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Home > Japan in the News: Archives Last Updated: 17:08 12/03/2008
Japan in the News: Archives
(News selected by Mikihiro Maeda, GLOCOM Platform)
[12/24/'04]
  • China and Japan miss the boat to better ties   [Reuters:12/23]　*See News Review
  • Japanese cabinet approves austere budget for next fiscal year  by AFP [Channel News Asia:12/24]
  • Japan stance on territorial dispute with Russia invariable   [ITAR-TASS:12/24]
  • Japan confirms first human bird flu infection   [Xinhua:12/23]
    • [12/22/'04]
  • Japan's November Exports Rise 13.4%; Surplus Narrows   [Bloomberg:12/22]
  • Japan's Koizumi Again Says He Hopes to Visit Iraq   [Reuters:12/22]
  • Government adopts FTA policy focusing on partners in Asia  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Japan Times:12/22]
  • Japan opposition sees chance to take power  by Paul Wiseman and Naoko Nishiwaki [USA TODAY:12/19]
    • [12/21/'04]
  • Japan PM seeks N.Korea response on abductees-Kyodo  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:12/21]
  • Japan issues visa for ex-Taiwan president  by MARI YAMAGUCHI, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:12/20]
  • Japan moves to cut crushing debt load  by Mayumi Otsuma, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:12/21]
  • Japan PM tells public broadcaster NHK to clean up its act  by AFP [Channel News Asia:12/20]
    • [12/20/'04]
  • Poll shows Japanese frosty toward Chinese   [Reuters:12/18]　*See News Review
  • Chief Yasukuni priest brings business savvy to shrine  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Japan Times:12/20]
  • Analysis: U.S., Japan, China reverse WWII roles  by Martin Sieff, UPI Senior News Analyst [World Peace Herald:12/7]
  • Japan's Princess Kikuko Dies at 92  by KENJI HALL, Associated Press Writer [Newsday:12/19]
    • [12/17/'04]
  • S.Korea and Japan Keep Up Summit Shuttle on North   [Reuters:12/16]
  • Seven presumed North Koreans seek refuge in Beijing Japanese school  by Frederic J. Brown - (AFP/file) [Turkish Press:12/17]
  • Bank of Japan leaves ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged  by AFP [Channel News Asia:12/17]
  • Japan offers to help secure Malacca Strait   [Jakarta Post:12/17]
    • [12/16/'04]
  • Japanese big groups' confidence declines  by David Pilling and Barney Jopson in Tokyo [Financial Times:12/15]　*See News Review
  • Machimura Says Japan to Decide on N. Korea Sanctions Next Week   [Bloomberg:12/16]
  • Japan Approves Visa for Ex-Taiwan Leader  by AP [Guardian:12/16]
  • Tokyo quake 'could kill 13,000'   [CNN International:12/16]
    • [12/15/'04]
  • N. Korea threat over sanctions  by Associated Press [CNN International:12/15]
  • Poll shows Japan's hardening attitude to China  by David Pilling in Tokyo [Financial Times:12/14]
  • US ambassador supports Japan's bid for veto in UN    [Philippine Daily Inquirer:12/14]
  • Bankruptcies fall for 23rd straight month   [Japan Times:12/15]
    • [12/14/'04]
  • Survey upbeat on Japan labour  by Jeremy Grant in Chicago [Financial Times:12/14]
  • Japan to train Iraq election officials  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:12/14]
  • Japan's FSA and US Agree to Share Information on Criminal Funds   [Bloomberg:12/14]
  • Japan advised to promote "Gross National Cool" as foreign policy   by AFP [Yahoo News:12/13]
    • [12/13/'04]
  • Pacifist Japan boosts 'self-defence' measures   by John Martin and agencies [Guardian:12/10]
  • Japan PM's Support Slides on Iraq concerns - Paper  by Reuters [ABC News:12/11]
  • Japan to fingerprint visitors, put air marshals on flights  by AFP [Channel News Asia:12/10]
  • Japan, German leaders agree to cooperate on UN reform    by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:12/9]
    • [12/9/'04]
  • Japan protests N. Korean lie about abductee  by The Associated Press [MSNBC:12/8]　*See News Review
  • Japan extends Iraq military mission until December 2005  by AFP [Turkish Press:12/9]　*See News Review
  • Japan blasts China after `research' ship intrudes in EEZ  by AP [Taipei Times:12/9]
  • Japan Account Surplus Grows 7.4 Pct.   by Associated Press [Forbes:12/8]
    • [12/8/'04]
  • Japan May Halt N. Korea Food Aid After Remains Prove False   [Bloomberg:12/8]
  • Baker to step down as Japan ambassador  by NANCY ZUCKERBROD, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:12/7]
  • US animated by Japan's `anime'  by AP [Taipei Times:12/8]
  • Best schools are in Finland and the far east   by Polly Curtis, education correspondent [Guardian:12/7]
    • [12/7/'04]
  • In From the Cold  by JIM FREDERICK [Time:12/5]　*See News Review
  • Northern Japan hit by new powerful quake  by AFP [Channel News Asia:12/7]
  • IT firm Softbank aims to enter Japan's mobile sector as 3G grows  by AFP [Turkish Press:12/6]
  • Japan heading for extinction   by Noriko Sakakibara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer [Daily Yomiuri:12/6]
    • [12/6/'04]
  • Iraq Visit Clears Way for Japan Troops to Stay On   [Reuters:12/5]
  • GSDF officer involved in LDP's draft for constitutional revision   [Japan Times:12/5]
  • China's Textbooks Twist and Omit History  by HOWARD W. FRENCH [New York Times:12/6]
  • U.S. Deserter Jenkins Says Risked Jail for Daughters   by Elaine Lies [Reuters:12/5]
    • [12/3/'04]
  • Japan to cut defense budget again  by UPI [Washington Times:12/3]
  • Japan's Capital Spending Rose 14.4% in Third Quarter   [Bloomberg:12/3]
  • Middle-Aged Monster Godzilla Still Charms His Fans  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:12/2]
  • Japan's tough-guy director Kitano becomes professor   by Agencies [China Daily:12/3]
    • [12/2/'04]
  • First step to an 'open door'  [Japan Times:12/2]
