands, East China Sea, Elaine Kurtenbach, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Japanese Coast Guard, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, Mari Yamaguchi, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, State-controlled China Central Television, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, Yasuhiko Oku, Yasukuni Shrine, Yoshiyuki Terakado

Japan recalls devastation of tsunami and earthquake one year later

March 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Miki Toda and Malcolm Foster The Associated Press RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (AP) — For 70-year-old Toshiko Murakami, memories of the terrifying earthquake and tsunami that destroyed much of her seaside town and swept away her sister brought fresh tears exactly a year after the disaster.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Across Japan, Emperor Akihito, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Naomi Fujino, National Theater, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, RIKUZENTAKATA, TV, Tokyo Electric Power Co, Vol 31 No 12 | March 17 - March 23, attention

Japan’s population to shrink by one-third by 2060

February 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population of 128 million will shrink by one-third and seniors will account for 40 percent of people by 2060, placing a greater burden on a smaller working-age population to support the social security and tax systems.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, Keio University, NHK, Noriko Tsuya, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Vol 31 No 6 | February 4 - February 10, japan

Japan Cabinet being reshuffled after rape gaffes

January 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Cabinet reshuffle in Japan is coming. It is likely to include the removal of a defense minister who outraged the public with gaffes about a rape by U.S. servicemen.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Angering Okinawans, Bhutan, Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa, Follow Yuri Kageyama, Guam, Japan Cabinet, Kenji Yamaoka, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 3 | January 14 - January 20

Secretary Geithner to travel to China and Japan Jan. 10-12

January 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Secretary Tim Geithner will travel to Beijing, China, and Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10-12, for meetings with senior government officials in both countries to discuss the state of the global economy, policies to strengthen global growth, and other economic issues of mutual importance. Secretary Geithner will also […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Beijing, China, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Finance Minister Jun Azumi, Iran, Japan Jan, Premier Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Secretary Geithner, Secretary Tim Geithner, Tokyo, Vice President Xi Jinping, japan

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