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- Condemnation as North Korea launches missiles
Japan and South Korea have condemned North Korea for testing six missiles on Saturday. The missile launches are in direct violation of UN resolutions on the country's use of weapons.
- North Korea launches short-range missiles
North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative. The recent firings come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea conducted a nuclear test in May, fired test rockets and threatened U.S. and South Korean ships near its territorial waters.
- Japan condemns Pyongyang's missile launch, lodges protest
TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan condemned Pyongyang's latest missile launch, calling it a serious act of provocation and lodged a protest against it, government officials said Saturday. The Japanese government lodged a protest against the Democratic
- Japan: Major nations should back dlr as key currency
TOKYO: Major countries should support the dollar as the key international currency, although emerging nations may discuss a new global reserve currency on the sidelines of the G8 summit next week, a Japanese official said on Friday. China has asked for
- N. Korea Launches 5 Missiles
TOKYO, July 4 -- Defying the United States on Independence Day, North Korea fired five missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast. The test-firings came two days after North Korea, which is being squeezed by the U.S. government and other
- S. Korean man linked to death of actress deportednull
A former talent agency head linked to the death of actress Jang Ja Yeon was deported to South Korea from Narita airport near Tokyo. Kim Jong Seoung, 39, the former head of Jang's management agency, was arrested in Tokyo last week on suspicion of
- New A330s Serve Finnair's Osaka Route
As of July 6, passengers flying on Finnair to Osaka in Japan will enjoy the comfort of new A330 aircraft. With New York, Delhi and Nagoya, the addition of Osaka will bring the total of Finnair's A330 routes to four. The Osaka routes will see the start
- Japan Lodges Protest Against N. Korea Over Missile... (DJ)
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Japanese government lodged a protest against North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing over its launching of multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the Kyodo News Agency reported Japanese
- Support for Japan PM falls
Public support for Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso has plunged below 20 percent as his party faces losing its grip on power in upcoming elections, according to a poll. The rating of 19.7 percent was down from 22.9 percent in June and is the third
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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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