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Former reconstruction minister Hirano says he will quit DPJ
Iwate :: Japan | 1 month ago
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Former reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano announced Saturday that he will leave the Democratic Party of Japan and run in the upcoming Upper House election as an independent, a local DPJ official said. Hirano, 58, an Upper House member, expressed
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Japan PM hopes to meet China, S. Korea heads to ease ties
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 months ago
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he hoped to meet the Chinese and South Korean leaders soon to improve relations strained by separate territorial rows. But his ruling party also pledged the same day to push for changes to Japan's
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IG Markets - Morning Thoughts
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 months ago
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Equities slid, even with the Dow making its six-consecutive record-making days. At the close of the US session, the Dow finished three points higher to 14450, while the S&P 500 pulled back, down four points to 1552 after getting within eight points
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Top central banks stick to current policies but stay on the alert
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 months ago
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They were the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of England, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan. Risk sentiment had been awakened, reducing demand for safe-haven assets. Recent actions indicated that the global economic situation is now on a path
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Tsunami-hit towns still barren as rebuilding lags
Rikuzentakata :: Japan | 3 months ago
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Like tens of thousands of people who lost everything in the tsunami that pulverized Japan's northeastern coast two years ago, 83-year-old Hide Sato is living in one-room temporary housing, and longing for a home of her own...The dozens of temporary
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Politics › DPJ holds convention to regroup for upper house election
Tōkyō :: Japan | 3 months ago
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The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on Sunday held its first party convention since losing December's lower house election. DPJ President Banri Kaieda said the party must learn the lessons from its election loss so that it can rebuild
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JAPANESE EXPORTS BEAT EXPECTATIONS AND JUMP 6.4%
Tōkyō :: Japan | 3 months ago
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Exports increased by 6.4 percent, which was better than the 5.6 percent gain expected by economists. Exports to the U.S. and China grew by 10.9 percent and 3 percent, respectively. However, exports to the E.U. fell by 4.5 percent. These numbers are
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Politics › Abe's push for radical BOJ head meets resistance
Tōkyō :: Japan | 3 months ago
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for a governor who will lead a radical policy shake up at the Bank of Japan is meeting resistance from his own cabinet and financial bureaucrats, who fear extreme measures from the central bank may trigger a damaging
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Japan – Return To Fascism?
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
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The article in the Christchurch Press regarding Japanese war crimes and, more specifically, the photograph of Japanese troops parading on horseback in Manchuria, reminded me of a recent discussion I had with a respected 84-year-old Japanese physician.
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The blunt, blue-blooded Aso is back
Fukuoka :: Japan | 4 months ago
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Staff writer Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be the face of the new government led by Liberal Democratic Party, but Finance Minister Taro Aso is also a force in the LDP to be reckoned with. In fact, only a few politicians today can claim to have more
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