Japan party set to choose new PM

Japan is set to elect a new Prime Minister. The outspoken former foreign minister Taro Aso is most likely to take over the reins from Yasuo Fukuda, who suddenly quit this month leaving a policy vacuum as the...

Japan: the LDP leadership contest - or political chaos as usual

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan is currently meeting to decide on their next leader following the sudden resignation of PM Fukuda Yasuo*. Among the apparent front-runners is Aso Taro according to BBC News....

Japan says giving 300-million-dollar climate loan to Indonesia

Money? It's easy for the rich country like Japan."Toyako (ANTARA News) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday announced a loan to Indonesia of 300 million dollars in the first batch of aid under...

Bush to G-8: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter'

"George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan. ""The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to...

Yudhoyono attends G8 Summit+8 meeting

Climate change, energy crises and food crises. All important for us." Yudhoyono had earlier written a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the latter`s capacity as G8 chairman calling on the G8 Summit...

China and Japan 'Agree' to Gas Deal

After an historic diplomatic summit between China and Japan in May, the two countries are reportedly close to making a formal agreement to develop gas fields in the East China Sea that have long been disputed. Although the "known reserves" are a "modest 180 million barrels"...

Earthquake rocks northern Japan

"At least six people are dead and more than 140 injured after a powerful earthquake struck northern Japan, triggering landslides. The 7.2-magnitude quake was centred on Iwate - a rural mountainous region on...

Japanese astronaut chats to PM from space

"Tokyo (ANTARA News) - Astronaut Takao Doi spoke to the Japanese prime minister from the International Space Station Thursday to report the success of his mission.The Japanese astronaut told Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda he had successfully completed his mission to attach a...

President winds up Singapore visit

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wound up a four-day visit to Singapore on Thursday after attending the 13th ASEAN Summit and holding a series of bilateral meetings with other Asian leaders. The president and entourage, including his wife, Ani Yudhoyono, Minister/State...

Bush calls on N. Korea to disclose all nuclear activities

""Full declaration is one of the next steps North Korea must take to keep the six-party talks moving toward the goal of a Korean peninsula without nuclear weapons," Bush said, referring to the six-nations who negotiated the agreement. North Korea agreed to abandon its nuclear...

Fukuda to be Japan`s prime minister form cabinet

"Fukuda is expected to give his first news conference as prime minister after an attestation ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace. The biggest short-term challenge for the new prime minister will be to steer the party through the current political deadlock with the...

RI-Japan relations to be closer under Fukuda

""Fukuda is chairman of the Indonesia-Japan Association and has close relationship with Indonesia. In view of that the Indonesia-Japan Economic Cooperation (EPA) will certainly be carried out as has been agreed,"...

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