Japan funds legal project for Cambodia KRouge court

December 26, 2009 in World
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Japan announced Saturday it would donate two million dollars for a centre to keep the legal records of Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge court.

A gravestone at a collective tomb of Khmer Rough regime’s  victims in Toul Sleng prison
The documentation centre will store the public records of the tribunal, which a month ago heard final [...]

Report: Japan delays decision on future of US base

December 15, 2009 in World
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Media reports Tuesday said Japan has delayed until next year a decision on the relocation of a major US military base on the southern island of Okinawa that’s at the center of a growing row between Tokyo and Washington.
Kyodo News Agency said Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama had put off a decision on the future of [...]

VN students in Japan raise funds for storm victims

December 14, 2009 in Vietnam Society
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The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Japan, in coordination with the Japan-Vietnam Association (JVA), held a music gala on December 12 to raise money for the victims of typhoon Ketsana.
Themed “Itinerary on Vietnam ”, the gala featuring special art performances imbued with the cultural identities of each region attracted hundreds of Vietnamese students and people [...]

Japan launches 5th spy satellite

November 28, 2009 in World
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Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said.
The domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying the $565 million satellite lifted off from a space center on the southern island of Tanegashima, said Hisashi Michigami, an official at the Cabinet Office.
“The satellite will [...]

Japan worries yen surge will hurt budding recovery

November 27, 2009 in World
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 A fall in Japan’s jobless rate pointed at recovery in the world’s number two economy Friday, but the government fretted that the surging yen could again derail the export-reliant economy.
Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii did not signal imminent plans to intervene in currency markets but stressed that Tokyo was watching closely and could take steps for [...]

Japan, China, S.Korea sign first memorandum on food safety

November 23, 2009 in World
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TOKYO, Nov 23, 2009 (AFP) – Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese-made dumplings.

Health ministers from China, Chen Zhu (L), Japan, Akira Nagatsuma (C) and South Korea Jeon Jae-Hee (R) join hands as they hold a meeting in [...]

Japan hails bluefin tuna quota cuts

November 16, 2009 in World
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A tuna fish
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2009 (AFP) – Japan, the world’s largest consumer of bluefin tuna, hailed a 40 percent quota cut agreed in Brazil in hopes it will preempt a complete trade ban, a fisheries official said Monday.
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has agreed to slash the total [...]

Japan says no progress on territorial row with Russia

November 15, 2009 in World
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Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) prior to their talks during the APEC Summit in Singapore on November 15 (AFP photo)
SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2009 (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama indicated he made little headway in talks Sunday with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on a [...]

Japan Airlines plunges deep into red

November 13, 2009 in World
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TOKYO, Nov 13, 2009 (AFP) – Japan Airlines (JAL) announced Friday a massive loss and sought breathing space from its creditors as Asia’s biggest carrier waits to see whether it will secure another public bailout.

This picture taken on November 6, 2009 shows a Japan Airlines passenger jet takes off from Tokyo’s Haneda airport. (AFP [...]

Obama launches Asia tour in Japan

November 13, 2009 in World
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TOKYO, Nov 13, 2009 (AFP) – Barack Obama set foot in Asia for the first time as US president Friday, arriving in Japan to launch a four-nation tour designed to shore up US power in a region increasingly dominated by rising giant China.

US President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at Tokyo International Airport [...]