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U.S. ambassador to visit Okinawa on Nov 30

Politics › Saturday 21st November, 03:53 AM JST

NAHA — 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

TOKYO — 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,…

Hatoyama resolved to promptly work out Futenma relocation plan

Politics › 05:59 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — 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,…

Defense Ministry to propose drill transfer for U.S. base relocation

Politics › 03:57 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — 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…

Lower house passes bill on easing repayment terms for firms

Politics › 03:30 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — 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…

SDF dispatch to Iraq was constitutional: Hirano

Politics › 02:46 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — 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…

DPJ steamrolls bill on easing repayment terms for firms

Politics › 02:15 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — 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…

Hatoyama calls for UNHCR to support plan to accept Myanmar refugees

Politics › 12:26 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — 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…

'Trust me,' Hatoyama tells Obama on U.S. military base dispute

Politics › 01:53 PM JST - 19th November

TOKYO — 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.…

Osaka Gov Hashimoto to be sued again over 2007 TV comment

Politics › 01:38 PM JST - 19th November

HIROSHIMA — 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…