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Todd: Hello! What is your name? Kentaro: My name is Kentaro. Todd: Kentaro. And what is your full name? Kentaro: My full name is Kentaro Sugimori. Todd: Sugimori. Kentaro: Mm-hm. Todd: OK. And where are you from? Kentaro: I'm originally from Hamamats
By Steve Herman New Delhi 22 August 2007 Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has been accorded the rare honor of addressing India's parliament. VOA's Steve Herman in New Delhi reports the Japanese leader told Indian lawmakers Wednesday they need to c
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 21 December 2007 Japan has backed down from a highly controversial plan to hunt endangered humpback whales off Antarctica, after fierce criticism by Australia. The Japanese whaling fleet, however, still plans to hunt almost 1
Members of Japan's ruling party have overwhelmingly selected former Foreign Minister Taro Aso as their leader, virtually ensuring he will become the country's prime minister this week. Aso now faces a daunting task of spurring Japan's sluggish econo
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 31 March 2008 Japan's jobless rate has risen for the first time in five months, and Chevron Corporation has discovered large offshore natural gas deposits in Vietnam. Naomi Martig in Hong Kong has more on these and other bus
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 23 September 2007 Japan's ruling party has chosen the country's longest-serving chief cabinet secretary, Yasuo Fukuda, to lead the party and succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A spokesman for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party
By Steve Herman New Delhi 22 August 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, inspects a Guard of Honor during his ceremonial reception at the Indian Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, 22 Aug 2007 Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has
By Catherine Makino Tokyo 19 September 2007 The two candidates to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe played down their differences in a subdued news conference in Tokyo. They say they are confident they can win parliament's approval to extend
TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's main opposition party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is likely to win nearly 300 seats in the House of Representatives election held on Sunday, according to the latest poll released Thursday. The LDP, headed b
By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 June 2008 Senior Japanese and North Korean envoys are seeking to end almost a year of diplomatic silence with each other as they meet this weekend in the Chinese capital. The discussions are partly aimed at facilitating upcomi
Japans devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake last Friday was so powerful that experts say it slightly increased the Earths rotation(旋转) speed, making the day a fraction of a second shorter. U.S. space agency scientist Richard Gross said the qu
OSAKA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima had a difficult win in men's 200m breaststroke on the last day of the Japan Open 2011 Swimming Championships at Namihaya-Dome in Kadoma of Osaka. However, it was still the first time
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 20 August 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed a key trade deal with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhyono in Jakarta at the start of his three-nation tour of Asia. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Ja
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday reiterated its position on current China-Japan relations, urging the Japanese side to make tangible efforts to properly address relevant issues in order to improve bilateral ties. Spokesm
Todd: Hello, what is your name? Hitoshi: My name is Hitoshi FukudaTodd: HitoshiHitoshi: Mm-hm. Todd: I'm sorry. What's your last name? Hitoshi: Fukuda. Todd: Fukuda. Hitoshi: Mm-hm. Todd: And where are you from? Hitoshi: Well, I'm originally from a c
SEOUL, March 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korean(韩国) movie and music stars, who enjoy wide popularity in Japan, rally to help victims of Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Actor and singer Kim Hyun-joong, who rose to stardom in Japan a
SAO PAULO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Host nation Brazil will meet Japan in the opening match of the 2013 Confederations Cup, football's world governing body FIFA said on Saturday. World and European champion Spain has been drawn to play its first game of th
FARO, Portugal, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Okoyino da Mbabi scored a hat-trick as Germany beat Japan 4-3 in the women's soccer Algarve Cup final on Wednesday. The German side opened scoring in the 20th minute when midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan met a cross f
LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Gold medal favorites Spain were upset 1-0 by valiant Japan in their first group match of the London Olympic Games men's football competition on Thursday. Spain should have felt lucky to lose by only one goal as their passi
Japan's parliament is meeting to formally name Yukio Hatoyama as the next prime minister. His Democratic Party of Japan won a huge poll victory last month, ending more than 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. Prime Mini