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- Japanese diplomat new IAEA director
The international nuclear watchdog based in Austria has elected a Japanese diplomat as its leader, ending a months-long stalemate. Yukiya Amano, formerly Japan's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, will be its director general when Mohamed
- Japan, India agree to strengthen dialogue over climate change
Tokyo, July 3 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna agreed Friday to enhance bilateral dialogue on climate change issues and affirmed the need to ensure that North Korea complies with a UN Security
- Women jailed for women trafficking in Vietnam metro
Her trafficking partner, 31-year-old Nguyen Kim Phuong of HCMCâ??s District 7, had her four-year imprisonment sentence reduced to three years for the same crime. Other members of the trafficking ring, Nguyen Ngoc Duyen and Vu Thi Khanh Nhung, will
- India, Japan to fast-track economic pact
Tokyo/New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) India and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held talks with his
- N. Korea fires fifth ballistic missilenull
North Korea fired a fifth ballistic missile from its southeastern coastal region toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the South Korean military said. South Korean military officials said earlier North Korea fired four intermediate-range missiles toward
- N. Korea fires 5 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japannull
North Korea fired five ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday from its southeastern region, South Korean military officials said, estimating that they flew about 400-500 kilometers offshore before falling into the sea. South Korean media
- N. Korea fires sixth missile, believed to be ballistic typenull
North Korea fired a missile from its southeastern coastal region toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the South Korean military said. South Korean military officials said earlier North Korea fired five intermediate-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan
- N. Korea fires 6 missiles into Sea of Japannull
North Korea fired six missiles, all believed to be short- or intermediate- range types, toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday from its southeastern region, South Korean military officials said. The South Korean military believes the missiles flew about
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While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
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