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Support for Japan PM falls
AFP - Saturday, July 4TOKYO (AFP) - - Public support for Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso has plunged below 20 percent as his party faces losing its grip on power in upcoming elections, according to a poll. More »
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US Navy: UN resolution changed NKorean ship course
AP - Saturday, July 4TOKYO - The chief of U.S. Naval operations said Saturday that a United Nations resolution was responsible for the change of course by a North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons. More »
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IAEA's new chief promises to unblock Iran standoff
AFP - Saturday, July 4VIENNA (AFP) - - The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to go all out to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their assent to his appointment. More »
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Japan's emperor, empress arrive in Canada
AFP - Saturday, July 4OTTAWA (AFP) - - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Canada on Friday for a 11-day goodwill visit, the first since the emperor ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. More »
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Japanese imperial army maps to go online
AFP - Saturday, July 4TOKYO (AFP) - - Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday. More »
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Japan emperor, empress leave for Canada, Hawaii
AFP - Saturday, July 4TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko left on Friday for a 15-day goodwill tour of Canada and Hawaii, with the ageing monarch revealing his personal attachment to both destinations. More »
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Japan hails choice of Amano as atomic watchdog chief
AFP - Friday, July 3TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan welcomed the choice of Yukiya Amano as the next head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stressing that he comes from the only country to have been attacked by atom bombs. More »
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Letters, photos of author Mishima to be auctioned
AFP - Friday, July 3TOKYO (AFP) - - A Japanese bookseller will Sunday auction off letters and photos of the nationalist author and poet Yukio Mishima, famous for his writings and his public samurai-style suicide in 1970. More »
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Japan's Amano 'very pleased' at IAEA election
AFP - Friday, July 3VIENNA (AFP) - - Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano said Thursday he was 'very pleased' after he won the race to head the International Atomic Energy Agency. More »
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Japan's Amano 'wins race to head IAEA'
AFP - Friday, July 3VIENNA (AFP) - - Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano won the race Thursday to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said. More »
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- Japanese leader reshuffles CabinetAP -Thursday, July 2
- Japan's embattled PM Aso names two new ministersAFP -Thursday, July 2
- Japan leader carries out minor Cabinet reshuffleAP -Thursday, July 2
- Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversaryAP -Thursday, July 2
- Japan names new economic and fiscal policy ministerAFP -Thursday, July 2
- NKorea warns Japan against inspecting cargo shipsAFP -Wednesday, July 1
- Japan opposition leader sorry for sloppy donations recordsAFP -Wednesday, July 1
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