News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 days ago
The commander of the US base on Okinawa, James Woodward, has informed the Japanese that a soldier has been detained over the hit-and-run accident in which a 66-year-old Japanese man was killed. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he would...
News Source: Japan Today
| 10 days ago
Canada wants to participate in an East Asian multilateral economic cooperation body, as proposed by Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, reflecting the region’s importance to its prosperity, Canada’s trade minister said Tuesday. On...
News Source: Japan Times
| 10 days ago
President Barack Obama may take up Japan's refusal to sign the 1980 Hague Convention on parental child abductions when he meets with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday, two Americans involved with the issue said. Parental child abductions...
News Source: Japan Times
| 10 days ago
Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said Tuesday he told visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner that Japan supports a strong dollar policy by the United States. During their meeting in Tokyo, Fujii and Geithner discussed the currency issue in...
News Source: Japan Times
| 10 days ago
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama routinely refers to "yu-ai" (fraternity) when he talks about policy, including diplomacy. But since taking office in September, he appears more focused on pursuing fraternal ties in Asia rather than boosting relations,...
News Source: Japan Times
| 10 days ago
The summit was held at a time when China's influence is growing in the region. Mr. Hatoyama can use the summit as a springboard for increasing Japan's influence in the region and laying the groundwork for an East Asian Community, the establishment of...