  • Japan needs to improve its English strategy  by Ikuo Koike [Asahi Shimbun:12/1]
  • Japan is set to extend its military role in Iraq  by Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times [International Herald Tribune:12/2]
  • Japan mulls visa waiver for South Korean tourists  [Xinhua:12/1]
    • [12/1/'04]
  • Japan to Send Mission to New York, London to Promote Bond Sales   [Bloomberg:12/1]
  • OECD cuts 2005 GDP forecasts for US, Japan, euro zone as high oil prices bite   [FXStreet.com:11/30]
  • Japan Parliament OKs Dumping Dispute Bill  by Associated Press [Forbes:11/30]
  • Japanese government hopes to allow woman on throne within years: report  by AFP [Channel News Asia:12/1]　*See News Review
    • [11/30/'04]
  • ASEAN approves talks with Japan  by AP [CNN International:11/30]
  • Asean Supports Japan Bid for Permanent Seat on Security Council   [Bloomberg:11/30]
  • China, Japan, South Korea vow to cooperate on North Korea   by Reuters [Daily Times:11/30]
  • Japan's unemployment rate rises to 4.7 per cent in October   by AP [CBC News:11/30]
    • [11/29/'04]
  • Heading for higher taxes   [Japan Times:11/29]
  • Koizumi: Japan ready to stop China aid   [China Daily:11/29]
  • Powerful quake rocks northern Japan, injuring 13   by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/29]
  • After decades of tense relations, Japanese TV fans are crazy for Korea  by Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press [Daily Breeze:11/28]
    • [11/26/'04]
  • Japan's Kitashiro Urges Koizumi to End War Shrine Visits   [Bloomberg:11/26]
  • Japan eyes eliminating aid to China  by AP [The Malaysia Star:11/26]
  • Japan eyes policy on pushing for FTA   [Xinhua:11/26]
  • Lighten Iraq's debt load   [Japan Times:11/26]
    • [11/25/'04]
  • Leave the Past Behind  by Bill Powell [Time Asia:11/29]　*See News Review
  • Japanese want troops to leave Iraq  by AFP [Al-Jazeera:11/25]
  • Japan, Asean countries to forge anti-terrorist accord in Laos  by AP [The Malaysia Star:11/25]
  • Japan Oct. trade surplus up 8.8% y/y  by Osamu Tsukimori [CBS MarketWatch.com:11/24]
    • [11/24/'04]
  • Japan will never war with China: PM  by AFP [Daily Times:11/24]
  • Japan backs U.N. peace efforts  by UPI [Washington Times:11/24]
  • Demand for services shows uptick in Japan  by Lindsay Whipp, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:11/25]
  • Yen Weakens Versus Euro on Concern Japan May Sell Its Currency   [Bloomberg:11/24]
    • [11/22/'04]
  • China's Hu Asks Koizumi to End War Shrine Visits   [Bloomberg:11/22]
  • Russia, Japan fail to make progress in peace talks  by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/22]
  • End to Japanese tax cuts hinges on economy says Minister  by REUTERS [New Zealand Herald:11/22]
  • Chirac advocates UNSC seat for India, Germany, Japan, others  by Nabanita Sircar, London [HindustanTimes.com UK edition:11/20]
    • [11/19/'04]
  • Japan, China to hold talks  by Associated Press [Indianapolis Star:11/19]
  • Koizumi faces tough diplomacy at APEC  by Masayuki Kitano [Reuters:11/19]
  • Japan media doubts N Korea on abductees   [BBC News:11/17]
  • Le Beaujolais est arrivé: but where are the buyers?  by John Lichfield in Paris [The Independent:11/18]　*See News Review
    • [11/17/'04]
  • Japan eyes constitution change allowing use of force, female monarch  by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/17]
  • China apologizes for Japan intrusion   [The Wichita Eagle:11/17]
  • Koizumi: Japan seeks 4 islands   [Xinhua:11/16]
  • "Ambassador Baker's Japan" Opens in Tokyo   [Art Daily:11/16]
    • [11/16/'04]
  • Japan 'Unsatisfied' on Abductees   [BBC:11/15]　*See News Review
  • Japan considers sanctions against North Korea after abduction talks  by CHISAKI WATANABE, Associated Press Writer [San Francisco Chronicle:11/15]
  • China-Japan energy disputes to bubble on the sidelines of Apec  by AFP [Khaleej Times:11/15]
  • Japan to continue building ties with US   [Xinhua:11/16]
    • [11/15/'04]
  • Preparation underway for marriage of Japanese princess   [Xinhua:11/15]
  • Japan demands apology from China  by UPI [Washington Times:11/14]
  • Russia makes overture on Kurils   [BBC News:11/14]
  • Schwarzenegger Promotes California During Visit to Japan  by Steve Herman [Voice of America:11/12]
    • [11/12/'04]
  • Japan protests to China over 'intrusion'  by AFP [Al-Jazeera:11/12]
  • Japan Edges Toward Bigger Security Role   by Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews.com International Editor [Cybercast News Service:11/12]
  • Progress on Japanese abductees   [BBC News:11/12]
  • Yen up sharply in volatile Asian trade after Japan GDP data  by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/12]
    • [11/11/'04]
  • Why U.S., Japan must defend Taiwan  by Taiwan News [eTaiwan News:11/11]　*See News Review
  • FM: "China attack" hypes in Japanese media baseless    [Xinhua:11/10]
  • Japan's Democrats turn up heat on PM  by Linda Sieg TOKYO, Reuters [China Post:11/11]
  • Japan, N Korea discuss missing   [BBC News:11/10]
    • [11/10/'04]
  • Japan Navy Mobilized After Mystery Submarine Spotted  by George Nishiyama [Reuters:11/10]
  • Japan May Consider Sanctions on North Korea, Abe Says   [Bloomberg:11/10]
  • Japan set to extend Iraq deployment as key ally gives nod  by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/10]
  • Japan's current surplus hits record high   [Business World:11/10]
    • [11/9/'04]
  • Japan intends to set up intelligence station at East China Sea  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:11/9]
  • North Korea captive talks resuming  by The Associated Press [International Herald Tribune:11/9]
  • Japan denies ending bid for nuclear fusion project  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:11/9]
