New Hayabusa shinkansen train debuts on Tokyo-Aomori line
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Maehara expresses desire to remain as foreign minister
KITAKYUSHU, Japan, March 5 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara expressed his desire Saturday to remain in his post despite a feeling among some even within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan t
Maehara admits illegal donation from foreigner in fresh blow to Kan
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Japan voices grave concern about China's 2011 defense budget plan
TOKYO, March 4 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Friday that Japan is greatly concerned about China's plan to sharply boost its military spending in 2011.
Japan to send MSDF minesweeper for int'l medical aid program
TOKYO, March 4 Kyodo - The Defense Ministry said Friday it will dispatch a minesweeper and 30 to 40 medical officers of the Self-Defense Forces to a U.S.
Kan's embattled gov't hit by donation scandals involving ministers
TOKYO, March 4 Kyodo - Embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan faced a new headache Friday after two of his ministers admitted to receiving dubious donations, at a time when the premier is trying to sec
Maehara admits illegal donation from foreigner in fresh blow to Kan
TOKYO, March 4 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Friday he received a donation from a foreign national in violation of the Japanese law banning such contribution, clouding the outlook for
U.N. climate head urges Japan not to oppose extending Kyoto pact
TOKYO, March 4 Kyodo - The head of the U.N.
French trade minister says Japan's aircraft market not open enough
TOKYO, March 4 Kyodo - Visiting French trade minister Pierre Lellouche on Friday welcomed Japanese budget airlines' orders for Airbus aircraft, but said the development is not enough to determine t
UPDATE1: Teen arrested over alleged cheating in univ. entrance exams via phone+
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