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  • Mar 28, 2008
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JAPAN: PM is looking weaker

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is looking increasingly embattled on all sides.

  • Mar 25, 2008
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JAPAN/TAIWAN: Ma election fits Tokyo's interests

Japanese policy-makers have expressed quiet satisfaction with the election of Ma Ying Jeou as the...

  • Mar 25, 2008
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JAPAN/CHINA: Tokyo reacts cautiously to Tibet dissent

Japan has reacted with caution to China's suppression of dissension in Tibet.

  • Mar 25, 2008
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JAPAN: MOD punishment indicates unclear responsibility

Japan's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has responded to the Atago Aegis incident and other cases...

  • Mar 25, 2008
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JAPAN/US: Relations suffer a further blow

Japan-US relations again have been damaged due to a fresh incident involving US military...

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  • Mar 17, 2008
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JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: Japan will maintain pressure

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura on March 15, after meeting with...

  • Mar 17, 2008
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JAPAN: Cabinet support hits record low

A March 16 Kyodo News poll demonstrated that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet support rating...

  • Mar 17, 2008
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LATIN AMERICA: Glacial data suggest bleak outlook

The latest figures from the World Glacier Monitoring Service for 2006 say the rate of glacial...