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| Jan.15 |
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Asian stocks plunge
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| Jan.17 |
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Anti-whaling activists handed over
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| Jan.22 |
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Asian markets rally after US cut
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| Jan.23 |
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US rescue plan sparks Asian rally |
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| Jan.24 |
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US plan sparks Asia shares rally
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| Jan.27 |
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Share prices fall on Asia markets Share prices in the Far East have fallen about 4% amid continuing anxiety over world economic prospects and the US outlook in particular
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| Feb.8 |
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Credit crunch to top talks |
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Sumo hazing allegations
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| Feb.19 |
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Marine suspected of rape 
Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
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| Feb.24 |
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Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death |
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| Feb.27 |
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Rice tries to soothe Japan on rape case
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| Mar.3 |
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Whaling Japanese ship attacked with acid |
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| Mar.5 |
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U.S. Marines face courts-martial |
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| Mar.11 |
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Japan criticized over child porn loopholes |
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| Mar.14 |
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Blair wants 'climate revolution' |
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| Mar.17 |
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Markets slump on banking worries Markets from New York to Tokyo have recorded heavy losses in reaction to the emergency bailout of US bank Bear Stearns over the weekend
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Asian markets rally after turmoil |
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| Mar.18 |
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Asian markets lift after Fed cut
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. sailor in custody |
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| Apr.10 |
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Dalai Lama: Don't tell protesters to shut up |
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| Apr.11 |
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Japan extends sanctions on N. Korea |
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| Apr.19 |
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Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history
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| Apr.24 |
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U.S. Marine charged with rape |
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Olympic flame lands in Japan |
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| Apr.25 |
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Japan leg of torch relay begins
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Scuffles at torch relay 
The Olympic torch has met with more protests and scuffles on the latest leg of its troubled relay in the city of Nagano
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| May.5 |
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China leader to begin visit |
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| May.6 |
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China-Japan leaders hold summit On the first full day of his state visit to Japan, the Chinese President Jintao has held talks with the Japanese PM, Fukuda
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| May.7 |
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6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
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| May.12 |
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3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact |
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| May.21 |
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Japan to probe whale meat 'theft' |
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| May.22 |
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54 ill as new toxic fume suicide hits |
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| May.27 |
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Japan pledges to double aid to Africa |
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| May.29 |
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China seeks earthquake aid from Japan
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Japan shelves military aid flight |
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| Jun.1 |
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Japan urges global food support
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| Jun.3 |
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Space lab anchored to ISS |
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| Jun.7 |
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Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting| The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy | |
