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27 June 2008
Australian
call for "Asia-Pacific Community": A sign of growing
tensions
23 June 2008
Random
killing in Tokyo points to deepening social crisis in Japan
16 May 2008
Chinese
president visits Japan: Tensions remain beneath talk of warmer
ties
2 May 2008
Japan:
By-election defeat points to growing crisis of Fukuda government
3 March 2008
Poisoned
dumplings incident reveals fragility of Sino-Japanese relations
18 January 2008
Japanese
government pushes through law to allow naval support for Afghan
occupation
4 December 2007
School's
collapse leaves foreign teachers stranded, homeless in Japan
6 November 2007
Japan
withdraws naval support for US war in Afghanistan
26 September 2007
Japan's
new prime minister: a recipe for another short-lived government
14 September 2007
Japanese
prime minister resigns abruptly
4 September 2007
Japanese
cabinet reshuffle points to deepening political crisis
4 August 2007
Japanese
government suffers major defeat in upper house elections
16 July 2007
Japan's
defence minister resigns over remarks on US dropping of atomic
bombs
8 May 2007
Geo-politics
and oil: Japanese leader visits the US and Middle East
27 April 2007
US,
Japan and India flex naval muscle in the Pacific
23 April 2007
Wen's
visit fails to end Sino-Japanese tensions
13 April 2007
Abe's
denial of Japan's wartime sex slavery provokes tensions
23 March 2007
Japan-Australia
security declaration strengthens US encirclement of China
7 March 2007
Former
Japanese PM advises unpopular Abe to ignore public opinion
31 January 2007
Japan's
defence minister strikes an anti-US posture
19 January 2007
Japan
establishes first postwar defence ministry
3 January 2007
Japan's
"education reform" to indoctrinate nationalism
13 December 2006
Japanese
prime minister faces sharp fall in opinion polls
25 October 2006
Rice
returns empty-handed from North East Asia
18 October 2006
Abe's
visit to Beijing: a tentative rapprochement with China
28 September 2006
Japan's
energy diplomacy and Koizumi's trip to Central Asia
26 September 2006
Shinzo
Abe: Japan's new prime minister
31 August 2006
Russian
shooting of Japanese fisherman heightens tensions over Kuril
islands
24 August 2006
Japan:
Koizumi's provocative visit to the Yasukuni shrine
24 July 2006
Japanese
government withdraws its troops from Iraq
15 June 2006
Japan
plans aggressive global energy strategy
3 May 2006
Tensions
between Japan and South Korea heighten over island dispute
17 March 2006
Premature
applause for Japan's one quarter of promising economic growth
14 March 2006
Bank
of Japan policy shift will have global impact
7 March 2006
Japan:
Koizumi's popularity slumps amid debate on social inequality
23 December 2005
East
Asian Summit plagued by tension and rivalry
25 November 2005
The
implications of Bush's diplomatic debacle in Asia
14 November 2005
Market
reform and Japanese nationalism: the twin policies of Koizumi's
government
15 August 2005
Koizumi's
"landslide" win in Japan's election
12 August 2005
Koizumi
calls snap election after setback over Japan Post privatisation
8 August 2005
Sixty years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Part three: American militarism and the nuclear threat today
7 August 2005
Sixty years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Part two: American imperialism and the atom bomb
6 August 2005
Sixty years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Part one: Prompt and utter destruction
8 July 2005
Fishing
dispute between Taiwan and Japan leads to diplomatic tensions
2 June 2005
Cancelled
high-level meeting fuels tensions between China and Japan
21 May 2005
Japan
renames holiday to honour wartime Emperor Hirohito
11 May 2005
Japanese
train crash linked to employee stress
26 April 2005
Behind China-Japan tensions
Washington fuels Japanese militarism--Part Two
25 April 2005
Behind China-Japan tensions
Washington fuels Japanese militarism--Part One
16 April 2005
Japan
stokes tensions with China
1 March 2005
US-Japan
security statement heightens tensions with China
14 February 2005
Japan
outbids China for Siberian pipeline
23 December 2004
Tokyo
extends troop deployment in Iraq
29 November 2004
Japan
uses submarine incident to whip up anti-Chinese nationalism
20 October 2004
Group
suicides in Japan: a symptom of social malaise
13 October 2004
Koizumi
reshuffles Japanese cabinet to pursue right-wing agenda
27 August 2004
Four
workers die in Japanese nuclear plant accident
2 August 2004
Former US soldier arrives in Japan
Charles Jenkins: a pawn on the international chessboard
28 July 2004
Ruling
coalition suffers backlash in Japan's upper house election
31 May 2004
Japan's
political establishment rocked by pension scandal
18 May 2004
Mitsubishi
workers face layoffs and closures
16 April 2004
Japanese
government shaken by Iraq hostage crisis
12 March 2004
Japan's
fragile economic recovery
7 February 2004
Japanese
parliament ratifies troop deployment for Iraq
26 January 2004
Japan
stakes its claim to Iraqi oil and gas
16 December 2003
Koizumi
sends Japanese troops to Iraq
28 November 2003
Makiko
