2200 evacuated as typhoon 'Talas' lashes Japan

chinadaily 03-SEP-11

Japan: A time to heal

chinadaily 21-MAY-11

Arrest of Chinese boat captain by Japan stirs old rivalry

latimes 10-SEP-10

Ozawa expected to duck charges

japantimes 03-FEB-10

Opposition keeps pressing Ozawa

japantimes 14-JAN-10

Japan to Tell Obama It Wants Okinawa Marine Base Closed

voanews 11-NOV-09

Politics › Ex-Finance Minister Tanigaki likely to run in LDP leadership race

japantoday 13-SEP-09

HOLMES: The end of an era in Japan?

washtimes 03-SEP-09

Party rebels move on Japanese PM

bbc 16-JUL-09

Politics › Ruling coalition aims to win majority in Tokyo assembly race

japantoday 03-JUL-09

Swine flu: serious, but no panic yet

channel4news 28-APR-09

Fatal swine flu outbreak raises global fears

ft 26-APR-09

Japan PM Aso urged by own minister to call snap poll

channelnewsasia 28-FEB-09

Elpida eyes state fund

ft 04-FEB-09

EDITORIAL: ASDF chief's essay

asahi 11-NOV-08

Japan's PM Fukuda resigns; Aso in the wings

cnn 24-SEP-08

Japan’s ruling party elects Aso to become PM

ft 22-SEP-08

Japan's would-be Prime Ministers in beauty contest

euronews 21-SEP-08

Japan's centenarians hit record high

telegraph 12-SEP-08

Japan's ruling LDP presidential candidates make campaign speeches

peopledaily 11-SEP-08

Japan's ruling party fields candidates for PM race (AP)

news 10-SEP-08

Koike joins Japan leadership race

channel4news 08-SEP-08

All in this together?

ft 07-SEP-08

Taro Aso announces Japan PM bid

bbc 05-SEP-08

WWF warns Japan

NewsJang 02-JUL-08

UN Secretary General begins Asia tour

vnagency_en 28-JUN-08

Health policy vote adds to Fukuda woes

ft 25-JUN-08

Disputes unresolved despite softer China line

ft 19-JUN-08

Risking lives to escape N Korea

bbc 02-JUN-08

China prepares for possible floods in quake zone

latimes 01-JUN-08

Ozawa confident of ending LDP rule

ft 01-JUN-08

Gates raises concerns over energy tussles

ft 31-MAY-08

Cluster bombs: international treaty agreed

telegraph 31-MAY-08

Nations take first step to climate deal

sbs 05-APR-08

Japan's new MSDF chief urges for discipline, awareness of mission

xinhuanet_en 24-MAR-08

US military 'holds Japan suspect'

bbc 22-MAR-08

Sailor sought for questioning for slaying in Japan

cnn 21-MAR-08

Doubts on next BoJ governor

ft 03-MAR-08

Japan PM says defense chief should not resign: Kyodo (Reuters)

news 02-MAR-08

Report: Marine charged with rape released

cnn 29-FEB-08

US apology to Japan for troop crimes

guardian 28-FEB-08

Japan PM may face bruising loss of defense chief

reuters 28-FEB-08

Poll: Majority of Israelis back talks with Hamas

cnn 27-FEB-08

Rice wins China's help on N. Korea

cnn 27-FEB-08

In Japan, Rice Apologizes for Alleged Rape by U.S. Marine

WashingtonPost_B 27-FEB-08

Iran, North Korea a threat to Asia stability: Olmert

reuters 26-FEB-08

Second US serviceman held over alleged sex attack in Japan

guardian 22-FEB-08

Search for missing fisherman off Japan

radioaustralia 19-FEB-08

Japan PM says Okinawa rape case "unforgivable" (Reuters)

news 13-FEB-08

U.S. working to ease tensions in Japan rape case

cnn 12-FEB-08

Australian minister warns Japan of whale action (AFP)

