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World News >> Japan

Japan OKs new financial sanctions against Iran (AFP)

The Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant located in the south of the country. Japan's cabinet has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media have reported.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported.



09/02/2010 - 11:10 PM

 

Japan endures hottest summer on record (AP)

In this July 17, 2010 photo, children beat the summer heat in a fountain at a Tokyo park when the temperature in central Tokyo shot up to 31 degrees Celsius (88 F) at noon. Japan had the hottest summer on record, according to weather officials. The country's average temperature from June through August was 24.37 degrees Celsius (75.87 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest since 1898 when records began, said the Japan Meteorological Agency Monday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Japan is sweltering through its hottest summer on record, weather officials said Thursday.



09/02/2010 - 07:15 AM

 

Walkman outsells iPod in Japan for first time (AFP)

A Sony employee poses with the company's digital audio player AFP - In a rare victory for Sony over arch-rival Apple, the Walkman portable music player outsold the iPod in Japan in monthly sales for the first time in August, a survey showed Thursday.



09/02/2010 - 06:46 AM

 

Obama urged to help end Japan's dolphin hunt (AFP)

Environmental activists protest against dolphin hunting in Japan near the US embassy in Tokyo on September 2, 2010. Japanese media said fishermen in Taiji had trapped some 20 bottlenose dolphins in the secluded cove on Thursday(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Animal rights activists protested against Japan's dolphin hunts in a rally outside the US embassy in Tokyo Thursday, calling on President Barack Obama to pressure the country over the issue.



09/02/2010 - 03:15 AM

 

Japan leadership battle kicks off (AFP)

Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan Naoto Kan started his political life as a left-wing grassroots activist and shot to fame when, during a brief stint as health minister, he uncovered official culpability in a HIV-tainted blood scandal.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his rival, powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, kicked off a leadership battle Wednesday that threatens to divide the ruling party only a year after it took power.



09/01/2010 - 06:46 AM

 

Dolphin hunt kicks off in Japan 'Cove' town (AFP)

File photo shows Japanese fishermen on a boat loaded with slaughtered dolphins in bloody water in Taiji harbor, Japan. Fishermen from the Japanese town depicted in Oscar-winning eco-documentary AFP - Fishermen from the Japanese town depicted in Oscar-winning eco-documentary "The Cove" kicked off their annual dolphin hunting season Wednesday, undeterred by international criticism.



09/01/2010 - 03:36 AM

 

Japan PM faces challenge from party kingpin Ozawa (Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa confirmed on Tuesday he would challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a party vote, setting up a clash that risks creating a policy vacuum as Japan struggles with a strong yen and fragile growth.
08/31/2010 - 07:12 AM

 

Japan political veteran says he'll vie for PM job (AP)

Japan's Prime Minister and ruling Democratic Party of Japan President Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference following his meeting with veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug, 31, 2010. Kan announced his candidacy in an internal party election next month, being challenged for the top job by 68-year-old Ozawa, a powerbroker in the party but unpopular with the public. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - A Japanese ruling party veteran confirmed Tuesday he will run in an internal party election next month, mounting a challenge to a prime minister who has been in office less than three months.



08/31/2010 - 06:42 AM

 

Japan politics keeps US base dispute in limbo (AFP)

Harumi Chinen, principal of Futenma primary school, is pictured at the education facility located next to the US marine base. A deadline to resolve the fate of the US military installation has come and gone with scant progress on the toxic dispute, which has already claimed one prime minister and threatens to undermine another.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - A deadline to resolve the fate of a US airbase in Japan came and went Tuesday with scant progress on the toxic dispute, which has claimed one prime minister and spells a headache for another.