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Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree| A man armed with a knife has killed three people and injured at least 17 Akihabara district, a shopping area known as Electric Town in central Tokyo | |
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| Jun.8 |
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G8: Oil prices could spur global recession Japan's energy chief launched a meeting of ministers from the G8 nations by warning that soaring oil prices could trigger a global recession
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| Jun.9 |
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Knife frenzy suspect warned: It's time
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| Jun.13 |
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Quake kills two in island of Honshu |
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| Jun.14 |
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Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan| 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing | |
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Rescuers search for quake missing |
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| Jun.15 |
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Honda starts zero-emission cars |
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Japan, China reach gas exploration deal |
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| Jun.16 |
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Japan executes convicted killer |
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| Jul.5 |
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G8 leaders face series of crises |
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| Jul.6 |
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G-8 summit opens with focus on Africa Map of Hokkaido Japan Africa was in the spotlight, as leaders from the world's major economic powers gathered for an annual summit
| Rising food and fuel prices are set to top the agenda
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| Jul.7 |
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US and EU urged to cut biofuels |
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Bush focuses on Zimbabwe 'punishment' |
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| Jul.8 |
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G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe Leaders meeting in Japan have said they will seek targeted sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean government over polls
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Environmentalists dismiss G8 target |
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G8 talks for developing nations
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Summit approves climate 'vision' Leaders from G8, the world's developed nations, and rising economic powers have agreed on a 'shared vision' on climate change at the summit
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| Jul.13 |
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WWII bomb forces mass evacuation |
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| Aug.1 |
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PM shuffles cabinet to boost support |
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| Aug.13 |
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Japan's Kitajima makes it a double gold |
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| Sep.1 |
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Beleaguered PM Fukuda resigns| Yasuo Fukuda popularity plummeted after the government introduced a much-criticized medical plan for the elderly | |
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| Sep.7 |
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Asian Markets jump on US mortgage deal
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| Sep.10 |
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Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled Japan, within minutes of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Indonesia
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| Sep.15 |
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Lehman collapse hits Asian shares Global markets were reeling after a historic day on Wall Street that saw 2 famous names become the latest victims of the credit crunch
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| Sep.16 |
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Asian markets mixed on AIG rescue
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| Sep.17 |
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Stocks fall amid new rescue moves |
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| Sep.22 |
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Morgan Stanley sells stake to Mitsubishi |
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Ruling party picks Aso as leader |
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| Sep.26 |
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Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal |
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| Sep.29 |
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Asian markets fall on U.S. bailout failure Nikkei index dropped 4.8% in the first hour of trading, while the Australian Securities Exchange fell 4.5%. S. Korea's KOSPI dropped 3.6%
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| Oct.1 |
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Asian markets dip despite bailout vote
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| Oct.6 |
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Asia continues plunge in shares
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| Oct.7 |
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More turmoil hits Asian markets The markets have plummeted in early trading amid fears the financial crisis may prompt a prolonged global downturn
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| Oct.9 |
