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Former Japan PM dubbed "The Alien" to quit party
Tōkyō :: Japan | 6 months ago
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Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has reportedly announced he is to leave the party he founded as it heads to a general election it is likely to lose. Hatoyama, whose wild-eyed expression contributed to his being dubbed "The Alien" by
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Japan minister says he didn't deliberately mislead
Tōkyō :: Japan | 12 months ago
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The chief government spokesman during Japan's nuclear crisis has testified that he did not deliberately mislead the public about the extent of the accident. Trade and industry minister Yukio Edano told a parliamentary
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Obama to launch Asian diplomacy push
Jakarta :: Indonesia | almost 3 years ago
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A man holds a banner dipicting US President Barack Obama during a pro-Obama rally in Jakarta in March. Obama, twice forced to cancel a trip to Asia this year, will launch a major diplomatic push on the region by meeting five key leaders at this
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Weak poll may spur tieup with LDP defectors: Edano
Tōkyō :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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Staff writer The Democratic Party of Japan may reach out to other parties if it fails to gain a majority in next month's Upper House election, the new DPJ secretary general hinted Thursday...Monday from DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, who resigned along
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Turbulence may hit region
Hatoyama :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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Hatoyama's brief reign will likely result in political turbulence in the island nation, especially since the former PM had failed to deliver on many of his promised political and diplomatic policies. After a resounding election victory over the
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Russia takes a keen interest
Okinawa :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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After meeting outgoing Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last weekend at the Trilateral Summit on Jeju Island, Lee was unable to extract anything more than condolences on the sinking of the Cheonan . Furthermore,
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Japan's prime minister steps down over US base row
Tōkyō :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned Wednesday to improve his party's chances in an election next month, after his popularity plunged over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base. Finance
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Please comprehend re... - By Prof.Madan Menon Thottasseri
Okinawa :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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Analysts have tipped outspoken Finance Minister Naoto Kan as the frontrunner to replace Hatoyama, who quits after just eight months on the job. A new leader will be chosen in a few days, a party official said. Hatoyoma's Democrats swept to power last
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Japan's prime minister steps down over base row
Tōkyō :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he was resigning over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off the southern island of Okinawa. The prime minister faced growing pressure from
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Politics › Bill to tighten regulations on sexual imagery in comics likely to be rejected
Tōkyō :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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A bill on tightening regulations on sexual imagery of minors in comics and animations will likely be rejected in the current session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly from Tuesday as the largest assembly group has decided to vote it down, assembly
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