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Japan gets another prime minister: Can he stop the revolving door leadership? (VIDEO)
Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda won the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) presidency Monday and will replace Naoto Kan as prime minister. The aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake will test his leadership.
08/29/2011 12:35 pm -
Japan foreign minister's scandal may prove undoing for PM
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigned Sunday after having accepted illegal political donations. It was another blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who has only 20 percent support in the polls now.
03/07/2011 09:12 am -
Russia's renewed focus on Kuril Islands draws Japanese ire
Japan's foreign minister is in Moscow to discuss the Kuril Islands. Russia and Japan never signed a peace agreement after World War II because of a dispute over the territory.
02/11/2011 02:39 pm -
What's behind North Korea's offer for unconditional talks?
US envoy Stephen Bosworth ended a tour to northeast Asian capitals Friday without any definitive response to North Korea's offer for talks without preconditions. Japan and South Korea rejected the proposal.
01/07/2011 01:58 pm -
North Korea tests limits of South Korea, Japan cooperation
US envoy Stephen Bosworth arrives in Tokyo Thursday after visiting Seoul and Beijing. Implicit in his talks is a push for Japan and South Korea to cooperate for mutual defense against North Korea.
01/05/2011 01:02 pm -
Japan's response to North Korea takes on a sharper edge
Prime Minister Naoto Kan is finding his nation dependent on the US in responding to North Korea, even as public opposition to the US base on Okinawa remains high.
11/30/2010 10:57 am -
Opinion US-Japan alliance is ripe for renewal
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan are poised for progress when they meet this weekend.
11/12/2010 11:48 am -
More turf wars for Japan after Russia's Medvedev visits disputed Kuril Islands
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the Kuril Islands Monday, ruffling Japan, which also claims what it calls the Northern Territories. Japan has recently sparred with China over disputed islands.
11/01/2010 02:43 pm -
How a minor China-Japan fishing dispute blew into a diplomatic hurricane
The confrontation in disputed waters between a Chinese fishing boat and Japanese Coast Guard vessels have quickly soured China-Japan relations. Neither governments appear ready to lose face in the standoff.
09/23/2010 11:40 am -
Japan's Naoto Kan promises fresh start with new cabinet
Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan unveiled a cabinet Tuesday of six new members and 11 from the Hatoyama administration. Polls show 63 percent of Japanese have high hopes for Kan's administration.
06/08/2010 09:52 am -
Japan's Hatoyama resigns, dogged by Okinawa base dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he would resign after coming under fire for weak leadership and reneging on a promise to move a US military base off Okinawa island.
06/02/2010 09:34 am -
Japan's Hatoyama, weakened by Okinawa base decision, sacks deputy
North Korea tensions are reportedly behind Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's unpopular decision to keep the US base on Okinawa. But the move will damage his party's prospects in the July election.
05/28/2010 01:30 pm -
How Japan views Toyota recall woes
In Japan, Toyota recall woes were met first with disbelief and then with an onslaught of criticism from Japanese media outlets more accustomed to eulogizing the 'Toyota way.'
02/17/2010 12:10 pm
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