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transfer of us troops out of japan hardly a withdrawal

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

The U.S. and Japan have come to an agreement on the relocation of about 9,000 U.S. Marines that will leave their bases in Okinawa, with about 5,000 transferred to Guam an

Japan will intercept NKorean rocket if threatened

in International - Fri March 30, 2012

TOKYO (AP) Japan\'s defense minister Friday ordered missile units to intercept a long-range rocket expected to be launched by North Korea if the rocket or its fragme

China braces for worst typhoon

in International - Sat August 06, 2011

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China Friday warned millions of people living along its east coast to stay indoors and cancelled more than 100 flights in preparation for the most powerful

Gates drops hard line on unpopular US ..

in International - Fri January 14, 2011

TOKYO  : US Defence Secretary Robert Gates asked Thursday for Japan s help in heading off a crisis with North Korea, while easing pressure on its Asian ally over the hu

Okinawa re-elects anti-US governor

in International - Mon November 29, 2010

TOKYO: The governor of the Japanese island of Okinawa was reelected on Sunday and immediately called for the removal of a controversial US military base which has strained t

Tokyo seizes Google user records

in International - Wed November 10, 2010

TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday seized user records from Google in an investigation into the leak of a video on YouTube showing a tense maritime incident that sparked

Japan releases China fishing boat captain

in International - Sat September 25, 2010

TOKYO  : Japan on Saturday released a Chinese trawler captain at the centre of a fierce row with China that has threatened ties between Asia s two biggest economies, Ky

Hillary urges Japan, China to resolve sea row

in International - Fri September 24, 2010

NEW YORK  : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Japan and China on Thursday to quickly resolve their maritime dispute before it has a long-term impact on the re

Japanese govt in policy gridlock

in International - Mon August 30, 2010

TOKYO: A year after sweeping to power in a landslide win Japan s centre-left governing party is unpopular, divided and hobbled by policy gridlock as it grapples with pressin

Japanese near US base wins aircraft noise damages suit

in International - Fri July 30, 2010

TOKYO: A Japanese appeals court on Thursday ordered the government to pay $4 . 2 million to residents living near a US base on Okinawa island to compensate them for military

Japan wants US Marines to move to Guam

in International - Thu July 29, 2010

TOKYO: Japan s government said on Wednesday it had no plan to delay transferring some 8,000 US marines based on the southern island of Okinawa to the US Pacific territory of

Hatoyama resigns after US base row

in International - Thu June 03, 2010

TOKYO: Japan s centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tearfully resigned on Wednesday, just nine months after a stunning election win, his brief reign derailed by a row o

US Marine base row Hatoyama faces calls to step down

in International - Wed June 02, 2010

TOKYO: Japan s embattled prime minister faced growing pressure on Tuesday from within his own party to resign ahead of July elections over his broken campaign promise to mov

Hatoyama in pinch as ratings fall

in International - Tue June 01, 2010

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, his coalition fractured and his ratings sinking, brushed aside calls to quit on Monday ahead of an upper house election despit

Japan, China try to avert friction

in International - Tue June 01, 2010

TOKYO: Japan and China agreed on Monday to set up an emergency hotline and set in place ways to prevent maritime friction sparked by Beijing s growing naval reach

Hatoyama fires coalition partner from cabinet

in International - Sat May 29, 2010

TOKYO: Japan s prime minister fired a junior coalition partner from her cabinet post on Friday for resisting a US-Japan deal on a Marine airbase, widening a rift in his coal

Japan, US to issue joint base statement

in International - Fri May 28, 2010

TOKYO: Japan and the United States are expected on Friday to officially resolve a row over an unpopular US airbase on Okinawa island that has strained ties and threatened to

Japans ruling bloc faces split over US base plan

in International - Thu May 27, 2010

TOKYO: Japan s ruling coalition was split on Wednesday over a US-Japan deal on an American airbase, but the possible departure of a junior partner, while ill-timed, was not

Anger grows over Hatoyama s about-turn on US base

in International - Tue May 25, 2010

TOKYO: Activists and politicians on Japan s Okinawa have vowed to keep up their battle against a deeply unpopular US airbase, a day after the premier apologised for shelving

Japan, US seek stronger ties

in International - Sat May 22, 2010

TOKYO: Japan and the United States played down on Friday a feud over a US airbase which has frayed two-way ties, saying the alliance was more vital than ever given regional

Japan, US to end base row before Hillary s visit

in International - Fri May 21, 2010

TOKYO: Japan and the United States plan to settle a row over a US airbase this month, largely in line with Washington s wishes, reports said on Thursday, a day before Secret

US base row

in International - Fri May 14, 2010

TOKYO: Japan s embattled prime minister conceded on Thursday he may miss a self-imposed May 31 deadline to resolve a row over an unpopular US base that his officials discuss

Tokyo, Washington set to hold second round of talks

in International - Tue May 11, 2010

TOKYO: Japan stood by an end-of-May deadline on Monday for resolving a row over a US Marine base, denying an earlier report that it would delay a decision amid falling voter

US confident of ending base row with Japan

in International - Mon May 10, 2010

BANGKOK: A top US envoy voiced optimism on Sunday that Washington and Tokyo would be able to resolve a row over the relocation of a controversial US base that has strained t

Japan PM s family grave vandalised

in International - Fri May 07, 2010

TOKYO: The family grave of Japan s under-fire prime minister Yukio Hatoyama was sprayed with yellow paint, police said on Thursday, in what is believed was a protest against