http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1320252-japan-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1320252-japan-government.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2155122-g8-faces-uncertain-recoveries-turbulent-markets.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of stagnation — but it remains an open question if the recovery will stick. That's the global economy that will confront the heads ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2155122-g8-faces-uncertain-recoveries-turbulent-markets.html 2013-06-16T12:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2135838-japan-france-to-tighten-nuclear-defense-ties.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan and France agreed Friday to deepen their cooperation on nuclear technology and to discuss joint development of military equipment, vowing to raise the tenor of their partnership. Visiting French President Francois Hollande and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a joint statement pledging to prevent nuclear proliferation while rai... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:53:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2135838-japan-france-to-tighten-nuclear-defense-ties.html 2013-06-07T08:53:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2133022-frances-hollande-visits-japan-to-push-nuke-ties.html TOKYO (AP) — French President Francois Hollande arrived in Japan on Thursday for a visit expected to focus on closer cooperation in nuclear energy technologies and on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic strategies. Hollande and Abe will hold summit talks that local media say may yield an agreement on cooperating in nuclear fuel cycle technology, next-gen... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:15:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2133022-frances-hollande-visits-japan-to-push-nuke-ties.html 2013-06-06T12:15:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2130590-dotcom-star-wants-entrepreneurial-japan.html TOKYO (AP) — Takafumi Horie, the Japanese dot.com celebrity imprisoned for nearly two years on securities fraud charges, is cooking up dozens of ventures and demanding the nation reduce regulation to give more opportunities to young entrepreneurs. "It was as though I was set back 10 years," the founder and former chief executive of Internet service provid... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2130590-dotcom-star-wants-entrepreneurial-japan.html 2013-06-05T11:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2130202-japan-pm-outlines-reform-strategy-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined Wednesday a sweeping blueprint for rejuvenating Japan's ailing economy, calling for reforms to bring more women into the workforce, promote industrial innovation and coax cash-hoarding corporations into investing more. The strategies Abe sketched out in a speech form the third and most important plank in his... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:14:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2130202-japan-pm-outlines-reform-strategy-economy.html 2013-06-05T08:14:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html TOKYO (AP) — In a story May 8 about the use of sex slaves during World War II, The Associated Press reported erroneously that then-Prime Minister Yohei Kono issued a 1993 statement expressing remorse for suffering caused to sexual slaves of Japanese troops. Kono was Chief Cabinet Secretary at the time, not prime minister. A corrected version of the story ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html 2013-06-01T08:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-linked brothel in southern China. She had to take an average of 15 soldiers per day during the week, and dozens over the weekend. At the end of ... Wed, 29 May 2013 00:49:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html 2013-05-29T00:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086662-china-questions-japan-rule-okinawa.html BEIJING (AP) — China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than a million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. The tactic, however, appears to have done little but harden Tokyo's stance. Japan refuses to offer any c... Wed, 15 May 2013 11:03:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086662-china-questions-japan-rule-okinawa.html 2013-05-15T11:03:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html TOKYO (AP) — An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle. The comments made Monday are already raising ire in neighboring countries that bore the brunt of Japan... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html 2013-05-14T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2061160-japan-vows-high-safety-turkish-reactor.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Japan has learned from the Fukushima disaster and will offer technology with the highest safety standards while building Turkey's second nuclear plant, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday. Turkey chose a Japanese-French partnership for the construction of a nuclear reactor on its Black Sea coast and a nuclear cooperation a... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:36:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2061160-japan-vows-high-safety-turkish-reactor.html 2013-05-03T17:36:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2060718-japans-pm-would-applaud-istanbul-2020-win.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he would be "the first to applaud" if Istanbul is chosen to host the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo and Madrid are also bidding for the games. "If Istanbul wins the right to host the Olympic Games, I will be the first to applaud it," the state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Abe as saying. "I have no do... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:23:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2060718-japans-pm-would-applaud-istanbul-2020-win.html 2013-05-03T17:23:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations. Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty ending hostilities from World War II due to a dispute over four islands that were captured by Soviet forces at the end of the war. Nevertheless, they ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html 2013-04-29T16:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past. The lawmakers from various parties were seen making offerings to mark the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:29:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html 2013-04-23T04:29:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2004860-japan-increasingly-nervous-north-korea-nukes.html TOKYO (AP) — It's easy to write off North Korea's threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: It has never demonstrated the capability to deploy a missile that could reach the Pacific island of Guam, let alone the mainland U.S. But what about Japan? Though it remains a highly unlikely scenario, Japanese officials have lon... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:50:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2004860-japan-increasingly-nervous-north-korea-nukes.html 2013-04-09T02:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003288-despite-threats-risks-temper-korea-war-tensions.html TOKYO (AP) — As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ago, killed an estimated 4 million people. A war would be suicidal for North Korea, which cannot expect to defeat the United States and successfully overrun South Korea. War would be horrific for t... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:21:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003288-despite-threats-risks-temper-korea-war-tensions.html 2013-04-07T15:21:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1977240-japan-eu-agree-to-start-free-trade-negotiations.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the European Union agreed Monday to start negotiations for a free-trade pact encompassing nations that account for nearly a third of the world economy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso spoke by telephone for 30 minutes late Monday, ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:01:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1977240-japan-eu-agree-to-start-free-trade-negotiations.html 2013-03-25T12:01:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1945260-recovery-slow-japan-marks-2-years-tsunami.html TOKYO (AP) — Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery, Japan marked the second anniversary Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and has displaced more than 300,000. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the government intends to make "visible" reconstruction progress and ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1945260-recovery-slow-japan-marks-2-years-tsunami.html 2013-03-11T19:00:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1912928-japan-stocks-jump-boj-candidate-speculation.html HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese stocks led most Asian markets higher Monday, roaring ahead on a report that the prime minister's pick for central bank governor will be a strong advocate of loose monetary policy aimed at reviving the moribund economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 2.4 percent to end at 11,662.52 while the yen dropped against the dollar after l... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:05:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1912928-japan-stocks-jump-boj-candidate-speculation.html 2013-02-25T09:05:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1898554-asia-stocks-mixed-japans-nikkei-up-yen-falls.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials refrained from directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government for trying to force down the yen. Other Asian stock markets were mixed. Currency policy was centerstage at the weekend meeting in Moscow of finance ministers and central bankers from the ... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1898554-asia-stocks-mixed-japans-nikkei-up-yen-falls.html 2013-02-18T05:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1885996-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-corporate-earnings.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after strong U.S. corporate earnings sent the Dow close to its record high. Japanese shares faltered, however, as the yen rebounded against the dollar. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index tumbled as the yen strengthened against the dollar following a pledge by finance ministers from the world's major advanced e... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1885996-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-corporate-earnings.html 2013-02-13T04:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1883050-japans-nikkei-jumps-weaker-yen.html BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo's Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier monetary policy. Investors shrugged off a nuclear test by North Korea. The Nikkei, which was closed Monday for a public holiday, jumped 1.9 percent to close at 11,369.12 as the weaker yen boo... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1883050-japans-nikkei-jumps-weaker-yen.html 2013-02-12T08:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1876762-china-markets-lift-bruising-week.html LONDON (AP) — Markets in Europe and Asia ended the week strongly after better-than-expected Chinese figures shored up hopes over the world's second-largest economy. Japanese shares tanked, though, as the yen rallied on reports that the country's finance minister thinks the recent fall in the currency may have been too fast. Confirmation of an eighth strai... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1876762-china-markets-lift-bruising-week.html 2013-02-08T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1875450-japan-2-russian-fighters-entered-airspace.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Defense Ministry said two Russian fighter jets briefly intruded Thursday into Japanese airspace as the country was holding rallies demanding that Moscow return a group of disputed islands. Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged a protest with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Russia, however, denied any border violation. The incident occurred as... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1875450-japan-2-russian-fighters-entered-airspace.html 2013-02-07T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1874724-russia-denies-violation-japans-airspace.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry has rejected a claim by Japan that two Russian fighter jets have violated its airspace. The Japanese Defense Ministry says the two Su-27 fighter jets intruded Japan's airspace for just over a minute Thursday off the northwestern tip of the island of Hokkaido. Tokyo lodged a protest. In Moscow, the Russian Defense Mi... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1874724-russia-denies-violation-japans-airspace.html 2013-02-07T11:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1850470-japan-ex-china-envoy-tokyo-erred-islands-row.html TOKYO (AP) — 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 now both sides have no choice but to allow the issue to cool. Uichiro Niwa, a former trading house executive who served as ambassador to Beijing from mid-2010 until late last year, told reporters ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1850470-japan-ex-china-envoy-tokyo-erred-islands-row.html 2013-01-28T09:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1845450-chinese-envoy-japan-dispute-controlled.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — A top Chinese diplomat expressed hope Friday that Beijing's dispute with Japan over islands claimed by both countries can be "controlled" soon, and a leading Chinese academic predicted it could be settled within two years. Ambassador Liu Zhenmin, China's envoy to the U.N. in Geneva, told a session on the sidelines of the World Ec... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1845450-chinese-envoy-japan-dispute-controlled.html 2013-01-25T15:57:00Z