  • Schwarzenegger Prepares For Trade Trip To Japan   [KCRA-TV:11/8]
    • [11/8/'04]
  • PM says Japan military must contribute to global safety  by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/7]
  • Japan Defense Agency set 3 scenarios of "China attack"  by Kyodo [People's Daily Online:11/8]
  • Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit new high   [Xinhua:11/8]
  • Another quake hits northern Japan  by AP [CNN International:11/8]
    • [11/5/'04]
  • Bush's Re-Election 'Good for JAPAN-U.S. Relationship'  by PA [The Scotsman:11/4]
  • Putin clears way for Kyoto pact  by AP [CNN International:11/5]
  • Earthquakes Shake Northern Japan's Hokkaido, Kuril Islands   [Bloomberg:11/5]
  • US, Japan and South Korea agree to a World Cup of Baseball  by AFP [Daily Times:11/5]
    • [11/4/'04]
  • G.I. Deserter Tells of Cold, Hungry Times in North Korea  by JAMES BROOKE [New York Times:11/4]　*See News Review
  • Koizumi stresses on Japan-US alliance in Bush's new term   [Xinhua:11/4]
  • Strong quake shuts down nuclear reactor in central Japan  by AFP [Channel News Asia:11/4]
  • Africa Seeks More Investment From Asia By Steve Herman  by Steve Herman [Mainichi Shimbun:11/2]
    • [11/2/'04]
  • Japan's Base in Southern Iraq Attacked, No One Hurt   [Bloomberg:11/2]
  • Tabuse Set to Make History  by Steven Koek, Suns.com [Suns.com:11/1]
  • Rakuten gets nod for new Japanese baseball team  by JIM ARMSTRONG, Associated Press Writer [San Francisco Chronicle:11/2]
  • Law banning drivers from using mobile phones takes effect   [Mainichi Shimbun:11/1]
    • [11/1/'04]
  • Japanese troops to stay in Iraq   [BBC:10/31]　*See News Review
  • Japan's bank notes get new look for first time in 20 years  by Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia's Japan Bureau Chief [Channel News Asia:11/1]
  • Japan's September Tax Revenue Rises 18.9%, Government Says  by Bloomberg [China Daily:11/1]
  • Japan, South Korea Hold Free Trade Talks  by Associated Press [Forbes:11/1]
    • [10/29/'04]
  • Japan Emperor Discourages Overt Patriotism  by KENJI HALL, Associated Press Writer [Guardian:10/28]
  • Japan's jobless rate falls, deflation shows signs of easing  by AFP [Channel News Asia:10/29]
  • Japan hosts round of WMD drills at sea  by (Agencies) [China Daily:10/26]
  • Paris mayor to visit China, Japan  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/28]
    • [10/28/'04]
  • Japanese boy to survive four days after quake  by L.A. Phoenix [RealEstateGates.com:10/27]
  • No 2nd miracle in Japan quake,100,000 in shelters  by Kimimasa Mayama [Reuters:10/28]
  • Japan Still Counting Typhoon, Earthquake Damage Cost   [Bloomberg:10/28]
  • US Soldier Killed, Japan Threatened to Leave Iraq, British Troops Head North in Preparation For Assault on Falluja  by Alistair Lyon BAGHDAD (Reuters) [Aljazeerah.info:10/27]
    • [10/27/'04]
  • New Quake Rattles Northern Japan, Felt in Tokyo   [Reuters:10/26]
  • Iraq Group Takes Japanese Hostage; Troops to Stay   [Reuters:10/26]
  • China, Japan hold talks on E. China Sea issue   [Xinhua:10/26]
  • Chen expresses sympathy to Japan for quake, typhoon  by CNA, TAIPEI [Taipei Times:10/26]
    • [10/26/'04]
  • Japan quake survivors face rain and tremors  by Issei Kato [Reuters:10/26]
  • Death toll rises in Japan earthquake  by AFP [Independent Online:10/26]
  • Russia extends condolences to Japan over earthquakes, typhoon   [Xinhua:10/24]
  • Powell Meets Japanese Leaders on North Korea's Nuclear Program  by Steve Herman, VOA News [Epoch Times:10/24]
    • [10/25/'04]
  • New Quakes Rock Japan's Niigata; Tokyo Buildings Sway   [Bloomberg:10/25]　*See News Review
  • 24 die, 2000 injured in Japan's quake   [Xinhua:10/25]
  • Hosoda Says Japan May Compile Extra Budget for Disasters   [Bloomberg:10/25]
  • First-ever bullet train derailment reveals safety-system's limitations   [Japan Times:10/25]
    • [10/22/'04]
  • Japan: Help wanted, foreigners need not apply  by Jamie Miyazaki [Asia Times:10/22]　*See News Review
  • Reducing Public Debt Is Important for Economy, BOJ's Fukui Says   [Bloomberg:10/22]
  • Japan favors US headquarters move-in  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/20]
  • Police trace movements of convicted French terrorist   [The Star:10/21]
    • [10/21/'04]
  • America and Japan: From crossed swords to plowshares  by HOWARD BAKER [Houston Chronicle:10/21]
  • Japan's trade surplus rises 12.7 percent in September  by AFP [Channel News Asia:10/21]
  • Scholarly conference to analyze Godzilla  by AP [Japan Times:10/20]
  • Typhoon Kills 62 in Japan, Deadliest in 20 Years  by Masayuki Kitano [Reuters:10/21]
    • [10/20/'04]
  • Typhoon kills at least 2 in Japan  by Reuters [CNN.com:10/20]
  • Japan probe claims Citigroup trio  by Reuters [CNN.com:10/20]
  • Ambassador Wang Yi on China's Japan policy   [People's Daily Online:10/19]
  • Pension arrears hit record high in Japan   [Big News Network.com:10/20]
    • [10/19/'04]
  • Bush Signs N Korea Aid Laws  by AFP [ABC NewsOnline:10/19]　*See News Review
  • Japanese lawmakers visit shrine   [People's Daily:10/19]
  • Japan Air, All Nippon Cancel 267 Flights Because of Typhoon   [Bloomberg:10/19]
  • Google founders tout new projects in Japan   [Mainichi Shimbun:10/19]
    • [10/18/'04]
  • China 'may have gas projects in Japan area'  by Reuters [Straits Times:10/18]
  • Foreign minister: Japan committed to reducing U.S. military presence on Okinawa  by Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes [Stars and Stripes:10/18]
  • Japan will pay if ODA slides  by KEIZO NABESHIMA [Japan Times:10/18]
  • Softbank warms up to buy baseball team  by Tomomi Sekioka and Yoshiko Matsushita, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:10/19]
