Tokyo man sets himself on fire in protest against Prime Minister
TOKYO: A Japanese man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Sunday after giving a speech opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to reform...
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Obama, Japan PM firm on N.Korea, measured on China
by AFP
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Friday pledged with Japan to take a firm line on a defiant North Korea but his administration also tried...
Japan premier unveils $226.5 bn stimulus package
by AFP
Tokyo: Japan’s new government unveiled a $226.5 billion stimulus package Friday to breathe life into the world’s third-largest economy, rebuild disaster-hit areas and beef up...
Hawkish Shinzo Abe elected as Japan’s new prime minister
by AFP
Tokyo: Japan’s newly-elected prime minister Shinzo Abe pledged to rebuild the economy and mend Japan’s alliance with the United States in the face of an...
Noda likely to become Japan PM
by Agencies
Tokyo: Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was elected Monday as head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, edging out Trade and Industry Minister Banri...