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Japan election puts spotlight on reviving economy
It's the $6 trillion question: how to jolt Japan out of its 20-year economic slump. The dozen or so parties vying in a Dec. 16 parliamentary election ...
NKorea extends window, still readies rocket launch
North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until Dec. 29 because ...
No sign of imminent rocket launch in North Korea
North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day ...
US: Situation 'dangerous' ahead of NKorea launch
The commander of American troops in Japan said Thursday that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is ...
Japan campaign opens with focus on economy, nukes
Leaders of Japan's major political parties kicked off campaigning Tuesday for this month's parliamentary elections in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima ...
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 ...
Japan OKs $10.7B stimulus, aiming to boost growth
Japan unleashed yet another barrage of stimulus at its stagnant economy on Friday as debate over how to revive growth heated up ahead of a general ...
Japan suspends dubious reconstruction projects
Japan's government has suspended 35 projects included in a budget for reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami after criticism the ...
Another US military serviceman arrested on Okinawa
Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine on Sunday on suspicion of trespassing on the southern island of Okinawa amid anger over military crimes and ...
Japan PM dissolves parliament; vote set for Dec 16
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday, paving the way for elections in which his ruling party will ...
Japan set for polls; no clear winner likely
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was poised to dissolve Japan's parliament Friday, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely result in ...
Reports say Japanese elections likely Dec. 16
Japanese parliamentary elections have been tentatively set for Dec. 16, media reports said Thursday after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to ...
Japan protests another US troop-related incident
A U.S. airman is suspected of assaulting a young boy Friday on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, authorities said. The incident comes just two ...
Japan central bank ups asset buys to aid economy
Japan's central bank expanded a government bond-buying program Tuesday, vowing to spur growth as it further downgraded the country's economic outlook ...
Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president
Changes could be in store for U.S.-Asian relations, but that has little to do with the presidential race. Lost in the backbiting between President ...
Japan approves new stimulus for ailing economy
Japan's Cabinet approved a 423 billion yen ($5.3 billion) economic stimulus package on Friday, moving to fend off recession as the recovery in the ...
APNewsBreak: US Navy reviews rules on Japan bases
Weary of rules limiting the freedom of their "overwhelmingly outstanding" sailors, the top commanders of the U.S. Navy in Japan eased after-hours ...
US commander in Japan apologizes over rape case
The commander of U.S. forces in Japan apologized Friday for a case in which two American sailors allegedly raped a woman in Okinawa and said all U.S.
Qatar FM calls on UN to back Syria rebels
The United Nations should move quickly to assist rebel forces in Syria with arms and funding, and should support a no-fly zone to protect civilians ...
Japan PM reshuffles his Cabinet to boost support
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet for the third time this year Monday in hopes of boosting flagging public support for his ...
US seeks calm over Asian disputes; won't mediate
The Obama administration on Friday pressed U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to continue their cooperation on North Korea and other key issues despite ...
SKorea: Japan must educate people on colonial past
South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday that Japan's wartime past will overshadow relations between the two staunch U.S. allies until Japan ...
Clinton presses China on maritime spats
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged China's top diplomat on Thursday to peacefully resolve increasingly tense maritime disputes with Japan ...
China hits back at Japan PM's statement on islands
China on Thursday assailed Japan's prime minister as obstinate and wrong for saying his nation won't compromise in their island dispute, as Japanese ...
Japan, China move to dampen island dispute
Japan and China are taking small steps to dampen a bitter dispute over a group of small islands in the East China Sea following an intense but ...