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241 civil servants file suit over salary cuts

May. 27, 2012 - 05:00PM JST ( 11 )

A group of civil servants is suing the central government over a 7.8% cut in their monthly salaries. They say the salary reduction, which is not based on any recommendation by the National Personnel Authority, is unconstitutional. The NPA recommended only a 0.23% cut in salaries… Read

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Japan pledges $500 mil for Pacific islands

Politics May. 27, 2012 - 06:30AM JST ( 9 Comments )

Japan pledged aid worth up to half a billion dollars to Pacific island nations Saturday at a summit stressing the importance of maritime law in a region warily eyeing China's growing might at sea. At… Read

Ishihara disappointed at low home support for Tokyo Olympic bid

Politics May. 26, 2012 - 04:00PM JST ( 27 Comments )

Tokyo Gov Ishihara Shintaro on Saturday expressed disappointment over the low approval ratings that Tokyo residents have given tothe city's bid for the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo made the cut on SWednesday along with Istanbul and… Read

Gov't boosts amount of reconstruction grants for Tohoku

Politics May. 26, 2012 - 06:29AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano on Friday said the government will give Tohoku municipalities 1.5 times the amount of reconstruction aid requested in its second round of grants. The government was harshly criticized by the governors… Read

Ozawa willing to meet Noda but says he won't budge on opposition to tax hike

Politics May. 25, 2012 - 01:41PM JST ( 20 Comments )

Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa said Thursday that he will meet Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda next week to discuss the proposed consumption tax hike bill. However, Ozawa said he expects the talks… Read

Tokyo's 2020 Olympic bid a symbol of recovery: Noda

Politics May. 25, 2012 - 06:50AM JST ( 18 Comments )

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Thursday that staging the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo would symbolize the country's recovery from last year's deadly tsunami after the city made the International Olympic Committee (IOC) short-list. The… Read

New Zealand hopes to end whaling deadlock

Politics May. 25, 2012 - 06:48AM JST ( 17 Comments )

New Zealand's foreign minister voiced hope Thursday that Japan would find a way to compromise in coming years on whaling, despite a long and bitter deadlock in international negotiations. Japan each year infuriates New Zealand… Read

China cancels high-level military visit to Japan

Politics May. 24, 2012 - 03:11PM JST ( 16 Comments )

China said Wednesday it has canceled a high-level military trip to Japan, as the two neighbors bicker over a disputed island chain and a recent Uighur symposium in Tokyo that angered Beijing. Guo Boxiong, vice… Read

Japan tax hikes can't wait; BOJ stimulus still needed: OECD

Politics May. 24, 2012 - 06:39AM JST ( 9 Comments )

Japan should stick to its plan of raising the consumption tax from 2014 or even earlier to demonstrate budget prudence and avert a run-up in borrowing costs, the OECD said, adding that a credible fiscal… Read

Hashimoto clashes with Osaka officials over tattoo survey

Politics May. 23, 2012 - 07:10PM JST ( 140 Comments )

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who launched a crusade to eradicate tattoos from the public sector last week, has announced plans to prevent the promotion and advancement of any city employee who declined to respond to… Read

Opposition hints at tax deal if gov't cuts spending plans

Politics May. 23, 2012 - 06:45AM JST ( 18 Comments )

Japan's main opposition party appeared to offer a compromise after months of stalemate over a proposed sales tax hike, with a senior official saying it could cooperate with the government on the tax plan if… Read

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