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Japan

Type: Country

Name: Japan

population: 128,137,504

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 26 mins ago - 4 reports

China on PM Japan plate

New Delhi, May 25: Strategic issues, including military-to-military relations and deals for infrastructure projects worth an estimated $15 billion. top the agenda for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a three-day visit to Japan from Monday. The Prime ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, India, China, Manmohan Singh

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 30 mins ago - 4 reports

Safety fears after radioactive leak

BETWEEN four and 55 people were exposed to radiation when radioactive material leaked during a laboratory experiment in Japan, according to the facility's operators, although authorities were not told of the leak for two days.The material also leaked ... [Published Herald Scotland - 33 mins ago]

Entities: Japan, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Physics, Radioactive Material

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 6 reports

Kubota Corp

Japan govt says unaware of ghosts at PM residence – paper

TOKYOAbe has not moved into the prime minister?s official residence for five months since he took power.Asked by an opposition lawmaker about the reported hauntings, the government issued a formal statement on Friday saying it was not aware of ghost sightings, ... [Published Firstpost.com - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, Linda Sieg, Asahi (Japan), Kubota Corp

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 19 reports

Japan: Radiation leak after lab test overheats

AN ATOMIC research laboratory in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, its operator said yesterday. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said the accident occurred on Thursday in its Hadron Experimental Facility ... [Published The Scotsman - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Radiation, Japan, Nuclear, Hakubun Shimomura, Japan Atomic Energy Agency

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 9 reports

Sorry, says Osaka mayor

The mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka has apologised for suggesting US soldiers to go to legal brothels as a way to curb sexual crimes in Okinawa.US personnel have been involved in a number of violent crimes including rape in Okinawa over the years. ... [Published The New Nation - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Okinawa (Japan), Osaka, Tōru Hashimoto

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 13 reports

Shinzo Abe

Visiting Abe assures Myanmar of support from ‘whole of Japan’

YANGON – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged during an official visit to Myanmar on Saturday that “the whole of Japan,” its public and private sectors alike, will support the emerging country’s reform process to ensure its continued democratic and economic ... [Published Japan Times - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Myanmar/Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Japan

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 15 reports

Manmohan Singh

Indian PM to visit Japan, Thailand for cooperation

NEW DELHI, May 25 (KUNA) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is making a two-nation trip to Japan and Thailand to seek private investment and strong energy cooperation with both countries, a statement quoting foreign affairs ministry officials said ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Japan, Thailand, Manmohan Singh

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 13 reports

Tokyo denies ‘ghosts’...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet yesterday formally denied months-long rumors that the premier had not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is haunted. The conservative leader took office in December but has yet ... [Published Arab News - May 25 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Shinzo Abe, Rumours, Junichiro Koizumi

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 28 reports

Women forced to work in war brothel snub mayor

Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels cancelled a meeting yesterday with the mayor of the city of Osaka after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothels were necessary at the time.The mayor of ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 25 2013]

Entities: Tōru Hashimoto, Osaka, Military/Armed Forces, Japan Restoration Party, South Korea

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 15 reports

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Embarks On Maiden Myanmar Trip To Deepen Economic Ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Myanmar on Friday -- the first state visit by a Japanese leader in 36 years to the country, which is emerging out of the shadows of a long military rule.ReutersJapan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a ... [Published International Business Times - May 24 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Shinzo Abe, Japan, Sumitomo Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation International

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 12 reports

Nikkei Ends Higher After Wild Trading in Tokyo

5:30 PM Tokyo – In wild trading stocks in Tokyo closed higher as retail investors step up. Retail participation in Tokyo trading has steadily increased from less than 20% to close to 40% in the last three months as speculators ride market momentum.After ... [Published Ticker - May 24 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Nikkei Index, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, NIKKEI 225

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 7 reports

'Comfort women' cancel meeting with Japan mayor

OSAKA, Japan - Two South Korean women forcibly drafted into Japanese military brothels during World War II have cancelled a meeting with a Japanese mayor who sparked outrage by calling them a wartime necessity.Outspoken Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto and ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 24 2013]

Entities: Japan, Hashimoto (Japan), South Korea

Quotes

"Every veteran I talk to is eager to talk about it because we both have something in common" the 87-year-old veteran said

Geauga Historical Society recruits veterans for Memorial Day weekend event (with video) [Published Cleveland News-Herald - 12 mins ago]

According to a National Information Security Center rule, a ministry is required to "set a password for 'confidentiality 2' materials when it is considered necessary, and encrypt the information."

Panel blasts Japan's farm ministry for poor response to data theft [Published Asiaone - 18 mins ago]

"There is a close link with the real economy which is absent from other financial centres" said Raettig

Frankfurt weathers euro crisis better than rivals [Published Channel NewsAsia - 26 mins ago]

"They increasingly see Berlin as the place to go to get things done."

Merkel to host Li for export power summit [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 30 mins ago]

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Blogs

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More Cowbell: 15 Great Blue Oyster Cult Songs (... [Published Breitbart Feed - 2 hours ago] Blue Oyster Cult is best known for the classic rock staple (Don't fear) The Reaper. It's a great song but, as a fan of the band, I find it unfortunate that many people's knowledge of their music seems limited to that song. This is my attempt to just ...
Activists Protest Monsanto Offices in Tokyo [Published Global Voices Online - 3 hours ago] Activists in Tokyo demonstrated against agricultural giant Monsanto in front of their local offices, joining 279,723 protesters in 57 other countries around the world for March Against Monsanto day on May 25, 2013 . Project 99% [ja], an anti-nuclear ...
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Audio/Video

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Seib & Wessel: World Economy's Great Uncertainty [Published WSJ.com Video - News - May 24 2013]
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Europe Week Ahead: U.S. Data Under More Scrutiny [Published WSJ.com Video - News - May 24 2013]
Selloffs Raise Questions About ‘Abenomics’ [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - May 24 2013]
Japan’s Market Volatility Questions 'Abenomics' [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 24 2013]

Press Releases

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