    • [10/17/'04]
  • 5 nations elected to UN Security Council  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/16]
  • Powell to Visit East Asia  by VOA News [Chosun Ilbo:10/17]
  • Japan upholds Minamata ruling  by Bethan Jinkinson, BBC [BBC News:10/15]
  • Peru tells Japan Fujimori headed criminal group  by AFP [Channel News Asia:10/17]
    • [10/15/'04]
  • Japan denies endorsing Bush in US election  by AP [Khaleej Times:10/15]
  • Koizumi to seek Asian support for UN bid  by AFP, AP [Straits Times:10/15]
  • Japan Current Account Surplus Rises  by Steve Herman, Tokyo [Voice of America:10/15]
  • Japan's wholesale inflation up sharply, fastest rise in 13 years  by AFP [Channel News Asia:10/14]
    • [10/14/'04]
  • Japan Must Watch for Effect of Oil Price Rise, Koizumi Says   [Bloomberg:10/14]
  • Matsuya brings back 'gyudon' with Chinese beef   [Japan Times:10/14]　*See News Review
  • Microsoft Launches Music Service in Japan  by ABC News [ABC News:10/13]
  • Made in Japan  by Jason Hill [The Age:10/14]
    • [10/13/'04]
  • Whoever wins US election, Japan's economic reform policy seen on track   by AFP [Channel News Asia:10/13]
  • Japan pledges $40mln to help Iraqi elections  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/13]
  • 9 Die in Japan Suicides Tied to Web  by JAMES BROOKE [New York Times:10/13]
  • Scientists create new anticancer treatment, Japan  by Onlypunjab.com Team [Onlypunjab.com:10/12]
    • [10/12/'04]
  • Sanctions mean war: North Korea warns UN  by AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE [Indian Express:10/12]
  • 5 elderly people injured in bear attacks in Japan  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:10/11]　*See News Review
  • Blood Pressure Drug May Slow Alzheimer's  by Salynn Boyles, WebMD Medical News [WebMD:10/11]
  • Many in Japan worried over low birth rate   [Big News Network.com:10/10]
    • [10/11/'04]
  • Koizumi wary over placing sanctions on North Korea  by Kyodo [Japan Times:10/10]
  • Record of Tang Dynasty Japanese envoy found in China   [Mainichi Shimbun:10/11]
  • Japan's NHK battles a crisis of credibility  by Julian Ryall in Tokyo [Al-Jazeera:10/10]
  • 2 Japanese climbers killed by avalanche on Himalayan peak   [Xinhua:10/11]
    • [10/8/'04]
  • Japan Should Expedite Terror Countermeasures  by Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN [E.Sinchew-i.com:10/8]
  • Koizumi, Hu might meet soon after all   [Asahi Shimbun:10/8]
  • Huge typhoon threatens to pound western Japan   [Mainichi Shimbun:10/8]
  • BBC raises profile in Japan with classic shows  by Dan Sabbagh [The Times:10/8]
    • [10/7/'04]
  • Japan: Report that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction does not undermine case for war  by Associated Press [Boston Globe:10/7]　*See News Review
  • Japan's New Banknote Appears on Internet Auction   [Reuters:10/7]
  • Report: Japan Wants Some U.S. Okinawa Troops Moved   [Reuters:10/7]
  • Japan Seeks Criminal Investigation of UFJ  by Associated Press [Forbes:10/7]
    • [10/6/'04]
  • UN designed for 1945 needs to catch up with realities of 2005  by Richard Halloran [Taipei Times:10/5]
  • Rightist Tokyo governor Ishihara says war kept Asia safe from `white people'  by AP [Taipei Times:10/4]
  • Japan's pop culture exports: It all started with Hello Kitty  by Bennett Richardson | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor [Christian Science Monitor:10/6]
  • Japan airports to test passengers' drinks  by Taiwan News [Big News Network.com:10/5]
    • [10/5/'04]
  • Japan may consider pre-emptive strike capability  by Teruaki Ueno [Reuters:10/4]　*See News Review
  • Ichiro Earns Title of Japan's Finest  by Alastair Himmer [Reuters:10/4]
  • Beijing tightens controls on domestic reporting on Japan  by Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News Network [Straits Times:10/5]
  • Taiwan, Japan ties need more realism  by Taiwan News [eTaiwan News:10/5]
    • [10/4/'04]
  • Japan Post to Start Paying Taxes in April 2007, Takenaka Says   [Bloomberg:10/3]
  • Japan aid to China to focus on environment  by UPI [Washington Times:10/3]
  • Looking Past Koizumi: Great wall  by TSUYOSHI NOJIMA and KENTARO KURIHARA, The Asahi Shimbun [Asahi Shimbun:10/2]
  • Japan's accidental prime minister?  by Peter Alford [Australian:10/4]
    • [10/2/'04]
  • Ichiro as exciting as they come  by Jim Caple is a senior writer for ESPN.com [ESPN.com:10/1]
  • Creator wins Ig Nobel for karaoke's 'new way to tolerate'   [Japan Times:10/2]
  • Japan marks bullet train's 40th  by Jonathan Head, BBC Tokyo correspondent [BBC News:10/1]
  • Japan says yuan policy up to China ahead of G7  by Ritsuko Ando [Reuters:9/30]
    • [10/1/'04]
  • Takenaka Says Tankan Confirms Japan's Steady Economic Recovery   [Bloomberg:10/1]　*See News Review
  • Japan's Household Spending Rises; Unemployment Falls   [Bloomberg:10/1]
  • EDITORIAL:Yamato vs. Japan Post   [Asahi Shimbun:10/1]
  • Japan death toll from Meari rises to 19, 8 missing  by Associated Press [eTaiwan News:10/1]
    • [9/30/'04]
  • Japan economic growth tops G7 nations: IMF  by AFP [Business Day:9/30]
  • Japan hails Russia's intention to approve Kyoto Protocol   [ITAR-TASS:9/30]
  • Car set on fire outside Japan parliament   [Reuters:9/30]
  • Olympics: Asia and Europe almost on a par in gold medal tally  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/28]
    • [9/29/'04]
  • Japan cabinet shake-up wins little support for Koizumi  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/29]
  • Call to revise Japan's Charter  by Reuters [Straits Times:9/29]
  • Producers optimistic for Japan  by Lily Nonomiya, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:9/28]
  • Typhoon Meari Nears Central Japan, Power Cuts Widen  by Tak Kumakura [Bloomberg:9/29]
