RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:56:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/us-warns-japan-against-reneging-on-okinawa-base-relocation-deal The United States warned Tuesday that Japan reneging on a bilateral deal to relocate a U.S. airfield within Okinawa Prefecture could harm the alliance between… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:28:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/bush-throws-out-first-pitch-at-game-3-of-japan-series Former U.S. President George W Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/bureaucrats-pulled-teeth-from-center-for-controlling-amakudari Bureaucrats have effectively pulled the teeth from a government office set up last year to control their notorious ''amakudari'' practice of landing lucrative post-retirement jobs… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/dalai-lama-backs-idea-of-east-asian-community The Dalai Lama, who is currently visiting Japan, said Tuesday he supports Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's idea of creating an East Asian community. ''I support… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hun-sen-praises-japans-role-in-cambodia-ahead-of-regional-summit Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday praised Japan's contributions to peace in Cambodia over the years and said Tokyo is playing a key role… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/us-envoy-campbell-to-visit-japan Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, will visit Japan on Thursday for talks with top Japanese diplomats, sources… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:48:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-eyes-4-bil-in-civilian-aid-to-afghanistan-over-5-years Japan would give Afghanistan roughly $4 billion in civilian aid over five years from 2010 in a program expected to replace the Self-Defense Force's antiterrorism… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:43:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/clinton-ready-to-meet-okada-on-friday-but-rest-up-to-japan-us U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is ready to meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada in Washington on Friday and whether their meeting is… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-to-meet-leaders-from-mekong-countries-in-tokyo-on-nov-6-7 The leaders of Japan and five Mekong-region countries will hold their first summit meeting in Tokyo on Friday and Saturday to help develop the Southeast… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:11:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/refueling-mission-not-to-be-extended-hatoyama Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told the Diet Monday his government will not extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:11:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-welcomes-reelection-of-karzai-as-afghan-president Japan welcomes the reelection of Hamid Karzai as Afghan president and will continue to support the war-torn country's reconstruction efforts, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/over-y630-billion-in-tax-cuts-requested-for-fy-2010 The total amount of tax cuts requested by government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2010 topped 630 billion yen on a national-level basis, the Finance… Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-suggests-2nd-extra-budget Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday his government may compile a second supplementary budget for the current fiscal year and use the roughly 3 trillion… Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-fails-to-declare-y72-mil-in-income-from-stock-sales Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama failed to declare 72 million yen in income from stock sales in 2008, his office said Monday. ''There were mishandlings,'' his… Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:22:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/naha-assembly-seeks-futenma-relocation-outside-okinawa-or-abroad The city assembly of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, adopted a statement Monday seeking that the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan be relocated to… Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-sends-message-to-visiting-dalai-lama Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sent a message to the visiting Dalai Lama through a group of Japanese lawmakers Sunday saying he is hoping to meet… Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:06:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/support-rate-for-hatoyama-cabinet-down-102-points-kyodo-poll The support rate for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet remained high at 61.8% in a Kyodo News survey conducted on the weekend despite a drop… Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/clinton-okada-to-meet-nov-6-amid-okinawa-base-row The U.S. State Department retracted on Saturday its earlier announcement that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would meet with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada in… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:32:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/36-prefectural-governors-oppose-freezing-new-road-construction-survey Thirty-six of Japan's 47 prefectural governors are opposed to the government's policy of basically freezing construction of new roads, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday.… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/dalai-lama-says-his-visit-to-tawang-not-political-move Visiting exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Saturday his planned visit to Buddhist monasteries in a disputed area near the China-India border is… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:33:00 +0100