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Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge Tokyo's Nikkei-225 index has dropped 11.3%; South Korea, Australia and Singapore crashed 7% in early trading
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| Oct.11 |
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Japan objects to US N Korea move |
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| Oct.12 |
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Alonso wins again as F1 title rivals crash |
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| Oct.21 |
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Kaupthing Bank fails to pay interest
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| Nov.6 |
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Nikkei index falls more than 7%
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| Nov.12 |
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Asia slumps amid bail-out U-turn
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| Nov.16 |
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World's No. 2 economy - in recession
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| Nov.19 |
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Asia markets follow US share drop Nikkei ended 6.8% down and Hong Kong's main index fell 5.5% amid fears of a protracted global recession
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| Nov.27 |
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Japan to pull military from Iraq
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| Dec.4 |
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Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream
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| Dec.8 |
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Japan sinks deeper into recession
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| Dec.16 |
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Subaru quits world rally championship |
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| Dec.18 |
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Japan forecasts no growth in 2009 The government has forecast that the country's economy will have 0 growth in the year ending March 2010
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| Dec.20 |
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6.5-magnitude quake off Japanese coast
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| Dec.21 |
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Rooney wins Club World Cup for Man Utd
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| |
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Japan sees record drop in exports Japan posted a trade deficit of $2.5bn in November as exports fell at their fastest-ever rate. Exports were down 26.7% from a year earlier
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Asian markets begin holiday week mixed
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| Dec.22 |
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Toyota braced for historic loss Japan's biggest carmaker Toyota has forecast its first annual loss in 71 years due to plummeting sales and a surge in the yen
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| Dec.25 |
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Japan's industrial output plunges The output dropped just over 8% in November compared with the previous month, the biggest fall on record; unemployment rose to nearly 4%
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|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.19 |
Marine suspected of rape Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
|
| Mar.5 |
U.S. Marines face courts-martial |
|
| Mar.21 |
U.S. sailor in custody |
|
| Apr.24 |
U.S. Marine charged with rape |
|
| May.29 |
Japan shelves military aid flight |
|
| Jul.13 |
WWII bomb forces mass evacuation |
|
| Nov.27 |
Japan to pull military from Iraq
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.7 |
6.8 earthquake shakes Tokyo |
|
| May.12 |
3 dead in 'detergent suicide' pact |
|
| May.22 |
54 ill as new toxic fume suicide hits |
|
| May.29 |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan
|
| Jun.13 |
Quake kills two in island of Honshu |
|
| Jun.14 |
Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan| 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing | |
|
| Jun.14 |
Rescuers search for quake missing |
|
| Jul.8 |
Environmentalists dismiss G8 target |
|
| Jul.13 |
WWII bomb forces mass evacuation |
|
| Sep.10 |
Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled Japan, within minutes of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Indonesia
|
| Sep.26 |
Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal |
|
| Dec.20 |
6.5-magnitude quake off Japanese coast
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Sumo hazing allegations
|
| Apr.19 |
Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history
|
| Apr.24 |
Olympic flame lands in Japan |
|
| Apr.25 |
Japan leg of torch relay begins
|
| Apr.25 |
Scuffles at torch relay The Olympic torch has met with more protests and scuffles on the latest leg of its troubled relay in the city of Nagano
|
| Aug.13 |
Japan's Kitajima makes it a double gold |
|
| Oct.12 |
Alonso wins again as F1 title rivals crash |
|
| Dec.4 |
Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream
|
| Dec.16 |
Subaru quits world rally championship |
|
| Dec.21 |
Rooney wins Club World Cup for Man Utd
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.15 |
Asian stocks plunge
|
| Jan.22 |
Asian markets rally after US cut
|
| Jan.23 |
US rescue plan sparks Asian rally |
|
| Jan.24 |
US plan sparks Asia shares rally
|
| Jan.27 |
Share prices fall on Asia markets Share prices in the Far East have fallen about 4% amid continuing anxiety over world economic prospects and the US outlook in particular
|
| Feb.8 |
Credit crunch to top talks |
|
| Mar.17 |
Markets slump on banking worries Markets from New York to Tokyo have recorded heavy losses in reaction to the emergency bailout of US bank Bear Stearns over the weekend
|
| Mar.17 |