Tanaka returns to political prominence in Japan
18 November 2003
Japanese
government holds power, but with reduced majority
20 September 2003
Why
Junichiro Koizumi is being retained as Japanese leader
8 August 2003
Japanese
parliament gives green light for troops to Iraq
28 May 2003
Japanese
bank bailout reveals deepening economic crisis
17 April 2003
Japan's
part in the "coalition of the willing"
15 March 2003
Large
antiwar rallies in Indonesia and Japan
3 March 2003
Bank
of Japan appointment sparks new round of criticism
26 February 2003
Japan's
involvement in the Sri Lankan peace process
6 December 2002
OECD
predicts bleak outlook for Japanese economy
8 November 2002
Financial
markets criticise Japanese bank plan
12 October 2002
Japanese
stock market tumbles after cabinet reshuffle
1 October 2002
Pyongyang
summit: North Korean prostration answered with more Japanese
demands
26 September 2002
Bank
of Japan announces desperate measures to shore up banking system
11 September 2002
Koizumi's
visit to North Korea: a first for Japanese imperialism
3 September 2002
US
seeks Japanese government support for war on Iraq
5 July 2002
Weakening
US dollar threatens Japan's recovery
27 May 2002
Asylum
incident fuels anti-China rhetoric in Japan
24 April 2002
IMF
says Japan's economy is "serious concern"
22 April 2002
US
belligerence encourages Japanese politician to rattle the nuclear
sabre against China
11 April 2002
Corruption
allegations against Tanaka intensify factional warfare in Japan
18 March 2002
Official
figures show: Japan in worst postwar recession
7 March 2002
Thumbs
down on latest Japanese economic package
1 March 2002
Bush
visit to Japan cements closer ties against China
26 February 2002
Koizumi
promises a plan as debt problems deepen
14 February 2002
Share
market fall deepens Japan's banking crisis
5 February 2002
Dismissal
of Japanese foreign minister may spark political turmoil
30 January 2002
Japan
heads into deflationary spiral
14 January 2002
Economic
hardship afflicts Japanese working class
9 January 2002
Japan
militarisation accelerates after sinking of alleged North Korean
spy ship
10 December 2001
Japan
moves into recession as credit rating cut again
2 November 2001
Japan's
trade surplus plummets
31 October 2001
Japanese
parliament votes for military role in Afghan war
11 October 2001
Japan
moving from recession to depression
18 September 2001
Japanese
economy plunges
27 August 2001
Mass
layoffs underway in Japan
25 August 2001
IMF
fears Japan's economic outlook is worsening
17 August 2001
Koizumi's
visit to the Yasukuni shrine legitimises Japanese militarism
3 August 2001
Massacre
of Japanese school-children provokes questioning of society
2 August 2001
Upper
house election weakens Japan's Koizumi
28 July 2001
Koizumi's
support to be tested in Japanese upper house elections
20 July 2001
Tensions
heighten over Japan's endorsement of nationalist textbook
11 July 2001
Koizumi
threatens ruling party factions in Japan with a split
7 July 2001
A
rape on Okinawa highlights fragility of US-Japan relations
3 July 2001
Japan
adopts restructuring plan amid signs of recession
12 June 2001
Japan's
economy contracts as Koizumi announces restructuring plans
7 June 2001
Japanese
history textbook provokes sharp controversy
29 May 2001
Japan:
Mounting economic contradictions confront Koizumi
22 May 2001
Koizumi's
agenda for Japan: economic austerity and rightwing nationalism
24 April 2001
Koizumi's
election: a turning point in Japanese politics
18 April 2001
Japanese
government issues economic downgrade
14 April 2001
Leadership
battle in Japan provokes debate over economic policy
10 April 2001
Japan's
latest economic package merely a 'band-aid'
13 March 2001
Political
impasse as Japanese prime minister denies intention to resign
Japan government "package" fails to win
support
2 March 2001
Japan
gets credit downgrade as recession tendencies grow
27 February 2001
Navy
report confirms: civilians distracted crew of US sub
24 February 2001
Submarine
collision provokes anger and anti-US sentiment in Japan
21 February 2001
US sub joyride kills nine Japanese
The USS Greeneville and the arrogance of power
16 February 2001
Japanese
economy continues to stagnate
8 January 2001
In the aftermath of the US election
Discussion intensifies in Japan over remilitarisation
14 December 2000
Cabinet
reshuffle amplifies factional tensions within Japanese ruling
party
30 November 2000
Challenge
to Japan's prime minister reveals deep rifts in ruling circles
over economic policy
11 November 2000
Japan's
economic woes continue
18 October 2000
Violent
juvenile crimes in Japan point to a deeper social crisis
18 September 2000
Tokyo
governor uses earthquake drill to
push rightwing, militarist agenda
13 September 2000
McKinsey
report on Japan demands "open door" for international
capital
12 September 2000
A
sex scandal from the distant past threatens Japanese prime minister
Mori
9 September 2000
A
glimpse of US-Japan economic tensions
22 August 2000
Despite government and IMF opposition
Bank of Japan lifts interest rates
1 August 2000
How
long will Japanese Prime Minister Mori last?
