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Japan gearing up to acquire F-35 fighters instead of F-22s
Politics › 07:00 AM JST - 23rd November
The Defense Ministry is making arrangements to select the F-35 as Japan's next mainstay fighter jet, sources at the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces said…
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Kan against cutting FY 2010 budgets for children, supercomputer
Politics › 05:52 AM JST - 23rd November
The government should not set an income limit in offering child-rearing allowances from fiscal 2010, nor slash expenses for a project to develop the world's…
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Hatoyamas visit Roos to watch football on TV
Politics › 02:17 PM JST - 22nd November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos at his official residence Sunday, stirring speculation they may have exchanged views on a…
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Hatoyama says he can't say if base issue will be settled by year-end
Politics › 06:25 AM JST - 22nd November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday he is not yet at a stage in which to draw to a conclusion by the end of the…
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Hatoyama eyes visit to India in late December
Politics › 05:58 AM JST - 22nd November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is hoping to make several overseas trips next month, including one to India on Dec 29 to 30 for a summit…
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Gov't to admit existence of secret pact on U.S. bringing nukes into Japan
Politics › 04:53 PM JST - 21st November
The Foreign Ministry has decided to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft…
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Hatoyama finalizing plan to break deadlock over Futenma relocation
Politics › 06:16 AM JST - 21st November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he is talking with concerned ministers to work out Japan's position on the issue of relocating a U.S. military…
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Gov't steps up efforts to craft 2nd extra budget for job creation
Politics › 05:46 AM JST - 21st November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet on Friday intensified efforts to craft an additional stimulus package for this fiscal year aimed at creating more jobs, with…
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Lower house panels pass more bills in absence of opposition parties
Politics › 04:41 AM JST - 21st November
The Democratic Party of Japan-led ruling coalition passed bills and treaties at several House of Representatives committee sessions Friday that were boycotted by two opposition…
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Cabinet Secretariat received Y1.2 bil annually in secret funds
Politics › 04:09 AM JST - 21st November
The Cabinet Secretariat received around 1.2 billion yen in so-called secret funds each year from fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2008 -- roughly 100 million yen…
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U.S. ambassador to visit Okinawa on Nov 30
Politics › 03:53 AM JST - 21st November
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos plans to visit Okinawa Prefecture on Nov 30 for talks with Gov Hirokazu Nakaima on the relocation of a…
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Gov't declares Japan has slipped into deflation
Politics › 11:20 AM JST - 20th November
Japan has slipped into deflation, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday, adding to concerns about a solid recovery for the world's second-largest economy. Kan,…
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Hatoyama resolved to promptly work out Futenma relocation plan
Politics › 05:59 AM JST - 20th November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday he will work out Japan's plan to relocate a U.S. military airfield in Okinawa Prefecture as soon as possible,…
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Defense Ministry to propose drill transfer for U.S. base relocation
Politics › 03:57 AM JST - 20th November
The Defense Ministry is preparing to propose to the United States transferring some U.S. F-15 fighter drills as a condition for implementing a 2006 accord…
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Lower house passes bill on easing repayment terms for firms
Politics › 03:30 AM JST - 20th November
The House of Representatives passed at a plenary session early Friday a bill to encourage lenders to freeze debt repayments by small and midsize companies…
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SDF dispatch to Iraq was constitutional: Hirano
Politics › 02:46 AM JST - 20th November
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Thursday that Japan's dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq was constitutional, reversing the previous stance of the Democratic…
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DPJ steamrolls bill on easing repayment terms for firms
Politics › 02:15 AM JST - 20th November
The House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee on Thursday passed a bill to encourage lenders to freeze debt repayments for small and midsize companies, making…
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Hatoyama calls for UNHCR to support plan to accept Myanmar refugees
Politics › 12:26 AM JST - 20th November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday called on the U.N. refugee agency to support Japan's plan to accept Myanmar refugees from fiscal 2010, the Japanese…
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'Trust me,' Hatoyama tells Obama on U.S. military base dispute
Politics › 01:53 PM JST - 19th November
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday that he asked U.S. President Barack Obama to trust him on the dispute over the relocation of a U.S.…
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Osaka Gov Hashimoto to be sued again over 2007 TV comment
Politics › 01:38 PM JST - 19th November
Osaka Gov Toru Hashimoto will be sued again later this month for defamation over his remark on a 2007 TV show criticizing defense lawyers for…
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