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JAPAN: Foreign minister expresses concerns
Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, attending the Munich Conference on Security Policy, stated that...
JAPAN: Cabinet support ratings fall
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet support ratings slipped six points to 36% according to a...
JAPAN: Iwakuni election satisfies government
Japan's government is expressing satisfaction at the victory of Yoshihiko Fukuda in the mayoral...
JAPAN/CHINA: Gas agreement looks likely
Japan is beginning to release details of a potential new agreement with China over the joint...
BOLIVIA: La Nina causes heavy rains
Over 50,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as a result of continuing heavy rains...
JAPAN/RUSSIA: Fukuda will visit Russia
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is set to visit Russia in May, the first visit by a Japanese prime...
CORRECTION: Tanzanian prime minister's resignation
In the Daily Brief of February 7, we stated that Prime Minister Edward Lowassa had resigned as a...
JAPAN: China relations face strains
Japan-China relations, back on track for over a year, face the threat of being derailed because...