Asian markets rally after turmoil |
|
| Mar.18 |
Asian markets lift after Fed cut
|
| May.21 |
Japan to probe whale meat 'theft' |
|
| Jun.1 |
Japan urges global food support
|
| Jun.7 |
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting| The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy | |
|
| Jun.8 |
G8: Oil prices could spur global recession Japan's energy chief launched a meeting of ministers from the G8 nations by warning that soaring oil prices could trigger a global recession
|
| Jun.15 |
Honda starts zero-emission cars |
|
| Jun.15 |
Japan, China reach gas exploration deal |
|
| Jul.7 |
US and EU urged to cut biofuels |
|
| Sep.7 |
Asian Markets jump on US mortgage deal
|
| Sep.15 |
Lehman collapse hits Asian shares Global markets were reeling after a historic day on Wall Street that saw 2 famous names become the latest victims of the credit crunch
|
| Sep.16 |
Asian markets mixed on AIG rescue
|
| Sep.17 |
Stocks fall amid new rescue moves |
|
| Sep.22 |
Morgan Stanley sells stake to Mitsubishi |
|
| Sep.26 |
Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal |
|
| Sep.29 |
Asian markets fall on U.S. bailout failure Nikkei index dropped 4.8% in the first hour of trading, while the Australian Securities Exchange fell 4.5%. S. Korea's KOSPI dropped 3.6%
|
| Oct.1 |
Asian markets dip despite bailout vote
|
| Oct.6 |
Asia continues plunge in shares
|
| Oct.7 |
More turmoil hits Asian markets The markets have plummeted in early trading amid fears the financial crisis may prompt a prolonged global downturn
|
| Oct.9 |
Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge Tokyo's Nikkei-225 index has dropped 11.3%; South Korea, Australia and Singapore crashed 7% in early trading
|
| Oct.21 |
Kaupthing Bank fails to pay interest
|
| Nov.6 |
Nikkei index falls more than 7%
|
| Nov.12 |
Asia slumps amid bail-out U-turn
|
| Nov.16 |
World's No. 2 economy - in recession
|
| Nov.19 |
Asia markets follow US share drop Nikkei ended 6.8% down and Hong Kong's main index fell 5.5% amid fears of a protracted global recession
|
| Dec.4 |
Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream
|
| Dec.8 |
Japan sinks deeper into recession
|
| Dec.16 |
Subaru quits world rally championship |
|
| Dec.18 |
Japan forecasts no growth in 2009 The government has forecast that the country's economy will have 0 growth in the year ending March 2010
|
| Dec.21 |
Japan sees record drop in exports Japan posted a trade deficit of $2.5bn in November as exports fell at their fastest-ever rate. Exports were down 26.7% from a year earlier
|
| Dec.21 |
Asian markets begin holiday week mixed
|
| Dec.22 |
Toyota braced for historic loss Japan's biggest carmaker Toyota has forecast its first annual loss in 71 years due to plummeting sales and a surge in the yen
|
| Dec.25 |
Japan's industrial output plunges The output dropped just over 8% in November compared with the previous month, the biggest fall on record; unemployment rose to nearly 4%
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Anti-whaling activists handed over
|
| Feb.8 |
Sumo hazing allegations
|
| Feb.19 |
Marine suspected of rape Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
|
| Feb.24 |
Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death |
|
| Mar.3 |
Whaling Japanese ship attacked with acid |
|
| Mar.5 |
U.S. Marines face courts-martial |
|
| Mar.11 |
Japan criticized over child porn loopholes |
|
| Mar.21 |
U.S. sailor in custody |
|
| Apr.24 |
U.S. Marine charged with rape |
|
| May.21 |
Japan to probe whale meat 'theft' |
|
| Jun.7 |
Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree| A man armed with a knife has killed three people and injured at least 17 Akihabara district, a shopping area known as Electric Town in central Tokyo | |
|
| Jun.9 |
Knife frenzy suspect warned: It's time
|
| Jun.16 |
Japan executes convicted killer |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Credit crunch to top talks |
|
| Feb.27 |
Rice tries to soothe Japan on rape case
|
| Mar.14 |
Blair wants 'climate revolution' |
|
| Apr.10 |
Dalai Lama: Don't tell protesters to shut up |
|
| Apr.11 |
Japan extends sanctions on N. Korea |
|
| Apr.25 |
Scuffles at torch relay The Olympic torch has met with more protests and scuffles on the latest leg of its troubled relay in the city of Nagano
|
| May.5 |
China leader to begin visit |
|
| May.6 |
China-Japan leaders hold summit On the first full day of his state visit to Japan, the Chinese President Jintao has held talks with the Japanese PM, Fukuda
|
| May.27 |
Japan pledges to double aid to Africa |
|
| May.29 |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan
|
| May.29 |
Japan shelves military aid flight |
|
| Jun.1 |
Japan urges global food support
|
| Jun.3 |
Space lab anchored to ISS |
|
| Jun.15 |
Japan, China reach gas exploration deal |
|
| Jul.5 |
G8 leaders face series of crises |
|
| Jul.6 |
G-8 summit opens with focus on Africa Map of Hokkaido Japan Africa was in the spotlight, as leaders from the world's major economic powers gathered for an annual summit
| Rising food and fuel prices are set to top the agenda
|
| |
|
| Jul.7 |
US and EU urged to cut biofuels |
|
| Jul.7 |
Bush focuses on Zimbabwe 'punishment' |
|
| Jul.8 |
G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe Leaders meeting in Japan have said they will seek targeted sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean government over polls
|
| Jul.8 |
Environmentalists dismiss G8 target |
|
| Jul.8 |
G8 talks for developing nations
|
| Jul.8 |
Summit approves climate 'vision' Leaders from G8, the world's developed nations, and rising economic powers have agreed on a 'shared vision' on climate change at the summit
|
| Aug.1 |
PM shuffles cabinet to boost support |
|
| Sep.1 |
Beleaguered PM Fukuda resigns| Yasuo Fukuda popularity plummeted after the government introduced a much-criticized medical plan for the elderly | |
|
| Sep.22 |
Ruling party picks Aso as leader |
|
| Oct.11 |
Japan objects to US N Korea move |
|
| Nov.27 |
Japan to pull military from Iraq
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