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Will Japan's new leaders continue to support US in Afghanistan?

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada said that Japan should focus on assistance to both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The government has not been clear on whether it will continue its refueling mission.
09/17/2009 01:00 am
Japan's new prime minister – can he fix the economy?

Hatoyama is thinking big on climate change and upending the bureaucracy, but offering little bold direction for ending Japan's extended economic slump. The new PM takes office Wednesday.
09/15/2009 01:00 am
Global News Blog Can Japan's prime minister fix the economy?

Yukio Hatoyama plans to tackle climate change and Japan's bureaucracy. He takes office Wednesday, but there's no sign of a bold new initiative for the economy.
09/15/2009 01:00 am
Global News Blog Japan's neighbors welcome new leadership

Chinese state media and South Korea’s president expressed hope at closer regional ties under Yukio Hatoyama’s DPJ party, which won elections by a landslide Sunday.
09/01/2009 01:00 am
Japan's next PM: change agent, but he's no Obama

Yukio Hatoyama comes from four generations of politicians from the ruling LDP, which his DPJ party just ousted from power.
08/31/2009 01:00 am
Japan's opposition crushes LDP in landmark victory

Exit polls on Sunday gave the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) more than 300 seats in Japan's 480-seat Diet (parliament), ending more than 54 years of nearly unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party.
08/30/2009 01:00 am
Japan's opposition touts fresh faces in bid for election victory

The Democratic Party of Japan has promoted women and younger candidates who have not risen through traditional routes to power.
08/28/2009 01:00 am
Rural Japan warms to opposition as election looms

Long a ruling-party stronghold, small towns and farming communities are disillusioned by their waning political influence – and are willing to try new leaders.
08/27/2009 01:00 am
The Monitor's View Is this Japan's turn for revolution?

Sunday's election may directly turn out the ruling party for the first time and bring in a party less servile to the US. Both events should be welcomed.
08/27/2009 01:00 am
Opinion Japan must shake off US-style globalization

The likely next prime minister outlines his hopes for a more Asia-focused Japan.
08/19/2009 01:00 am
Japan's ruling LDP lays out its campaign platform

Prime Minister Aso's long-ruling party is under fire as polls indicate strong support for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan. The vote is Aug. 30.
07/31/2009 01:00 am
Japan's embattled ruling party sets date for election

The Aug. 30 vote could end its nearly uninterrupted half century in power.
07/13/2009 01:00 am
In election season, Japan's voters more skeptical of 'hereditary' candidates

Amid recession woes, some politicians see an opening in a system long tipped toward political families.
07/09/2009 01:00 am
The Monitor's View Why Obama can't be soft on North Korea

Japan and South Korea already see him as eroding the US military posture in Asia.
05/28/2009 01:00 am
Japan quietly seeks global leadership niches

The island nation seeks to carve out a bigger role in world affairs as a 'soft power.'
12/17/2008 12:00 am
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12/09/2008 12:00 am
Japan's $1 trillion to the rescue?

Ahead of the G-20 summit on the financial crisis, many are eyeing Japan's huge foreign reserves. But Tokyo is reluctant to use them on struggling nations.
11/15/2008 12:00 am
Japan's ruling party hopes Aso will restore its reputation

As a popular politician, Olympian, and fan of manga comics, Taro Aso contrasts sharply with the lackluster former prime minister, whose shoes he is likely to fill on Wednesday.
09/23/2008 01:00 am
Reporters on the Job

09/22/2008 01:00 am
Daunting tasks face Japan's next premier

After Fukuda, Japan is looking for a leader who can fix a flagging economy and political stagnation.
09/03/2008 01:00 am
Japan's unpopular prime minister resigns

Yasuo Fukuda's term was beset with political gridlock and economic problems.
09/02/2008 01:00 am
In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues

Rising prices, shortages of food items, and political gridlock spur calls for a quick election.
05/08/2008 01:00 am
Bank of Japan struggle tests prime minister's leadership

The opposition rejected a second candidate Wednesday.
03/20/2008 01:00 am