Japan urges France to stick to austerity
Japan has warned France and its new president Francois Hollande that austerity measures must continue to be taken in Europe in order to stabilize the continent’s public debt crisis. The…
Noda to discuss sensitive issues during U.S. visit
Yoshihiko Noda, Japan’s prime minister, will discuss with U.S. president Barack Obama issues like the tensions generated by North Korea and the situation of the American troops in Okinawa, during…
Nuclear and tax policies push Noda to record low popularity
A poll by Nikkei newspaper revealed on Monday that prime minister’s Yoshihiko Noda’s popularity has dropped for the first time under 30 percent, with most Japanese rejecting his most important…
Clinton protests against “provocations” of N. Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has become the latest voice to join the international protests against North Korea’s planned rocket launch, expected this week. Clinton met with Japanese foreign…
Japan PM says he staking all on doubling sales tax
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he is staking his political career on doubling Japan’s sales tax to avoid a European-style debt crisis after his Cabinet on…
Photos of Noda burnt in South Korea’s capital
Photos of Japan’s prime minister Yoshihiko Noda were burned on Thursday by South Korean activists near the Japanese embassy in Seoul. The protests started after the education ministry in Japan…
Record low popularity for main Japanese parties
Both the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have dropped in popularity numbers below 20 percent, for the first time since the DPJ was…
Records show Japan gov’t knew meltdown risk early
TOKYO (AP) — Just four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan’s leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down,…
Japan welcomes U.S. – North Korea nuclear agreement
Japan welcomed on Wednesday a political agreement between the U.S. and North Korea concerning the nuclear activities of the communist country. The agreement is an important step toward solving a…
Ex-PM Kan: Building a nuclear-free Japan is possible
Former premier Naoto Kan, who was leading the government at the time of the 2011 Great Tohoku Quake, said in an interview that he changed his way of thinking on…
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