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Japanese PM in Cuba to 'open new page' in ties
AFP, Published on 23/09/2016
» HAVANA - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in Cuba for the first visit to the country by a Japanese premier, saying he wants to "open a new page" in relations.
Japanese PM in Cuba to 'open new page' in ties
AFP, Published on 23/09/2016
» HAVANA - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Cuba on Thursday for the first-ever visit to the country by a Japanese premier, saying he wants to "open a new page" in relations.
Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Lionrock
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japan braced Monday for a powerful typhoon -- the third in little more than a week -- and authorities warned of heavy rain, high waves and flooding after the previous storms killed two people.
Japan PM pledges to invest $30 bn in Africa by 2018
AFP, Published on 27/08/2016
» NAIROBI - Japan will pour $30 billion (27 billion euros) in investment into Africa by 2018, including $10 billion in infrastructure development, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday at a summit in Nairobi.
Japan's emperor to address nation amid abdication reports
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito will address the nation next week, the palace said Friday, following reports that the octogenarian wants to abdicate the throne of one of the world's oldest monarchies.
Japan leaders reconcile over troubled 2020 Games
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's troubled 2020 Olympics will be a success, Tokyo's new governor insisted Thursday, after she and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put aside political differences for the good of the Games.
Japan PM picks nationalist Tomomi Inada as defence chief
AFP, Published on 03/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday picked a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views as the new defence minister, a move likely to raise concerns in China and South Korea.
Depressed Asia stocks await Japan stimulus details
AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» TOKYO - Asia stocks lost ground on Tuesday as low oil prices dented sentiment and investors awaited premier Shinzo Abe's announcement on details of the government's massive stimulus programme.
Tokyo votes to elect new governor after scandals
AFP, Published on 31/07/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo residents were voting Sunday for a new governor of the sprawling metropolis who will have to manage problem-plagued preparations for the 2020 Olympics after financial scandals forced the last two incumbents to quit.
Japan PM unveils more than $266 bn stimulus: media
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday announced a whopping economic stimulus package worth more than 28 trillion yen ($266 billion), media reported, to boost the stumbling economy.