Yoshihiko Noda

Yoshihiko Noda

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  Japan ex-China envoy: Tokyo erred on islands row

  Japan's former envoy to China says his country erred in choosing to buy islands claimed by both Japan and China last fall, infuriating Beijing, and ... 

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  After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road

  After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday ... 

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  Conservative party favored as Japanese vote

  Japanese were voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that were expected to put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year ... 

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  Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe

  As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the ... 

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  North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket

  North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile ... 

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  Obama makes history with Myanmar, Cambodia visits

  On a history-making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myanmar and Cambodia, two Asian countries ...