news 01-FEB-08

Japan resumes 'anti-terror' mission

aljazeera 24-JAN-08

Briton held on Japanese whale ship is finally freed

dailymail 18-JAN-08

Japan companies in shipbuilding merger talks

ft 11-JAN-08

Japan to consider making permanent law on SDF's overseas dispatch

xinhuanet_en 08-JAN-08

Third force struck in LCD business

cnn 25-DEC-07

Japan intercepts missile in space in test off Hawaii

cnn 18-DEC-07

A quiet anniversary

IHT 17-DEC-07

Sharp sues Samsung in LCD patents dispute

ft 13-DEC-07

China snub over US ships deliberate

aljazeera 30-NOV-07

EU joins China in currency moves pact

ft 28-NOV-07

Japanese security measures anger rights activists

euronews 21-NOV-07

Chinese navy warship to dock in Japan for first time since WWII

belfasttelegraph 17-NOV-07

Accept getting ID'd or get out

japantimes 11-NOV-07

Exploding piggy bank to scare people to save

RTERadio 10-NOV-07

Gates urges more Japanese action on global security

IHT 09-NOV-07

Tokyo losing streak stretches to five

ft 08-NOV-07

Japan ends Afghan back-up mission

ft 02-NOV-07

Ministry looks to track defense staff with GPS cell phones

japantimes 02-NOV-07

Japan pulls out of Afghan coalition

guardian 01-NOV-07

Goldman in bid for Japanese retail investor

ft 20-OCT-07

Sanyo Semi

ft 17-OCT-07

Japan Afghan Mission Help May Stop

time 08-OCT-07

Japan may reduce role in U.S.-led Afghanistan mission

IHT 07-OCT-07

Fukuda takes office as Japan's PM

cnn 26-SEP-07

Japan MPs elect new prime minister

guardian 25-SEP-07

Japan to boost military spending

aljazeera 01-SEP-07

Japan and China in defence talks

bbc 30-AUG-07

Oppositionmay pressfor Japanto quit Iraq

ft 08-AUG-07

Japanese PM 'will not resign'

guardian 30-JUL-07

S. Korea, Japan Pledge to Work With U.S.

ABCnews 05-NOV-06

Japan fears hostage's body found

bbc 29-OCT-04

Japan reshuffle lacks surprises

bbc 27-SEP-04

N. Korea To Japan: Don't Worry

CBSnews 25-SEP-04

Defense chief hints SOFA revision may be in cards

japantimes 30-AUG-04

SDF ROLE UPGRADE: Big change offered for defense policy

asahi 24-AUG-04

Tokyo considers easing ban on arms exports

asahi 23-AUG-04

Pullout of U.S. forces could skip Japan

japantimes 18-AUG-04

No change in SDF's humanitarian role in Iraq: Ishiba

arabworldnews 30-JUN-04

Ministers told stay focused, watch what they say in public

asahi 09-JUN-04

Malaysia rejects use of outside forces in SE Asia

ChinaPost 07-JUN-04

Join war on terror, Rumsfeld urges

NEWScomAU 05-JUN-04

SDF National Chairman, Ni John Fru Ndi says the party is on

africaFM 29-MAY-04

2 journalists feared dead in Iraq

asahi 29-MAY-04

Two Japanese journalists feared killed in Iraq

ft 28-MAY-04

[-told]: That remark itself warrants his dismissal as defense minister,

japantimes 03-SEP-11

[ said]: There was no justification for the refusal,

asahi 03-AUG-11

[ said]: Unless he presents a road map to a Japan free from nuclear plants, his act will amount to populism,

upi 15-JUL-11

[-said]: The Diet will have to have many discussions on such a weighty issue,

asahi 15-JUL-11

[ said]: I cannot help but think that the ruling parties are using the second supplementary budget to prolong the Kan Cabinet,

asahi 16-JUN-11

[-said]: It was stupid of us to have got excited, deluded by the misinformation that the so-called 'Ozawa Children' would rise up,

asahi 04-JUN-11

[-said]: Asking for our help on disaster relief without such discussions (on fiscal and security matters) means the premier is asking us to do what we would never be able to do,

kyodonews 19-MAR-11

[-said]: Asking for our help in disaster relief without such discussions (in fiscal and security matters), it means the premier is asking us to do what we will never be able to do,

kyodonews 19-MAR-11

[ said]: We will make an issue of the fact that Kan appointed him in the first place,

guardian 07-MAR-11

[-said]: It is extremely problematic,

earthtimes 02-MAR-11

[ said]: Due to the spontaneous statement by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, the foreign minister's visit to Russia which followed became absolutely pointless,

globalsecurity 15-FEB-11

[-said]: There's no point in letting this situation, in which people simply compare the LDP with the DPJ for their shortcomings, continue. We bear a responsibility to the Diet to form a firm government based on a proper evaluation of the LDP,

asahi 25-JAN-11

[ says]: that would have been the end of it,

asahi 09-DEC-10