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Japan rattled by aftershock one month after tsunami

April 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SENDAI, Japan (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northeast on Monday just hours after people bowed their heads and wept in ceremonies

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Atsushi Yanai, China, Eric Talmadge, Iwate Gov, Mari Yamaguchi, Marina Seito, Masataka Shimizu, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Russia, SENDAI, Takuya Tasso, Tokyo Electric Power Co, United Kingdom, Vol 30 No 16 | April 16 - April 22, Yuhei Sato, Yuri Kageyama, japan, letter

Japanese women fight to keep surnames

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — A group of Japanese citizens filed a lawsuit Monday, Feb. 14 challenging a civil law that effectively stops women from keeping their surnames when they marry.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, China, Civil Code, Emie Kayama, Kyoko Tsukamoto, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, South Korea, Tokyo, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25, Yoko Sakamoto, attention, japan

Japan confirms China surpassed its economy in 2010

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan confirmed that China’s economy surpassed its own as the world’s second largest in 2010 and said a late-year downturn was its first quarterly contraction in more than a year.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Cabinet Office, China, GDP, Kaoru Yosano, Masaaki Shirakawa, Masayuki Kichikawa, Prime Minister Kan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Standard Poor, Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25, japan

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