Politics Archive
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PM, Yokota's mom encouraged by Bush remarks on abduction issue
Politics › 07:23 AM JST - 4th July
TOKYO — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea appeared encouraged Thursday with remarks by U.S. President George W…
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LDP team proposes pension-based sovereign wealth fund worth Y10 tril
Politics › 05:37 AM JST - 4th July
TOKYO — A project team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party called Thursday for establishing Japan's own sovereign wealth fund worth 10 trillion yen, using part of…
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Russia's Medvedev hints at some flexibility over territory row
Politics › 12:05 AM JST - 4th July
MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has implied that two diplomatic documents issued in 1956 and 1993 would give "positive impulses" to help solve a long-standing territorial…
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Fukuda decides to attend Olympic opening ceremony
Politics › 01:22 PM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 8, government sources said Thursday. The premier…
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Machimura hopes Fukuda-Medvedev talks will help settle isle dispute
Politics › 12:22 PM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura expressed hope Thursday that the talks planned next week between Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will…
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Sarkozy's wife will be no-show at G-8 summit, disappointing many Japanese
Politics › 07:09 AM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni will not accompany her husband to Japan for next week's Group of Eight summit, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary…
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Terashima urges G-8 leaders to establish post 9/11 global order
Politics › 05:00 AM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — Leading Japanese political and economic affairs commentator Jitsuro Terashima believes the upcoming Group of Eight summit in Japan will offer a chance for major powers…
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Japan begins talks on Middle East
Politics › 04:55 AM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — Japan urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to exercise self-restraint and press forward with peace talks as their ministers, together with Jordan's, reaffirmed political commitment…
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Ruling bloc eyes banning daily-basis dispatch of temp workers
Politics › 04:52 AM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — A task force of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito Party agreed Wednesday to seek basically banning temp staff agencies…
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Bush says U.S. will continue pressing N Korea on abduction issue
Politics › 04:16 AM JST - 3rd July
WASHINGTON — U.S. President George W Bush said Wednesday the United States will continue pressing North Korea at six-party talks aimed at disbanding Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal to…
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LDP seeking tougher actions against food mislabeling
Politics › 04:14 AM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — A group of lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Wednesday to toughen actions against food mislabeling, LDP lawmakers said, following a series of…
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U.S. nixes setting long-term climate goal by G-8 alone
Politics › 02:36 PM JST - 2nd July
WASHINGTON — The Group of Eight major countries alone cannot set a long-range global target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a senior White House official said Tuesday.…
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Fukuda disappointed over election chaos in Zimbabwe
Politics › 02:30 PM JST - 2nd July
TOKYO — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda expressed disappointment Wednesday over the election chaos in Zimbabwe and said Japan would consult with other concerned countries in deciding how…
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New London mayor withdraws from Hiroshima-proposed anti-nuclear body
Politics › 03:08 AM JST - 2nd July
LONDON — London's new recently elected mayor, Boris Johnson, has rescinded the city's membership of the global United Nations-registered nongovernmental organization "Mayors for Peace" founded by the…
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Ex-Kochi Gov Hashimoto to launch new party
Politics › 02:45 AM JST - 2nd July
TOKYO — Former Kochi Gov Daijiro Hashimoto expressed willingness Tuesday to establish a new political party ahead of the next general election. "I hope I will be…
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U.S. envoy Hill vows further efforts to help resolve abduction issue
Politics › 02:41 AM JST - 2nd July
WASHINGTON — The United States will continue efforts to help resolve the long-standing issue of North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese citizens as it strives for Pyongyang's denuclearization,…
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LDP panel kicks off annual tax reform talks
Politics › 12:14 AM JST - 2nd July
TOKYO — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday kicked off its annual discussions on comprehensive tax reform for the following fiscal year, which usually start in…
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Ban urges Japan to give food aid to N Korea
Politics › 02:44 PM JST - 1st July
TOKYO — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon urged Japan Tuesday to consider giving food aid to North Korea on humanitarian grounds and as a goodwill gesture…
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Japanese lawmakers view disputed islets from air; China, Taiwan protest
Politics › 06:39 AM JST - 1st July
TOKYO — A group of Japanese lawmakers viewed Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea from the air on Monday, immediately drawing protests from China and Taiwan,…
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Japan deplores Zimbabwe election
Politics › 12:24 AM JST - 1st July
TOKYO — Japan on Monday condemned Friday's one-man presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe as "deplorable," with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura issuing a statement urging President Robert Mugabe's…
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