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Japan to increase aid to Myanmar: PM

Japan to increase aid to Myanmar: PM
AFP - Sunday, November 8

TOKYO (AFP) - - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Saturday said Japan plans to increase aid to Myanmar gradually while hailing Washington's latest efforts to engage the military-ruled country. More »

  • Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo

    Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

  • Report: Obama may delay Japan arrival next week

    AP - Saturday, November 7

    TOKYO - Japan's public broadcaster says President Barack Obama may delay his arrival in Tokyo to attend a memorial service for those killed in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas earlier this week.

  • Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit

    Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    TOKYO (AFP) - - The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations will on Saturday wrap up a summit at which Tokyo has pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants.

  • Japan to give $5.6 billion aid for Mekong region

    AP - Saturday, November 7

    TOKYO - Japan pledged 500 billion yen ($5.6 billion) in new aid Friday to five countries along the Mekong River to fund development projects over the next three years.

  • 'Yakuza' gunman in Japan wounds three, kills himself

    'Yakuza' gunman in Japan wounds three, kills himself

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    TOKYO (AFP) - - A gunman in Japan who said he was a gangster shot and wounded three people Friday and, after being trapped by police, killed himself with a bullet to the head, police and reports said.

  • Gunman injures 3 near Tokyo, hides in building

    AP - Friday, November 6

    TOKYO - A lone gunman shot and wounded three men Friday in a residential area near Tokyo and then took refuge in a building, officials say.

  • Japan starts power generation with plutonium fuel

    AP - Friday, November 6

    TOKYO - Japan used weapons-grade plutonium to fuel a nuclear power plant Thursday for the first time as part of efforts to boost its atomic energy program.

  • Toyota returns to profit as stimulus boosts sales

    AP - Friday, November 6

    TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual recovery under way for Japan's giant automakers.

  • Toyota returns to profit in latest quarter

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    TOKYO - Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year.

  • In Tokyo, Bush reminisces about baseball days

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    TOKYO - Exactly a year after Barack Obama was voted to replace him as president, George W. Bush was in Japan on Wednesday talking about his former life _ in sports.

  • George W. Bush throws out first pitch in Japan

    AP - Wednesday, November 4

    TOKYO - Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters.

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