http://www.mail.com/organizations/1320252-japan-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1320252-japan-government.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089060-japanese-economy-grew-35-percent-pace-1q.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise. Stronger consumer spending and public works investment coupled with aggressive monetary easing lent oomph to th... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089060-japanese-economy-grew-35-percent-pace-1q.html 2013-05-16T09:40:45Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2086662-china-questions-japan-rule-okinawa.html 2013-05-15T11:03:30Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html 2013-05-14T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075738-dollar-rises-100-yen-1st-time-4-years.html TOKYO (AP) — The dollar soared above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years Friday, driven by aggressive credit-easing aimed at reviving Japan's sluggish economy and improved U.S. economic figures. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 101.30 yen, the first time since April 2009 that the greenback has traded above 100 yen. The move lifted Japanese s... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:19:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075738-dollar-rises-100-yen-1st-time-4-years.html 2013-05-10T22:19:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II. A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged the government had a set of documents produced ... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:49:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html 2013-05-08T13:49:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060744-japans-pm-would-applaud-istanbul-2020-win.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says 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. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Abe during his visit to Turkey on Friday. Abe appeared to be trying to make amends for remarks by the governor of Tokyo, ... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:08:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060744-japans-pm-would-applaud-istanbul-2020-win.html 2013-05-03T13:08:54Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2051318-putin-japanese-leader-step-up-peace-treaty-effort.html 2013-04-29T16:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038672-japan-war-shrine-reflects-ruling-party-nationalism.html TOKYO (AP) — Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy. Nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers paid homage at Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday. A day... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038672-japan-war-shrine-reflects-ruling-party-nationalism.html 2013-04-23T10:56:18Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html 2013-04-23T04:29:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030514-japan-pm-lays-steps-growth-revival.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined the next steps of his grand plan for restoring Japan's economic power in a news conference Friday, naming a slew of initiatives he said would help awaken the country's "sleeping opportunities." Japan's future growth will depend on further opening the economy and tapping the underutilized potential of its wom... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030514-japan-pm-lays-steps-growth-revival.html 2013-04-19T10:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:36:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html 2013-04-12T13:36:20Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2004860-japan-increasingly-nervous-north-korea-nukes.html 2013-04-09T02:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2003288-despite-threats-risks-temper-korea-war-tensions.html 2013-04-07T15:21:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2000084-japan-pms-biggest-test-economy-to.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to find out that bending central bankers to his will was the easy part of jolting Japan's economy out of its two decade slump. Since taking office late last year, Abe has sauntered from strength to strength, ticking off the boxes of his policy wish-list while enjoying popularity ratings several times those o... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:01:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2000084-japan-pms-biggest-test-economy-to.html 2013-04-05T12:01:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1997172-japan-central-bank-revamps-policy-to-boost-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan is taking aggressive action to lift consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world's third-largest economy out of a long slump. Like the U.S. Federal Reserve, Japan's central bank plans to flood its financial system with more money — its most far-reaching step to date to get consumers and companies to borrow and spend. The... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1997172-japan-central-bank-revamps-policy-to-boost-economy.html 2013-04-04T17:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994774-boj-holds-policy-meeting-under-governor.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank is holding its first policy meeting under a new governor amid expectations of fresh moves to ease monetary policy and spur a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. Haruhiko Kuroda took the helm at the Bank of Japan on March 19, vowing to do whatever necessary to break Japan's economy out of deflation and attain a ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994774-boj-holds-policy-meeting-under-governor.html 2013-04-03T09:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992468-japan-moves-to-revamp-troubled-power-industry.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet has approved a proposal to revamp its troubled electricity industry and foster more competition by obliging utilities to split power generation and distribution into separate businesses. The plan is meant to encourage more innovation and modernization of the power grid as the country grapples with its energy policy following t... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:37:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992468-japan-moves-to-revamp-troubled-power-industry.html 2013-04-02T08:37:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1977648-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 12:01:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1977648-japan-eu-agree-to-start-free-trade-negotiations.html 2013-03-25T12:01:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969418-japans-central-bank-chief-vows-to-deflation.html TOKYO (AP) — The newly installed governor of Japan's central bank said Thursday that he plans to do whatever he can to end deflation and break the economy out of the doldrums. After a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Haruhiko Kuroda told reporters he had reiterated his pledge to "do everything we can to get the economy out of deflation." Kuroda, a ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:37:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969418-japans-central-bank-chief-vows-to-deflation.html 2013-03-21T11:37:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964442-renewed-nuke-sale-fear-nkorea-test.