    • [9/28/'04]
  • Japan's Leader Shuffles Cabinet to Push Economic Reforms  by JAMES BROOKE [New York Times:9/28]　*See News Review
  • Japan closes at 6-week low  by Reuters [CNN International:9/28]
  • Japan auto output rises   From news reports Bloomberg, AP [International Herald Tribune:9/28]
  • Pyongyang changes abductee story  by UPI [Washington Times:9/27]
    • [9/27/'04]
  • Japan PM Reshuffles Cabinet, Keeps Some Ministers  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:9/27]
  • EDITORIAL: Zero interest rates   [Asahi Shimbun:9/27]
  • Japanese Princess Masako's family pictures released   [Xinhua:9/27]
  • Man believed to be North Korean leader's son encounters Japanese media  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/26]
    • [9/26/'04]
  • Shibui breaks 2:20 in Real Berlin Marathon  by Jorg Wenig for the IAAF [International Association of Athletics Foundation:9/26]
  • Pyongyang reveals no new info on abductees at talks  by Kyodo [Japan Times:9/26]
  • Scandal hits Japan ruling party  by Edited by Tisha Steyn [News24:9/26]
  • US backs Japan for permanent UN seat  by AFP [Times of India:9/25]
    • [9/24/'04]
  • Japan Raises Defenses on Signs North Korea Plans Missile Test  by JAMES BROOKE [New York Times:9/24]　*See News Review
  • Koizumi keeps Japan guessing on cabinet reshuffle  by Reuters [Arab Times:9/24]
  • Japan's Land Prices Fall for 13th Straight Year  by Steve Herman, Tokyo [Voice of America:9/24]
  • Peru ex-president rejects extradition call  by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Seattle Post Intelligencer:9/23]
    • [9/23/'04]
  • No need to revise war constitution for UN seat - Japan  by Reuters [New Zealand Herald:9/23]
  • North Korea sparks Japan missile fear  by TERUAKI UENO [The Scotsman:9/23]
  • Japan's baseball players avert another strike  by AP [San Francisco Chronicle:9/23]
  • Japan confirms 13th mad cow case   [Xinhua:9/22]
    • [9/22/'04]
  • Nations lobby to expand Security Council  by KIM GAMEL, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:9/21]
  • Rising oil prices hit Japan's trade surplus   [RTE News:9/22]
  • Report: Japan Bank to Stop Buying Stocks  by Associated Press [Forbes:9/21]
  • Record Breaking Spree Continues at Olympic Stadium   [Athens2004:9/21]
    • [9/21/'04]
  • Japan's Players Back to Work But Strike Unresolved   [Reuters:9/20]　*See News Review
  • Official: Japan could extend Iraq mission  by CHISAKI WATANABE, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:9/20]
  • South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator leaves for Japan  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/21]
  • Hot summer days hit new records in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo  by Compiled from Mainichi and wire reports, Japan [Mainichi Shimbun:9/21]
    • [9/20/'04]
  • Japan seeks expanded U.N. role  by Bruce Wallace, Los Angeles Times [Seattle Times:9/18]
  • Mexico, Japan sign free trade agreement  by John Rice / Associated Press [DetNews.com:9/18]
  • Japanese speaker underlines Japan-China relations  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:9/20]
  • Japan's baseball players woo fans   [BBC:9/19]
    • [9/17/'04]
  • U.S. allies argue war was legal  by Agence France-Presse [International Herald Tribune:9/17]
  • Brazilian welcome touches Koizumi  by HIROSHI ITO, The Asahi Shimbun [Asahi Shimbun:9/17]
  • China-Japan trade to hit new high for the 5th year in a row  by People's Daily Online [People's Daily:9/17]
  • IT companies shake up baseball  by Kyodo News [Japan Today:9/17]
    • [9/15/'04]
  • Report: Japan PM Advisers See China Military Threat  by Teruaki Ueno [Reuters:9/14]
  • Koizumi visits Brazil's expatriate haven  by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Seattle Post Intelligencer:9/15]
  • Iraqi officials visit Japan to increase understanding of country's society  by Channel NewsAsia's Japan Bureau Chief Michiyo Ishida [Channel News Asia:9/15]
  • Japanese centenarians skyrocket  by From a correspondent in Tokyo [NEWS.com.au:9/15]
    • [9/14/'04]
  • Japan Confirms 12th BSE Case  by From correspondents in Tokyo [The Australian:9/13]　*See News Review
  • 'Historic' Japan-Mexico FTA said beneficial for both sides   [Japan Times:9/14]
  • Leader of Japan's largest opposition party vows to take power  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:9/13]
  • Japan executes child killer  by Associated Press [CNN:9/13]
    • [9/13/'04]
  • North Korea Blast Wasn't Nuclear Test, Japan Says   [Bloomberg:9/13]
  • Japan: Keeping Japan-China friendly ties important  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:9/12]
  • Japan-Thailand FTA talks start  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/13]
  • Japan's ruling LDP secretary-general tells Koizumi he will resign  by AFP [FXStreet.com:9/13]
    • [9/12/'04]
  • Accused deserter surrenders at U.S. army base  by Associated Press [CTV:9/11]
  • Japan Wants Enduring 2% Annual Economic Growth, Takenaka Says   [Bloomberg:9/12]
  • Over half million youngsters in Japan left idle   [Mainichi Shimbun:9/10]
  • Japan to propose partial lifting of ban on US beef imports  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/12]
    • [9/10/'04]
  • Japan condemns Jakarta blast, warns its citizens  by Reuters [Reuters AlertNet:9/9]
  • Japan August Wholesale Prices Rise on Commodities   [Bloomberg:9/10]
  • Japan Starts Privatizing Postal System  by Steve Herman, Tokyo [Voice of America:9/10]
  • Accused U.S. Deserter Jenkins to Surrender in Japan  by Linda Sieg [Reuters:9/10]
    • [9/8/'04]
  • Typhoon Songda hammers Japan, death toll rises to 32   [Channel News Asia:9/9]　*See News Review