27 July 2000
Sogo
bankruptcy may signal new era in Japanese finances
14 July 2000
Japan's
debt crisis hangs over global economy
1 July 2000
Japanese
election result sets stage for political instability
24 June 2000
Disaffection
and slump dominate Japanese election
19 June 2000
A
child murder in Japan points to a growing social alienation
13 June 2000
Mori's
'gaffes' point to a revival of right-wing Japanese nationalism
3 June 2000
Economic
stagnation set to continue in Japan
4 May 2000
Second
nuclear worker dies in Japan
15 April 2000
The demise of the shunto:
Japan's union offensive fails for the third year in a row
6 April 2000
From
Obuchi to Mori: a carefully managed transition in Japan
11 March 2000
Mazda
plans to shed thousands of jobs in Japan
11 February 2000
Japan
slides back into recession
24 January 2000
Japan
makes overtures to the military junta in Burma
6 January 2000
Worker's
death exposes the dirty secrets of Japan's nuclear industry
4 November 1999
Further
major corporate restructurings in Japan
20 October 1999
Nissan
announces 21,000 jobs to go in Japan's first major downsizing
4 October 1999
Safety
violations produce Japan's worst nuclear accident
9 August 1999
New pressures for economic restructuring as
Japan's jobless rate hits record high
2 August 1999
Obuchi
raises the banner of Japanese nationalism
10 June 1999
Thousands
of layoffs in Japan
6 April 1999
Japanese
unemployment climbs as "restructuring" begins
16 March 1999
Japanese
contraction reveals global tendencies
26 January 1999
Japanese
finance minister attacks "Washington consensus"
28 November 1998
An
unstable new coalition in Japan
29 September 1998
Biggest
ever Japanese bankruptcy
22 September 1998
US-Japan tensions intensify
Obuchi raises spectre of "war economy"
15 September 1998
Japan
enters deepest post-war recession
4 September 1998
Intense
conflict over Japanese bank "restructuring"
27 August 1998
Japan:
deepening social crisis underlies political turmoil
11 August 1998
Japan could trigger global crisis
Markets unimpressed by Obuchi's speech
5 August 1998
Japanese
opposition manoeuvres to replace Obuchi
29 July 1998
Obuchi's difficulties prompt share plunge
Political instability in Japan
17 July 1998
In-fighting over Hashimoto's replacement - Japanese politics in limbo
13 July 1998
Japanese
prime minister resigns after stunning election loss
7 July 1998
Scepticism
over Japanese 'bridge bank'
24 June 1998
Japan's
banking crisis: the global implications
19 June 1998
US
intervention cannot halt Japan breakdown
16 June 1998
Recession hits Japan
What's behind global "economic schizophrenia"?
30 April 1998
As slump and unemployment
worsen in Japan
Economic package provokes rifts in
Hashimoto government
10 April 1998
What
is Japan's "Big Bang"
financial deregulation?
7 April 1998
Sony
chief warns of worldwide recession
Japan's economic crisis deepens
31 March 1998
Deflation hits world's second largest economy
Unemployment at record levels in Japan
21 March 1998
Japan
plunges into recession
Japanese big business most exposed to Indonesian crisis
29 January 1998
Japan's
finance minister resigns
23 January 1998
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