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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 ...
Japan tunnel disaster shows aging of public works
The deadly collapse last weekend of hundreds of concrete ceiling slabs in a tunnel outside Tokyo is raising calls for more spending on Japan's aging ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Asian stocks struggle to advance, Japan gains
Asian stock markets mostly struggled to advance Friday after data showed Europe slipped back into recession and several big U.S.
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 ...
Dalai Lama wants thorough probe into Tibet deaths
Lashing back at criticism from Beijing, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday said China needs to thoroughly investigate the causes of self-immolations by ...
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's Noda to remain PM after ruling party vote
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handily beat three other contenders in a ruling party leadership election Friday and will remain Japan's leader a while ...
Nationalism may rise under Japan's next gov't
One is a former prime minister known for his nationalistic views. A second is a hawkish former defense chief. And a third is the son of Tokyo's ...
Japan's pro-bomb voices rise as nuke power debated
A contentious debate over nuclear power in Japan is bringing another question out of the shadows: Should Japan keep open the possibility of making ...