  • Write home, and send yen  by Natalie OBiko Pearson, The Associated Press [Ottawa Citizen:9/7]
  • India face Japan in Cup qualifier today  by NT Sports Reporter [Navhind Times:9/8]
  • London Going Out: Complicite's Elephant, Barbara Cook's Songs  by Elaine Lies [Bloomberg:9/8]
    • [9/7/'04]
  • Strike threatens Japan baseball   [BBC:9/6]　*See News Review
  • Japan July Leading Index Is Above 50% for 11th Month   [Bloomberg:9/7]
  • Japan's foreign reserves hit record high in August   by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/7]
  • Japan's growing 'silver spenders' emerge as new economic force  by New York Times / By Ritsuko Ando [eTaiwan News:9/7]
    • [9/6/'04]
  • Capital spending by Japan's non-financial firms up 10.7%  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/6]
  • Quakes, storm hit Japan  by AP [CNN International:9/6]
  • Animator casts spell over Venice fest  by Shasta Darlington [Reuters:9/5]
  • Japanese princess breaks seclusion  by Elaine Lies [Reuters:9/4]
    • [9/4/'04]
  • Japan voices regret over South Korean nuke enrichment research   [People's Daily Online:9/3]
  • Chinese authorities close down nationalist website  by Reporter: John Taylor [ABC Online:9/4]
  • ASEAN ministers to talk free trade   [CNN International:9/4]
  • Japan to enhance counterterrorism effort  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:9/3]
    • [9/2/'04]
  • Four Decades in North Korea  by Jeremy Kirk/TOKYO [Far Eastern Economic Review:9/1]
  • Japan Is Headed Toward Sustainable Growth, Fukui Says   [Bloomberg:9/2]
  • Japan PM to view Russian-held isles, focus on spat   [Russia Journal:9/2]
  • Japan threatens to retaliate in WTO trade dispute with US  by AFP [Channel News Asia:9/1]
    • [9/1/'04]
  • N Koreans storm Japanese school   [BBC:9/1]　*See News Review
  • Japan intends to exert influence on Central Asia  by People's Daily Online [People's Daily:9/1]
  • Japan launches nationwide disaster prevention drills  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:9/1]
  • Latest Potter Feat May Be Saving Japan Publishers, Yomiuri Says   by Yomiuri [Bloomberg:9/1]
    • [8/31/'04]
  • Filipino illegal workers in Japan warned of crackdown  by Martin Marfil, Inquirer News Service [Philippine Daily Inquirer:8/30]　*See News Review
  • Japan's flat industrial output in July latest sign of growth pullback  by AFP [Channel News Asia:8/31]
  • Japan's DPJ leader pledges to take power from LDP in two years   [Xinhua:8/30]
  • Japan achieves record Olympic medal haul  by Kyodo [Japan Times:8/31]
    • [8/30/'04]
  • Five Killed as Typhoon Tears Across Southern Japan   [Reuters:8/30]
  • Retail sales in Japan show modest rise in July  by Tim Kelly and Aiko Wakao, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:8/30]
  • Ex-treasurer of Japan party faction arrested  by Associated Press [eTaiwan News:8/30]
  • Hi-tech helps Japan fast-track to top  by Alastair Himmer (Reuters) [Hindustan Times:8/30]
    • [8/29/'04]
  • Japan's UN ambitions legally unfounded  by Wu Yixue [China Daily:8/27]　*See News Review
  • Japan's Noguchi Wins Olympic Marathon After Radcliffe Drops Out   [Bloomberg:8/22]　*See News Review
  • Japan women lie second in team synchro event  by Kyodo [Japan Times:8/28]
  • Wrestler continues Japan's medal tradition   [Mainichi Shimbun:8/29]
    • [8/20/'04]
  • Anno Captures Japan's 6th Judo Gold; Inoue Fails to Win Medal    [Bloomberg:8/20]
  • Suicides surge in Japan's military  by AIKO HAYASHI, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:8/19]
  • In Japan, Apple's iPod outpaces Sony  by Yuri Kageyama, AP [International Herald Tribune:8/20]
  • India to strengthen IT ties with Japan   [Kerala Online:8/20]
    • [8/19/'04]
  • Olympics: Japan's Kitajima completes sweep of Olympic breaststroke gold with 200m win  by AFP [Channel News Asia:8/19]
  • Ueno lifts Japan to most judo gold ever   [Japan Times:8/19]
  • Japan typhoon toll rises   [CNN:8/19]
  • Wal-Mart may invest in Japan’s Daiei  by Reuters [Financial Times:8/19]
    • [8/18/'04]
  • Japan's 'Amazing Athens' continues with more judo gold   [Mainichi Shimbun:8/18]
  • Japan Ties U.S. at Olympics, Heads for Best Showing Since 1984    [Bloomberg:8/18]
  • Japan urged to stop seeking UN Security Council seat  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:8/17]
  • Tokyo's 'heat island' keeps breezes at bay  by ERIKO ARITA, Staff writer [Japan Times:8/18]
    • [8/17/'04]
  • Japan win men's gymnastic team title  by Reuters [China Daily:8/17]
  • Japan submits nuclear disarmament proposal  by UPI [Washington Times:8/16]
  • Japan Air, All Nippon Summer Overseas Traffic Gained   [Bloomberg:8/16]
  • Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit  by AFP [Servihoo:8/16]
    • [8/16/'04]
  • Japan Marks 59th Anniversary of WWII Defeat  by United Press International [KTOK:8/16]
  • Judo / Japan gets off to flying start as Nomura, Tani strike gold   by Reuters [Ha'aretz:8/15]
  • Kitajima beats Hansen in breaststroke duel  by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Seattle Post Intelligencer:8/15]
  • Japan wins gold and silver in judo    [The Herald News:8/15]
    • [8/12/'04]
  • Japan shoots first Olympic victory   [Mainichi Daily News:8/12]　*See News Review
  • Tokyo high court clears way for UFJ, MTFG merger  by AFP [Channel News Asia:8/11]　*See News Review
  • IMF sees Japan recovery picking up speed  by From news reports Bloomberg, Reuters [International Herald Tribune:8/12]
  • Holiday travel bug hits Japan  by UPI [Washington Times:8/12]　*See News Review
    • [8/11/'04]
  • Japan nuke accident highlights laxity, aging plants   [ABS CBN News:8/11]
  • Japan's Account Surplus Grows 15.7 Percent  by Associated Press [Forbes:8/10]
  • Japan, NKorea open talks in China on kidnapping issue  by AFP [Channel News Asia:8/11]
