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Japan's War Shrine Offering Angers China

Nytimes.com | By EDWARD WONG | Posted 04.23.2009 | World


The Chinese government denounced Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday for making an offering earlier this week to a Japanese war shrine in Tok...

Obama Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Aso

AP | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday that his nation was the cornerstone of U.S. security pol...

UPDATE: Japanese Finance Minister Resigns After Appearing Drunk At Summit (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 02.16.2009 | World


UPDATE 2/17: Reuters reports: Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk...

James Hansen's Warning to the G8: We've Exceeded Safe C02 Levels

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.07.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Hansen opens with current climate status: the loss of sea ice, the approaching tipping points, the effects on people and wildlife, the unstoppable sea level rise, shifting of climate zones and more.

Japan's Ruling Party Chooses Veteran Politican As New Prime Minister

AP | JOSEPH COLEMAN | Posted 09.23.2007 | Home


Japan's troubled ruling party chose dovish veteran politician Yasuo Fukuda as its pick for prime minister Sunday, turning to an experienced hand to ba...

Japanese Prime Minister To Resign

Associated Press | CHISAKI WATANABE | Posted 09.12.2007 | Home


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday he will resign, ending a troubled year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging sc...