Japan’s central bank is embarking on an American-like plan to stimulate the country’s stalled economy by pumping more money into it. The Bank of Japan, under pressure from the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, agreed Tuesday to double its inflation target to 2 percent and stimulate the world’s third largest economy for an […]
Japan Moves to Stimulate Its Stalled Economy
Posted January 22nd, 2013 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese Lawmaker in China for Talks on Island Dispute
Posted January 22nd, 2013 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
A Japanese ruling party envoy is in China for talks aimed at reducing tensions over a bitter territorial dispute. Natsuo Yamaguchi arrived Tuesday in Beijing, where he is delivering a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Yamaguchi hopes to meet with new Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other senior leaders during his four-day visit. […]
US Warns Against Unilateral Moves In Japan-China Island Dispute
Posted January 18th, 2013 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States opposes any unilateral actions on the disputed islands in the East China Sea. Speaking at a joint conference with the visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Clinton called on Japan and China to resolve their territorial dispute peacefully. But she also indirectly warned China against […]
Chinese Official Calls for Dialogue with Japan on Island Dispute
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
A senior Chinese leader is calling for talks with Japan to resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea. Jia Qinglin, who heads China’s top political advisory body, made the comments during a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The state-run China Daily quoted Jia as […]
Chinese Official Calls for Dialogue with Japan on Island Dispute
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
A senior Chinese leader is calling for talks with Japan to resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea. Jia Qinglin, who heads China’s top political advisory body, says the two sides should handle the dispute in order to protect relations and preserve regional stability. His comments, published […]
Japan, Vietnam Aim to Deepen Security Cooperation
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Japan and Vietnam have agreed to deepen security cooperation in hopes of strengthening an alliance that shares concerns about China’s territorial assertiveness in regional waters. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for greater economic collaboration with Vietnam, following talks Wednesday with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi. Mr. Abe said the two countries […]
Japan Grounds All 787 Jets After Forced Landing
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s two largest airlines have grounded all their Boeing 787 planes after one of the trouble-plagued new jets made a forced landing when smoke appeared in the cabin. Several passengers suffered minor injuries when the All Nippon Airways flight made an emergency landing in Takamatsu, on Shikoku island in western Japan, during a flight to […]
Boeing 787 Makes Forced Landing in Japan
Posted January 15th, 2013 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
A Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” has been forced to make an emergency landing in western Japan. National broadcaster NHK said smoke appeared in the jet liner’s cabin. Television footage showed emergency chutes deployed from the plane at the airport in Takamatsu, on Japan’s fourth largest island of Shikoku. Wednesday’s incident is the latest in a series […]
China to Survey Disputed Islands
Posted January 15th, 2013 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
China says it plans to conduct a geographical survey of a group of islands at the center of a heated territorial dispute with Japan. The official Xinhua news agency says the survey of the Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku in Japan, is part of a wider plan to map China’s territorial claims. It gave no […]
Amid Disputes with China, Philippines, Japan Pledge Tighter Cooperation
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
The Philippines’ top diplomat has pledged cooperation with Japan on tighter security, warning that China’s efforts to defend its maritime claims are threatening stability in Asia. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario made the comments after meeting in Manila with his counterpart from Tokyo, which is involved in its own tense territorial dispute with China. “We […]