  • Soccer: Asian Cup Final watched by 300m in China  by REUTERS [New Zealand Herald:8/11]
    • [8/9/'04]
  • Soccer: Japan easily tops China in Asia Cup  by AP, Reuters [International Herald Tribune:8/9]　*See News Review
  • China apologises to Japan after minister's car attacked  by AFP [Channel News Asia:8/9]
  • Lessons of Nagasaki for fighting terrorism  by Graham Allison [Boston Globe:8/9]
  • Japan Machinery Orders Strong   [Reuters:8/9]
    • [8/6/'04]
  • China, Japan face off in uneasy final  by AFP , BEIJING AND REUTERS, TOKYO [Taipei Times:8/6]　*See News Review
  • Olympics: Japan counts on girl power to spice up comeback   by AFP [Channel News Asia:8/5]
  • Hiroshima mayor criticizes U.S. nukes  by KATSUMI KASAHARA, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:8/6]
  • The aging of Japan creates a pet haven  by Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press [ESPN:8/5]
    • [8/5/'04]
  • Japan's June Leading Index Signals Further Growth   [Bloomberg:8/5]
  • Japan Lower House Rejects No-Confidence Vote on Health Minister   by AP [Bloomberg:8/5]
  • Plan for Japan national cemetery stalled  by ERIC TALMADGE, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER [Seattle Post Intelligencer:8/5]
  • Japan's population barely growing  by UPI [Washington Times:8/5]
    • [8/4/'04]
  • Japan May Levy Environment Tax to Conserve Fuel, Nikkei Says    [Bloomberg:8/4]
  • Japan undecided about participating in baseball World Cup   by AP [San Francisco Chronicle:8/4]
  • Japan Asks China to Control Unruly Fans at the Asian Cup Final    [Bloomberg:8/4]
  • Microsoft launches Web log service in Japan  by Reuters [USA Today:8/4]
    • [8/3/'04]
  • Top Ten Questions About UFJ Merger: William Pesek Jr.  by William Pesek Jr. [Bloomberg:8/3]　*See News Review
  • World growth spurs manufacturing in Europe, Japan  by Reuters [Hindustan Times:8/2]
  • Average land prices in Japan dropped  by AFP [Business Day:8/3]
  • Japan eyes tax deduction cuts for retirees  by UPI [Washington Times:8/2]
    • [8/2/'04]
  • Moody's upbeat on Japan companies   [CBS MarketWatch:8/2]
  • Japan to accept revised WTO draft, but prospects uncertain   [FXstreet.com:8/1]
  • Tokyo heat wave hospitalizes 620 in July   [Mainichi Shimbun:8/2]
  • Real Madrid defeats Tokyo in exhibition  by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Seattle Post Intelligencer:8/1]
    • [7/30/'04]
  • Former Japanese premier quits party position over money donation scandal  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:7/30]
  • Japan's crown princess suffering from "adjustment disorder": palace  by AFP [Channel News Asia:7/30]
  • Japan bank merger battle heats up   [BBC:7/30]
  • Data shows Japan's steady economic recovery continues: analysts  by AFP [Channel News Asia:7/30]
    • [7/29/'04]
  • Major League success hurts Japan baseball  by Yomiuri Shimbun [United Press International:7/28]　*See News Review
  • Koizumi Reiterates He Won't Raise Japan's Consumption Tax   [Bloomberg:7/29]
  • Linux gaining support in Japan's schools  by UPI [Washington Times:7/29]
  • Japan announces tariff hike on rising pork imports  by Agence France-Presse [INQ7 Interactive, Inc.:7/29]
    • [7/28/'04]
  • Minshuto must devise workable foreign policy  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/27]
  • Japan, Switzerland Want Tariff Cap Phrase Removed in WTO Text  by Kim Tong-hyung [Korea Herald:7/27]
  • Japan to elect first woman House leader  by UPI [Washington Times:7/28]
  • Jenkins asks to see US lawyer   [BBC:7/27]
    • [7/27/'04]
  • Japan security concerns at Asian Cup  by AFP [Sydney Morning Herald:7/26]　*See News Review
  • Iraqi judoka learns in Japan  by AP [Toronto Star:7/26]
  • Korea, Japan, China agree on IT cooperation  by Kim Tong-hyung [Korea Herald:7/27]
  • FT Rules Out Japan-Like Economic Decline   [Chosun Ilbo:7/26]
    • [7/26/'04]
  • Japan considers resuming talks with NKorea  [Radio Australia:7/25]
  • Japan Encourages Plea Bargain for Alleged US Deserter  by Steve Herman, Tokyo [Indianapolis Star:7/25]
  • Alleged deserter in limbo  by Bruce Wallace, Los Angeles Times [Indianapolis Star:7/25]
  • Flood-hit Fukui receives 200 million yen lottery gift  by Mainichi and wire reports [Mainichi Shimbun:7/24]
    • [7/23/'04]
  • U.S., Japan Compromise on Mad Cow Tests  by AP [Forbes:7/22]　*See News Review
  • Japan-US alliance unrelated to revising Constitution: Koizumi    [Xinhua:7/23]
  • Japan to set up task force on UN reforms   [Xinhua:7/22]
  • Japan: Suicides Hit All-Time High in 2003  by The Associated Press [ABC News:7/23]
    • [7/22/'04]
  • Japan imports more, restrains surplus  by Reuters [CNN Money:7/22]
  • Yen Advances; Fukui Says Japan's Economy to Extend Its Recovery    [Bloomberg:7/22]
  • WTO compromise in global trade talks draws mixed reaction  by AFP [Servihoo:7/20]
  • Surgery for girl with bullet in head for 8 years   [Reuters:7/22]
    • [7/21/'04]
  • Roh, Koizumi Agree to Strengthen Cooperation    [Chosun Ilbo:7/21]
  • Japan upgrades economic growth projection to 3.5%   by AFP [Channel News Asia:7/21]
  • Japan vows to stay in Iraq  by Dean Yates [Reuters:7/21]
  • Temperature hits record 39.5 C in Tokyo   [People's Daily:7/21]
    • [7/20/'04]
  • Getting a cheap flight to Japan   [Financial Times:7/20]　*See News Review
  • Koizumi's support level lowest since 2001  by David Ibison in Tokyo [Financial Times:7/19]
  • Japan pledges aid to Burma despite detention of Suu Kyi   [ABC Online:7/18]
  • Former Japan Prime Minister Suzuki dies  by NATALIE OBIKO PEARSON, AP [Seattle Post Intelligencer:7/19]
    • [7/19/'04]
  • Jenkins lands in Japan for medical care  by Associated Press [eTaiwan News:7/19]
