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Six months on, Japanese government passes first pledge
Bangkok Post, 1 hour 9 minutes ago / Japan's centre-left government scored its first triumph in an otherwise dismal six months Tuesday when it pushed a signature campaign bill through the lower house of parliament.
Japanese PM denies US air base relocation 2010-03-16 15:30
China Daily, 3 hours 31 minutes ago / Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday denied that his government was considering relocating the US Futenma air base from Okinawa to Tokunoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japanese PM denies Futenma air base to be relocated to Tokunoshima
People's Daily, 5 hours 32 minutes ago / Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday denied that his government was considering relocating the U.S. Futenma air base from Okinawa to Tokunoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Abduction minister blasts Hatoyama for 'friendly' stance toward N. Korean students
Mainichi Daily News - Japan, Mar 15, 2010 / Hiroshi Nakai, minister of state for the abduction issue, criticized Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as "too good-natured" for suggesting a meeting with students of North Korean schools in Japan over whether to cover them under new high school tuition-free measures.
Support for Hatoyama Cabinet dips to 43 percent as disapproval rating rises
Mainichi Daily News - Japan, Mar 15, 2010 / The approval rating of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has dropped to 43 percent, while the disapproval rating has climbed to 45 percent, a Mainichi poll conducted over the weekend has found.
Japan Frustrated by Firm Yen
The Wall Street Journal, Mar 14, 2010 / Japan's stubbornly strong currency, something of an economic puzzle, is becoming an growing source of frustration for the country's new administration.
Basic climate bill still has much to cover.
Environmental Health News, Mar 14, 2010 / Japan's global warming policy hangs in the balance.
Basic climate bill still has much to cover
Daily Yomiuri - Japan, Mar 13, 2010 / Japan's global warming policy hangs in the balance.
North Korean schools to be excluded from new free tuition system
Mainichi Daily News - Japan, Mar 13, 2010 / The government decided on Friday to exclude North Korean schools in Japan from new high school tuition-free measures, but left the ultimate decision up to an assessment body to be established soon.
Climate bill requires coolheaded debate
Asia News Network (ANN), Mar 12, 2010 / A bill on basic policies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases was formally approved by the Japanese government at a Cabinet meeting Friday (March 12).
Climate bill watered down despite Hatoyama pledge
The Asahi Shimbun - Japan, Mar 12, 2010 / The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill that leaves room for a carbon trading mechanism that could, in effect, lead to more greenhouse gas emissions, not less.
Climate bill requires coolheaded debate
Daily Yomiuri - Japan, Mar 12, 2010 / A bill on basic policies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases was formally approved by the government at a Cabinet meeting Friday.
Stocks Rise in Tokyo on Production Data
Ticker, Mar 12, 2010 / 5:00 AM New York, 7:00 PM Tokyo – Stocks in Japan closed higher on the optimistic view of the economy and a rise in industrial production.
CURRENCIES: Dollar Slips As Traders Await Retail Data
FOX 17-KTTW - Sioux Falls SD, Mar 12, 2010 / The U.S. dollar fell versus major rivals Friday, with the euro breaking through important chart resistance after a stronger-than-expected rise in industrial output.
CURRENCIES: Dollar Slips As Traders Await Retail Data
Dow Jones Business News (via NASDAQ), Mar 12, 2010 / The U.S. dollar fell versus major rivals Friday, with the euro breaking through important chart resistance after a stronger-than-expected rise in industrial output.
Rand trapped in a tight range
IOL, Mar 12, 2010 / The South African rand continued to trade in a tight range in the morning session on Friday, and lacking any clear direction.
Rand trapped in a tight range
The Star - South Africa, Mar 12, 2010 / The South African rand continued to trade in a tight range in the morning session on Friday, and lacking any clear direction.
Rand trapped in a tight range
Cape Argus, Mar 12, 2010 / The South African rand continued to trade in a tight range in the morning session on Friday, and lacking any clear direction.
Dollar firms in Asia
Asia One, Mar 12, 2010 / The dollar firmed in Asian trade Friday as investors anticipated US retail sales data later in the day to confirm a sustainable recovery in the world's top economy is taking root.
Rand trapped in a tight range
News24 - South Africa, Mar 12, 2010 / The rand continued to trade in a tight range in the morning session on Friday, and lacking any clear direction.
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is a Japanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Japan since September 2009. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, Hatoyama became President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the main opposition party, in May 2009. He then led the party to victory in the August 2009 general election, defeating the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
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3rd Tokyo airport opens to fanfare and criticism
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Friday 03/12/10 02:54 AM EST
wasn't halted because it was too far along when Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government came to power last September.
Ibaraki Airport, about 60 miles (100 kilometers
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
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Tuesday 03/09/10 06:15 PM EST
Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government, which swept to power last fall on promises to bring more openness to government. His left-leaning party defeated the long-ruling conservatives
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