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's nuclear test last month wasn't just a show of defiance and national pride; it also serves as advertising. The target audience, analysts say, is anyone in the world looking to buy nuclear material. Though Pyongyang has threatened to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S., the most immediate threat posed by its nuclear te... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:05:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964442-renewed-nuke-sale-fear-nkorea-test.html 2013-03-19T11:05:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1956326-japan-to-join-talks-pacific-trade-pact.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday that Japan will join talks on a Pacific trade pact that would oblige the country to open up sheltered industries including farming, long a bastion of protectionism. The decision to seek participation in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, raised protests from farmers, who are a traditiona... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:41:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1956326-japan-to-join-talks-pacific-trade-pact.html 2013-03-15T19:41:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1953964-japans-parliament-clears-kuroda-to-head-boj.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament on Friday endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda, a finance ministry veteran and president of the Asian Development Bank, to become central bank governor and spearhead efforts to break the world's third-largest economy out of its long bout of deflation. Kuroda's support is crucial to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to revive the econ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:23:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1953964-japans-parliament-clears-kuroda-to-head-boj.html 2013-03-15T01:23:42Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1945260-recovery-slow-japan-marks-2-years-tsunami.html 2013-03-11T19:00:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1940120-japan-economy-grew-quarter-2012.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy did better than first thought in the last quarter of 2012, eking out a slight expansion instead of shrinking in a boost for Prime Minister's Shinzo Abe's policies for ending two decades of deflationary stagnation. The government Friday upgraded its annualized growth figure for the fourth quarter to 0.2 percent, suggesting the ... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:52:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1940120-japan-economy-grew-quarter-2012.html 2013-03-08T15:52:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1937402-tsunami-hit-towns-barren-rebuilding-lags.html RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (AP) — Like tens of thousands of people who lost everything in the tsunami that pulverized Japan's northeastern coast two years ago, 83-year-old Hide Sato is living in one-room temporary housing, and longing for a home of her own. Chances are she will be waiting at least a few more years. The dozens of temporary housing camps built f... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:15:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1937402-tsunami-hit-towns-barren-rebuilding-lags.html 2013-03-08T03:15:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1924060-2-us-navy-sailors-convicted-okinawa-rape.html TOKYO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors were convicted and sentenced to prison on Friday for raping and robbing a woman on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the southern Japanese island. Seaman Christopher Browning, of Athens, Texas, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, were found guilty by the Naha District Court of r... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:35:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1924060-2-us-navy-sailors-convicted-okinawa-rape.html 2013-03-01T11:35:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1920670-adb-president-nominated-to-head-japan-central-bank.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe vowed to push ahead with more aggressive monetary easing as he Thursday nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to head the country's central bank. The current Bank of Japan governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, will step down on March 19, three weeks before his term is due to end. The nomination of 68-year-old Kuroda, an Oxford-ed... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1920670-adb-president-nominated-to-head-japan-central-bank.html 2013-02-28T09:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913038-adb-president-leading-japan-central-bank.html TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to nominate Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan's central bank and help spearhead moves to revive growth in the world's third-biggest economy, local reports said Monday. The current Bank of Japan governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, will step down on March 19, three weeks before his te... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:49:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913038-adb-president-leading-japan-central-bank.html 2013-02-25T10:49:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1912930-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 09:04:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1912930-japan-stocks-jump-boj-candidate-speculation.html 2013-02-25T09:04:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1907686-pm-japans-back-vows-stronger-ties-with-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan's new prime minister declared Friday he would make his country a stronger U.S. ally and joined President Barack Obama in warning North Korea that its recent nuclear provocations would not be tolerated. After meeting Obama in the Oval Office, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also sent a clear message to China: that while Japan does not wan... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:18:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1907686-pm-japans-back-vows-stronger-ties-with-us.html 2013-02-23T04:18:19Z