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Japan to increase aid to Myanmar: PM
AFP - Sunday, November 8
TOKYO (AFP) - - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Saturday said Japan plans to increase aid to Myanmar gradually while hailing Washington's latest efforts to engage the military-ruled country.
Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo
AFP - Sunday, November 8
TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
Report: Obama may delay Japan arrival next week
AP - Saturday, November 7
TOKYO - Japan's public broadcaster says President Barack Obama may delay his arrival in Tokyo to attend a memorial service for those killed in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas earlier this week.
Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit
AFP - Saturday, November 7
TOKYO (AFP) - - The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations will on Saturday wrap up a summit at which Tokyo has pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants.
Japan to give $5.6 billion aid for Mekong region
AP - Saturday, November 7
TOKYO - Japan pledged 500 billion yen ($5.6 billion) in new aid Friday to five countries along the Mekong River to fund development projects over the next three years.
'Yakuza' gunman in Japan wounds three, kills himself
AFP - Saturday, November 7
TOKYO (AFP) - - A gunman in Japan who said he was a gangster shot and wounded three people Friday and, after being trapped by police, killed himself with a bullet to the head, police and reports said.
Japanese seek US base environment deal
AFP - Friday, November 6
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The heads of two key Japanese prefectures called for US troops to toughen environmental protection as a goodwill gesture, as a row over bases brews ahead of President Barack Obama's visit next week.
Toyota surprises with profit, boosts forecast
AP - Friday, November 6
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday a surprise profit last quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual recovery under way for Japan's giant automakers.
Japan starts power generation with plutonium fuel
AP - Friday, November 6
TOKYO - Japan used weapons-grade plutonium to fuel a nuclear power plant Thursday for the first time as part of efforts to boost its atomic energy program.
Japan to speed decision on relocation of US base
AP - Friday, November 6
TOKYO - Japan will speed up its review of a deal to move a major U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa, officials said Thursday, but no final decision was expected in time for President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo next week.
Japan speeds up process to resolve US base issue
AP - Thursday, November 5
TOKYO - Japan will speed up its review of a deal to move a major U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa, officials said Thursday, but no final decision was expected in time for President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo next week.
Top US envoy for Asia praises Japan ties
AFP - Thursday, November 5
TOKYO (AFP) - - The top US diplomat for Asia on Thursday hailed Washington's long-standing alliance with Japan, but made no mention of a row over an American military airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.
Japan suspect in Briton's murder had plastic surgery
AFP - Thursday, November 5
TOKYO (AFP) - - The only suspect in the murder of a 22-year-old British woman in Japan more than two years ago is reported to have undergone plastic surgery last month, news reports said on Wednesday.
Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides
AP - Wednesday, November 4
TOKYO - Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides.
George W. Bush throws out first pitch in Japan
AP - Wednesday, November 4
TOKYO - Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
AFP - Monday, November 2
OMUTA, Japan (AFP) - - Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth.
Bush to visit Japan next week: report
AFP - Sunday, November 1
TOKYO (AFP) - - Former US president George W. Bush plans to visit Japan next week to meet former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, Kyodo News reported on Saturday.
'I hate whale meat,' Japan's PM confides: report
AFP - Saturday, October 31
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has revealed he dislikes whale meat, a newspaper reported Saturday, in an unusual confession for the prime minister of a country that defies Western criticism of whaling.
Japan preparing up to $5 billion in Afghan aid: report
Reuters - Saturday, October 31
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is preparing new aid for Afghanistan of up to $5 billion (3 billion pounds) to be used to help former Taliban fighters find jobs and build roads, a big increase from previous commitments, the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday.