President Obama Sits With Japan Prime Minister Noda
President Barack Obama met Monday with Japans sixth prime minister in five years to try to strengthen ties with the Pacific economic power s....
1 May 4:14 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China lifts rare earth export ban to Japan
China has ended a de facto ban on exports to Japan of rare earth minerals, a Japanese trading firm source said on Wednesday....
29 Sep 12:42 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan eyes PM talks with China to defuse row
Japan stuck to its guns Tuesday in a row with China over a disputed island chain but also said it was open to high-level ta....
29 Sep 12:00 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Senkaku Islands: Japanese Territory?
Are the Senkaku islands a legitimate part of Japan’s national territory? Journalist Akira Ikegami thinks so. Here’s a clip from a rec....
29 Sep 10:27 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
PC recycling law still mostly unknown
In this recent survey from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, into the PC Recycle Law, the vast majority who knew it well reck....
28 Sep 11:11 pm  from  What Japan Thinks   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Senkaku Dispute Still Rages: Japan to Demand Compensation?
The dispute between Japan and China over the ramming of two Japanese coast guard ships by a Chinese trawler continues to rage on. It looks....
28 Sep 1:35 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
U.S. Ambassador Visits Nagasaki
American Ambassador John Roos visited Hiroshima on its bombing anniversary, but skipped Nagasaki’s anniversary ceremony. He made up for....
27 Sep 7:51 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tension Continues – Kan Rejects China’s Demand for Apology
Tensions between China and Japan over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain took another turn for the worse Sunday as Pri....
27 Sep 1:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kan makes Japan’s pitch for U.N. Security Council seat
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday made Japan’s pitch for permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council, say....
26 Sep 10:29 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China arrests 4 Japanese Nationals
Four Japanese nationals have been arrested in China, and are being investigated for entering a military zone without author....
26 Sep 8:29 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Okinawan Fishermen Fear Chinese Aggression
Japanese fishermen in Okinawa prefecture are very worried about the government’s failure to stand up to Chinese pressure over the arrest ....
26 Sep 8:05 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China strikes back at Japan after boat captain freed
China on Saturday demanded Japan apologize for holding a Chinese boat captain, showing few outward signs of softening in a ....
25 Sep 12:23 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Caves In To Chinese Pressure: Releases Trawler Captain
The Chinese trawler captain who was arrested for ramming two Japanese coast guard patrol ships is going to be released without any charges:....
24 Sep 4:58 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Twitter reports
that Japan has released the captain of the Chinese boat involved in the Senkaku dispute. Ohh, this does not look good for domestic politics,....
24 Sep 3:12 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Four Japanese Citizens Detained in China for “Illegally Videotaping Military Targets”
Four Japanese employees of Fujita have been detained in China for videotaping “military targets”: Four Japanese are being investigated ....
24 Sep 7:05 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
日本茶党, birthers, and the Oz Lady.
Yes, 茶党, not 茶道*。And here I thought the Tea Party and the Birthers were some sort of "Only in American" thing. But on th....
23 Sep 2:05 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Close but No Tube of Smoldering Leaves
The vote count is almost over, and the coalition got one more seat, still two shy of a majority. They lacked nine votes in Värmland and sev....
23 Sep 11:08 am  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cutting it Close
According to Dagens Nyheter, just a few votes can change the voting results. In Darlarna district (where my parents and I vote), there'....
22 Sep 3:01 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Antonio Inoki – Friend of North Korea
Former pro wrestler Antonio Inoki visited North Korea last week, wining and dining with elites and receiving a medal honoring him for the s....
22 Sep 9:56 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Not a Done Deal Yet
The Swedish election was fairly close, with the center-right coalition just three seats from a majority. As it turns out, as few as another ....
21 Sep 10:17 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
U.S. Global Hawk Drones in East Asia
The United States military has begun to deploy RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned surveillance drones to Guam, and some in Japan see it as an impor....
21 Sep 10:43 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fairtrade fairly unknown in Japan
I can’t go anywhere in Europe or America without bumping into a Fairtrade product, usually coffee or tea, but as this recent survey from g....
20 Sep 11:43 pm  from  What Japan Thinks   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Election 2010 – Results
The preliminary1 results of the Swedish election are about as expected. The coalition won, but are a meager three seats shy of a majority. T....
20 Sep 5:43 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over fishing boat seizure
China on Sunday said it had suspended senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over an incident in disputed waters and warned ....
20 Sep 12:38 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Purges and predictions
PRIME MINISTER Kan Naoto rearranged his Cabinet on Friday, adding nine new members to the 18-person lineup and redistributing a portfolio or....
18 Sep 6:01 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Death Penalty Opponent Keiko Chiba: No Longer Justice Minister
The results of Prime Minister Kan’s cabinet reshuffling are in, and one of the ministers being replaced is Keiko Chiba (who had lost her ....
18 Sep 7:09 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Another election coming up
The Swedish election is only a couple of days away. The polls open on Sunday - that's Sunday evening here, and we'll know the resu....
17 Sep 5:44 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Be careful what you ask for
BE CAREFUL what you ask for, say the gods, because you just might get it. Here’s a case in point. Toyota must be feeling slighted with the....
17 Sep 1:06 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Be careful what you ask for
BE CAREFUL what you ask for, say the gods, because you just might get it. Here’s a case in point. Toyota must be feeling slighted with the....
17 Sep 1:06 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kan the man
TO READ SOME descriptions in the English-language print media, one would think Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto is a “fiscal conservative....
17 Sep 1:42 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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