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JAPAN: PM is looking weaker
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is looking increasingly embattled on all sides.
JAPAN/TAIWAN: Ma election fits Tokyo's interests
Japanese policy-makers have expressed quiet satisfaction with the election of Ma Ying Jeou as the...
JAPAN/CHINA: Tokyo reacts cautiously to Tibet dissent
Japan has reacted with caution to China's suppression of dissension in Tibet.
JAPAN: MOD punishment indicates unclear responsibility
Japan's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has responded to the Atago Aegis incident and other cases...
JAPAN/US: Relations suffer a further blow
Japan-US relations again have been damaged due to a fresh incident involving US military...
United StatesJAPAN/NORTH KOREA: Japan will maintain pressure
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura on March 15, after meeting with...
JAPAN: Cabinet support hits record low
A March 16 Kyodo News poll demonstrated that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet support rating...
LATIN AMERICA: Glacial data suggest bleak outlook
The latest figures from the World Glacier Monitoring Service for 2006 say the rate of glacial...