Mystery Still Surrounds Remains Given to Japan by N. Korea

By Steve Herman Japan is lodging a protest with North Korea after forensic tests confirmed that what Pyongyang said were the remains of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korean agents are actually th

Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

英语游戏:Age of Japan 2

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英语游戏:Age of Japan

[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Age of Japan is an incredible puzzle entertainment, which shines with unique graphics. All 40 game levels are rendered with Japane...

Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping

Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping of 3 Civilians Steve Herman Task forces have been set up in Tokyo at the prime minister's office and the Foreign Ministry to deal with what

Japan, US into FIFA Women's World Cup fina

BERLIN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States roared into the FIFA Women's World Cup final on Wednesday. Japan rallied to beat Sweden 3-1 in Frankfurt while earlier the United States eased past France 3-1 in Moenchengladbach. In Japan, it i

CRI Hourly News,Leon Panetta 2012 09 19

Chinese VP meets U.S. Secretary of Defense Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Beijing. He said Panetta's visit will help to further advance the relationship between the two militaries as well as t

Japan's current account surplus drops 15.7% on year in Nov

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus（顺差） fell 15.7 percent in November from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The nation's current account surplus in the recording period stood at 926.2 billion yen

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter

By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f

Japan Tells ASEAN Its Food Exports are Safe

Japan has defended its food exports as healthy amid global fears that the countrys nuclear disaster has contaminated its dairy products, fruits and vegetables. Leaders of Southeast Asian nations met with Japanese officials in Indonesia to discuss sup

Japan's GDP shrinks 1.1% in 4th quarter 2010

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy shrank(缩小) an annualized real 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, marking the first contraction in five quarters, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The October-December period figure, measured by gr

Strong Earthquake Rocks NE Japan

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered in the Pacific O

Japan sends new spy satellite into space

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's H-2A rocket carrying a new information gathering satellite was launched at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, local media reported. Japan has already introduced three information-gather

英闻天下——120 China to Survey Diaoyu Islands: Spokesman

Chinese authorities are planning to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program to map its territorial islands and reefs. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the move is aimed to safeguard China's marine rights. The

英闻天下——137 Chinese Leader Calls for Dialogue to Resolve Diaoyu Islands Issue

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin is calling for dialogue to resolve the issue surrounding the Diaoyu Islands. Jia made the remarks during talks with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is currently on a personal visit to China

Japan Commemorates 6 Months Since Disasters

Japan fell silent Sunday in a solemn minute of prayer and reflection marking six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami that left 20,000 people dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis. Sirens wailed at 2:46 in the afternoon as tens of t

CCTV9英语新闻：Okinawa governor visits US to discuss Futenma

Japan's governor of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga, is on a visit to the US. Onaga plans to tell the US government directly that Japan opposes the US moving the Futenma airbase into its district. Onaga has said that the land reclamation permission in the cou

Japan Moves to Stem Rising Yen

Japan's government and the country's central bank took action Thursday to dilute the yen. The Japanese currencys strong standing against the dollar is making exports more expensive, hurting efforts to revive the country's moribund economy. After many

Japan: Disasters Slash Manufacturing

The Japanese government says the country's industrial production and consumer spending fell at their sharpest pace on record in March in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In a report Thursday, the government said that productio

英闻天下——162 Japan Creating Diaoyu Islands Tension: China FM

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei says Japan's recent acts on the Diaoyu Islands issue creates tensions and run against the trend of solving disputes through talks. The Japanese side has continued to take negative acts on the Diaoyu Isla