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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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Noda, Ozawa to discuss proposed consumption tax hike

Politics May. 23, 2012 - 06:40AM JST ( 3 Comments )

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is planning to meet former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa next week to try and get his support for the proposed consumption tax hike bill. The two men have… Read

Summit doubleheader short on surprises

Politics May. 23, 2012 - 05:48AM JST ( 0 Comments )

A long weekend of economic and security summits was heavy on stagecraft and light on surprises. The Group of Eight gathering in Camp David, Maryland, and the larger gathering of NATO leaders in Chicago yielded… Read

Japan, U.S., S Korea officials discuss N Korea

Politics May. 22, 2012 - 06:44AM JST ( 4 Comments )

Senior U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials held talks Monday on North Korea and other issues amid concerns the communist state may be planning another nuclear test, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. The one-day talks… Read

Japan, Myanmar start investment treaty talks

Politics May. 22, 2012 - 06:00AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Japan said on Monday it is in talks with Myanmar on an investment treaty, with Tokyo eyeing terms to help companies in the isolated nation as it embraces democratic reforms. A second round of the… Read

Hosono fails to convince Kansai leaders on restart of Oi reactors

Politics May. 21, 2012 - 06:43AM JST ( 29 Comments )

Environment Minister Goshi Hosono, who is also the minister in charge of dealing with the nuclear crisis, failed to convince local government leaders in the Kansai over the weekend that two reactors at the Oi… Read

G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone

Politics May. 20, 2012 - 03:30PM JST ( 19 Comments )

Leaders of the Group of Eight industrial nations expressed hope that Greece will remain in the eurozone as they huddled for a shirt-sleeves summit aimed at keeping Europe's economic troubles from multiplying and spreading around… Read

Japan snubs Fiji strongman for Pacific leaders' forum

Politics May. 20, 2012 - 06:18AM JST ( 2 Comments )

Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders' forum next week, the foreign ministry said, amid concerns his reforms have not gone far enough. Had Bainimarama attended the Pacific Islands… Read

Japan ready to help in euro crisis at G8 talks

Politics May. 19, 2012 - 04:20PM JST ( 31 Comments )

Japan said that it stood ready to extend help in stemming the eurozone's debt crisis as the Group of Eight major industrialized nations opened crisis talks. Japan, the world's third largest economy and only Asian… Read

World leaders set for busy weekend of summitry in U.S.

Politics May. 19, 2012 - 07:03AM JST ( 5 Comments )

More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.… Read

Japan, U.S., S Korea to discuss North Korea next week

Politics May. 19, 2012 - 06:41AM JST ( 2 Comments )

The United States said it will join Japan and South Korea in three-way talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss developments in North Korea following its failed rocket launch. The talks will bring together Glyn… Read

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