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  • Mar 5, 2008
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JAPAN: Diet group meeting seeks constitution talks

Japan's National Diet yesterday saw a major meeting of a Dietmen's League for New Constitutional...

  • Mar 5, 2008
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JAPAN: Defence reforms face obstacles

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda appears resolved to push for major structural reforms of the...

  • Mar 4, 2008
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JAPAN/RUSSIA: Election will not change relations

Japanese policy-makers have been hoping for a breakthrough in relations with Russia with the...

  • Mar 4, 2008
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JAPAN/CHINA: Military spending causes tensions

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura today noted that Japan and the surrounding...

  • Mar 3, 2008
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JAPAN: Defence crises continue

Japan's Ministry of Defence (MOD), and the Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF), remain in crisis...

  • Feb 28, 2008
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JAPAN/US: Rice visit rebuilds confidence

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday visited Tokyo for talks with Prime Minister...

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  • Feb 27, 2008
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JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA: Fukuda attends Lee inauguration

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda attended the inauguration of South Korean President Lee...

  • Feb 25, 2008
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JAPAN/CHINA: Talks fail to resolve differences

During talks on February 22-23, Japan and China failed to reach agreement on joint development of...