Japan government

Japan government

• Asia stocks rise as Japan gets new government

  Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a ... 

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  Japan's Cabinet resigns to make way for new PM

  Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet resigned Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in parliament to formally install the nation's new leader, ... 

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  Japan's next leader wants freer rein for military

  Imagine that North Korea launched a missile at Japan. Tokyo could — and would certainly try to — shoot it down. But if the missile were flying ... 

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  Hopes for new leader to pressure Bank of Japan

  Hopes are high in Japan Inc. for the new prime minister. Stocks are recovering. The central bank is set to supercharge an already loose monetary ...