  • OECD chief to visit Japan, discussing economy, trade  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:7/19]
  • Japan Post to go private in 2007  by BLOOMBERG [Taipei Times:7/19]
  • Flood toll climbs to 18 in Japan  by The Associated Press [USA Today:7/18]
    • [7/16/'04]
  • Japan Is `Half Way' to Overcoming Deflation, Government Says   [Bloomberg:7/16]
  • Poll finds U.S. positive toward Japan  by UPI [Washington Times:7/15]
  • Majority believe Japan no longer a safe country   [Mainichi Shimbun:7/16]
  • Summer bonus for Japan workers inches up   [Big News Network.com:7/16]
    • [7/15/'04]
  • Mitsubishi Tokyo, UFJ May Set Merger Plan This Week   [Bloomberg:7/15]　*See News Review
  • Japan launches 3G phone working in local area network   [Xinhua:7/15]
  • Account surplus in Japan rises to record  by Lindsay Whipp and Lily Nonomiya, Bloomberg News [International Herald Tribune:7/13]
  • Nine die as storms batter Japan  by Issei Kato [Reuters:7/15]
    • [7/14/'04]
  • Japan's June Company Bankruptcies Fell 21.9% From Year Earlier   [Bloomberg:7/14]
  • Japan economy improves on corporate gains  by UPI [Washington Times:7/13]
  • Japan's ruling party loses top spot in opinion poll for first time   by AFP [Channel News Asia:7/14]
  • Jenkins to visit Japan next week for medical treatment   [Mainichi Shimbun:7/14]
    • [7/13/'04]
  • Japan Election Signals Possible Shakeup  by KENJI HALL, Associated Press Writer [Gurdian:7/13]
  • Takenaka says Japan election results help establish two-party system   [FXStreet.com:7/13]
  • Japan public works spending seen falling  by UPI [Washington Times:7/12]
  • Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips  by Jo Best, CNET News.com [ZDNet.com:7/12]
    • [7/12/'04]
  • Japan's Ruling Coalition Retains Upper House Majority   [Bloomberg:7/12]　*See News Review
  • Japan Current Account Surplus Up in May  by AP [Forbes:7/11]
  • Family gets back together  by Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press [Salt Lake Tribune:7/10]
  • Japan killer heat wave a boon to summer spending  by Max Sato, Agence France-Presse [eTaiwan News:7/12]
    • [7/8/'04]
  • The stakes in Japan  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Straits Times:7/8]　*See News Review
  • Japan turning to patents to keep competitive edge  by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Nathan Layne, Reuters [Business Day:7/8]
  • Japan ban on US beef opens way for Australia  by Jason Gale [The Age:7/7]
  • Baseball merger crisis deepens  by Compiled from AP, Kyodo [Japan Times:7/8]
    • [7/7/'04]
  • Private-sector exec's appointment seen as last-ditch attempt by LDP  by REIJI YOSHIDA, Staff writer [Japan Times:7/7]
  • AUM members, former policeman arrested in Japan for murder  by Xinhuanet [Xinhua:7/7]
  • Adopted Thai girl allowed to stay  by HIROSHI MATSUBARA, Staff writer [Japan Times:7/7]
  • The World's First "Blue Rose Made In Japan   [Rugged Elegance:7/5]
    • [7/6/'04]
  • Japan abductee family reunion set for July 9   [Reuters:7/5]　*See News Review
  • Japan's Ruling Party, Opposition Call for Consumption Tax Boost   [Bloomberg:7/4]
  • Broadband becomes Japan's major connection  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:7/6]
  • Red Army fugitives ask to go home, North Korea says  by Agence France-Presse [International Herald Tribune:7/5]
    • [7/5/'04]
  • Japan's Central Banker: Economy Adjusting  by AP [Forbes:7/5]
  • Japan risks move from deflation to debt-trap Recovery versus rising rates  by Daniel Bogler [Financial Times:7/5]
  • Support for Japan's Koizumi at Its Lowest, Nikkei Survey Shows   [Bloomberg:7/5]
  • Vietnam, Japan build trustworthy, durable partnership   [Voice of Viet Nam:7/4]
    • [7/2/'04]
  • Japan's New Vice Finance Minister Wants `Flexible' BOJ Policy   [Bloomberg:7/2]
  • Japan's opposition party draws more voters: poll   [Xinhua:7/2]
  • N. Korea to Let U.S. Deserter Meet Japanese Wife in Indonesia   [Bloomberg:7/2]
  • Japan likely to impose safeguard tariffs on pork imports: report  by AFP [Channel News Asia:7/2]
    • [7/1/'04]
  • BoJ finds confidence highest in 13 years  by Barney Jopson in Tokyo [Financial Times:7/1]　*See News Review
  • Japan to guard its intellectual property  by UPI [Washington Times:6/30]
  • Ambassador calls for cultural exchange between Japan, Italy  by Yomiuri Shimbun [Daily Yomiuri:6/30]
  • Japan's exploration decision protested  by Guo Nei [China Daily:7/1]
    • [6/30/'04]
  • Japan PM Wants N.Korea Diplomatic Ties in 2 Years   [Reuters:6/29]
  • Japan grants aid to Iraq, considers loans   [Big News Network.com:6/30]
  • Japan Aims to Stiffen Antitrust Penalties  by TODD ZAUN [New York Times:6/30]
  • The ASEAN forum is the best option for Japan  by Bantarto Bandoro [Jakarta Post:6/30]
    • [6/29/'04]
  • Japan's Unemployment Rate Falls in May  by Associated Press [Forbes:6/28]
  • Japan welcomes Iraqi power handover   [Xinhua:6/28]
  • Japan presses N. Korea again on Soga  by Kyodo [Japan Times:6/27]
  • Child abuse cases hit record high in Japan   [Xinhua:6/29]
    • [6/28/'04]
  • More people disapprove of Japan cabinet: poll  by AFP [Channel News Asia:6/28]
  • PM: Japan's constitution should be revised  by UPI [Washington Times:6/27]
  • Japan changes tack on North Korea  by Shigemi Sato [Daily Times:6/28]
  • Japan Says New Case of U.S. Mad Cow May Prolong Ban   [Bloomberg:6/28]
    • [6/27/'04]
  • Japan's debt hits record high  by UPI [Washington Times:6/26]
  • New IMF Chief Praises Japan's Reform Efforts  by Steve Herman [Voice of America:6/25]
  • S&P upgrade for Japan's leading banks  by Barney Jopson in Tokyo [Financial Times:6/24]
  • Japan core consumer prices fall in May  by Miwa Suzuki [Business Day:6/27]
    • [6/24/'04]
  • Japan's Upper House Lawmakers