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By Steve Herman Tokyo 24 February 2006 Japan is facing a succession crisis, not for political leadership, but at the Imperial Palace, where there is a dearth of male heirs for the Chrysanthemum Throne
Japanese voters have resoundingly rejected the party that has set the country's policy agendas for more than half a century. The rise of a center-left party promising to soothe the pain of globalization is being seen as a major break with business a
By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 09 March 2006 The United States pledges to move 8,000 of its Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. But U.S., Japanese and Okinawan officials are strugglin
By Steve Herman Tokyo 20 January 2006 Japan has announced it is reimposing a ban on all U.S. beef products. Government officials say they were forced to make that decision after spinal material consid
By Steve Herman Tokyo 13 June 2006 South Korean fishing boats around Dokdo islets, known as 'Takeshima' in Japan No progress was made during the first talks in six years between Japan and South Korea concerning a disputed maritime boundary. --------
IN THE NEWS - Japans Diplomatic Tensions With China and South Korea Intensify Over Disputed This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan is at the center of separate diplomatic crises with China and South Korea over two groups of disputed island
By Doug Levine Washington 25 May 2007 Saxophonist Michael Brecker made many fine recordings as a sideman and a soloist during his career. But his final album, recorded just five months before his death, may be his best, however. VOA's Doug Levine ha
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 25 August 2007 Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan have put the final touches on a free-trade deal, one of the largest in Asia. The ASEAN officials also have agreed on a blueprint that
By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 April 2006 South Korea and Japan are working to prevent a diplomatic confrontation over disputed islands from escalating. Authorities in Seoul say they hope diplomacy will be su
By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 June 2008 A powerful earthquake in northern Japan has killed at least six people and injured more than 100. Power has been cut to many homes and businesses, but for now, officials say two major nuclear power facilities appear
Japan Heightens Military Alert for North Korean 'Space Launch' It is perhaps the highest state of readiness for Japan's military since World War II. The country has deployed naval ships equipped with interceptor missiles and set up missile defenses o
After Japan, Experts Rethink Costs, Safety of Nuclear Power The power plant was designed to withstand the largest tsunami ever to hit Japan, a 1960 event linked to a 9.5 magnitude earthquake in Chile, the largest earthquake in recorded history. The e
Hillary Clinton is in Tokyo on the first stop of her First overseas trip as U.S. Secretary of State. The visit is to focus on the global economic crisis and Asian security hot spots. Clinton will also visit Indonesia, South Korea and China. Secretar
By Akiko Fujita Tokyo 27 October 2009 Japan's new finance minister vows to cut wasteful spending and give money back to taxpayers to revive the country's economy. Hirohisa Fujii's comments come as the country struggles to pay down its ballooning deb
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: For a country not currently fighting a full-blown war, North Korea fires an awful lot of missiles. Last night, North Korea's military fired a series of missiles into the sea near Japan. NPR's Elise Hu reports. ELISE HU, BYLINE: J
By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 November 2006 In the wake of a United Nations' report last week that declared a world water crisis, concerned Asian leaders are planning concerted action to deal with the lack of clean water in their region. ---- Japan on Tu
By Steve Herman Tokyo 05 April 2006 The Philippines says it is very close to signing a wide-ranging economic agreement with Japan. The Philippines has also become the first nation to indicate support
By Steve Herman Tokyo 11 July 2006 In wake of the missile tests by North Korea last week, Japanese politicians have begun discussing whether the country should have the capability to counter-attack foreign bases if it is threatened. At present, Japa
By Steve Herman Tokyo 09 November 2006 A de facto spokesman in Tokyo for North Korea says Pyongyang now regards Japan as the most hostile nation in the world. The spokesman also says ethnic Koreans affiliated with the North have increasingly been th
By Akiko Fujita Tokyo 07 October 2009 Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (file photo) Japan's new foreign minister has laid out his plan for his first 100 days in office, elaborating on discussions to build an East Asian Community and to alter the