08/31/2010 - 06:00 AM

 

Japan's Ozawa sticks to leadership challenge to PM (Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa told a news conference on Tuesday he would stick to his plan to challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a party leadership election next month, setting up a showdown that threatens to create a policy vacuum as Japan struggles with a strong yen.
08/31/2010 - 05:08 AM

 

JAL to submit rehab plan including 16,000 job cuts (AFP)

Since filing for bankruptcy protection in January, JAL was delisted from Tokyo's stock exchange in February and is now going through a court-led restructuring with the help of a government-backed turnaround fund.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - After a two-month delay, struggling Japan Airlines was to announce on Tuesday details of a rehabilitation plan that will see thousands of job cuts as well as route closures and debt waivers.



08/31/2010 - 01:49 AM

 

JAL unveils recovery plan, to cut 16,000 posts (AFP)

After a two-month delay, struggling Japan Airlines has announced details of a rehabilitation plan that will see the group cut more than 16,000 positions by the end of fiscal 2010.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - After a two-month delay, struggling Japan Airlines announced on Tuesday details of a rehabilitation plan that will see the group cut more than 16,000 positions by the end of fiscal 2010.



08/31/2010 - 04:15 AM

 

Japan's sumo vows to cut mob ties as tournament nears (AFP/File)
AFP/File - Japan's scandal-hit national sport of sumo has vowed to weed out any links to yakuza organised crime groups as its governing body readies for the autumn tournament being staged in less than two weeks.
08/31/2010 - 04:13 AM

 

Japan says too early to resume Korea nuclear talks (AP)

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, reacts prior to meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei , right, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool)AP - Japan rejected North Korea's apparent interest in a quick resumption of six-party talks on Pyonyang's nuclear program, saying Tuesday that the time was not right for fresh discussions.



08/31/2010 - 03:10 AM

 

Japan factory output on-month rise (AFP)

A motor company worker is seen at a car manufacturing plant in Kaminokawacho. Japan's industrial output rose 0.3 percent in July from the previous month, official data has shown, better than market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall.(AFP/File/Ken Shimizu)AFP - Japan's industrial output rose 0.3 percent in July from the previous month, official data showed Tuesday, better than market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall.



08/30/2010 - 08:39 PM

 

Japan announces fresh stimulus measures (AFP)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa answers questions during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Japan unveiled an 11 billion dollar stimulus and announced monetary steps to safeguard a fragile economy and curb the impact of a strong yen, but markets were left unimpressed.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Japan on Monday unveiled an 11 billion dollar stimulus and announced monetary steps to safeguard a fragile economy and curb the impact of a strong yen, but markets were left unimpressed.



08/30/2010 - 06:38 AM

 

Japan announces 920 billion yen stimulus package (AFP)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa answers questions during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Japan unveiled an 11 billion dollar stimulus and announced monetary steps to safeguard a fragile economy and curb the impact of a strong yen, but markets were left unimpressed.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Japan on Monday announced plans for a "swift" stimulus package worth around 920 billion yen (11 billion dollars) as it looks to safeguard a fragile recovery and curb the impact of a strong yen.



08/30/2010 - 05:50 AM

 

BOJ eases policy to fight yen rise but impact seen slim (Reuters)

Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes are counted by an electronic counter at an office of the World Currency Shop in Tokyo in this August 9, 2010 illustration picture. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - The Bank of Japan buckled under government pressure and eased monetary policy at an emergency meeting on Monday in an effort to curb a rise in the yen that is threatening a fragile economic recovery.



08/30/2010 - 02:47 AM

 

Instant View: BOJ expands fund supply, hold off on bolder steps (Reuters)
Reuters - The Bank of Japan expanded its fund supply tool at an emergency meeting, saving more aggressive steps for when there is clearer evidence of a slowdown in a fragile economy hit by a strong yen.
08/30/2010 - 12:05 AM

 

Bank of Japan announces additional easing measures (AFP)

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa answers a question during a press conference at the BoJ headquarters in Tokyo on August 10. BoJ have decided at an emergency policy meeting Monday to expand its funding programme introduced in December in an effort to safeguard a fragile recovery threatened by a strong yen.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - The Bank of Japan decided at an emergency policy meeting Monday to expand its funding programme introduced in December in an effort to safeguard a fragile recovery threatened by a strong yen.



08/29/2010 - 11:51 PM

 

 

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