TheRepublic.com - Japan government News

Japan envoy leaves NKorea, gives no hints on talks

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:08:19 -0400

TOKYO - An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended a visit to North Korea on Friday but would not give details of his talks with leaders in Pyongyang.

Japan mayor: Lack of sensitivity on sex comment

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:31 -0400

TOKYO - An outspoken Japanese mayor who outraged many with remarks about Japan's wartime and modern sexual services stood by his comments Thursday, but said he may have lacked "international sensitivity."

70th anniversary of Battle of Attu noted Saturday

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:28:05 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Joe Sasser, a 90-year-old retired banker from Carthage, Mississippi, was one of the last people to see Dr. John Bassett alive.

Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:34:21 -0400

TOKYO - The dollar soared above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years Friday, driven by aggressive credit-easing aimed at reviving Japan's sluggish economy and improved U.S. economic figures.

Japan vows 'high safety' for Turkish reactor

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:14 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey - Japan has learned from the Fukushima disaster and will offer technology with the highest safety standards while building Turkey's second nuclear plant, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday.

Japan's PM would applaud Istanbul 2020 win

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:25:44 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he would be "the first to applaud" if Istanbul is chosen to host the 2020 Olympics.

Tokyo protesters say no to amending constitution

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:44:16 -0400

TOKYO - Hundreds of Japanese, young and old, gathered in downtown Tokyo in a peaceful protest Friday against calls by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to amend the country's pacifist constitution and give the government more power to abridge civil liberties.

Putin, Japanese leader step up peace treaty effort

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:37:29 -0400

MOSCOW - The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations.

In nationalist move, Japan marks sovereignty day

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:19:58 -0400

TOKYO - Japan on Sunday officially marked for the first time the anniversary of the day it regained sovereignty following its World War II defeat, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe steps up his nationalist campaign.

Japan war shrine reflects ruling party nationalism

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:55:59 -0400

TOKYO - Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy.

Japan war shrine visits anger China, South Korea

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:28:38 -0400

TOKYO - Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past.