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Japan PM says nation should embrace migrants

Japan PM says nation should embrace migrants
AFP - Sunday, November 15

SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday that his country, which is battling low birth rates and an ageing population, should make itself more attractive to migrants. More »

  • 'Pacific' President Obama vows US leadership in Asia

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Billing himself America's first "Pacific president", Barack Obama on Saturday said the United States did not seek to "contain" China and promised an engaged US role in charting Asia's future.

  • Obama pushes for greater U.S. involvement in Asia

    Reuters - Saturday, November 14

    By Patricia Zengerle and Caren Bohan

  • US, Japan 'aspire' to cut emissions 80 pct by 2050

    AP - Saturday, November 14

    TOKYO - The leaders of the United States and Japan say they "aspire" to reduce their countries' greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

  • Obama vows to deepen ties at start of Asia tour

    AFP - Saturday, November 14

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Barack Obama insisted on Friday that the United States was a "Pacific" power and vowed to deepen its engagement in the region as he set foot in Asia for the first time as US president.

  • Obama says base issue must be solved quickly

    AP - Saturday, November 14

    TOKYO - President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Japan will work quickly to resolve a dispute over American military bases on Okinawa.

  • US-Japan summit to focus on nuclear arms, climate: reports

    US-Japan summit to focus on nuclear arms, climate: reports

    AFP - Friday, November 13

    TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plan to call for a nuclear-free world and cooperation in fighting climate change when they hold talks here on Friday, reports said.

  • Japanese cheer emperor's 20th year on throne

    AP - Friday, November 13

    TOKYO - Tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered outside Japan's moat-ringed Imperial Palace _ many shouting "Banzai," a traditional wish for long life _ to mark Thursday's 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's coronation to the world's oldest throne.

  • Japan's emperor marks 20th anniversary on throne

    AP - Friday, November 13

    TOKYO - Tens of thousands of well-wishers lined the streets of Tokyo on Thursday for a parade on the 20th anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Akihito, who urged Japanese not to forget the lessons of World War II.

  • Japan suspect in Briton's murder stays silent: police

    Japan suspect in Briton's murder stays silent: police

    AFP - Thursday, November 12

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's only suspect in the killing of a British woman who was arrested after more than two years on the run has stayed silent during initial questioning, police said Wednesday.

  • Japan ruling party chief: Christianity 'exclusive'

    AP - Wednesday, November 11

    TOKYO - A powerful member of Japan's ruling party criticized Christianity as an "exclusive" religion that is weighing down Western society.

  • Japan police arrest suspect in slain Briton case

    AP - Wednesday, November 11

    TOKYO - Japanese police said Tuesday that they arrested the main suspect in the slaying of a British teacher whose body was found taped up and half-buried in a sand-filled bathtub, ending a more than two-year manhunt.

  • Japan pledges $5 billion for Afghanistan

    Japan pledges $5 billion for Afghanistan

    AFP - Wednesday, November 11

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan said Tuesday it would give up to five billion dollars in new aid to Afghanistan over the next five years to help rebuild the war-torn nation.

  • Marine base debate opens rift in US-Japan ties

    AP - Wednesday, November 11

    TOKYO - Political wrangling by Japan's new government over plans to move a major U.S. Marine base on Okinawa has opened a wide rift in Washington's most important Asian alliance ahead of President Barack Obama's visit later this week.

  • Obama urges Japan to keep US bases pact

    Obama urges Japan to keep US bases pact

    AFP - Wednesday, November 11

    TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama urged Japan's new centre-left government on Tuesday to keep a pact allowing US bases on its territory, as both sides laid the groundwork for his visit to Tokyo this week.

  • Japan police arrest suspect in UK woman's murder

    Japan police arrest suspect in UK woman's murder

    AFP - Wednesday, November 11

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese police said on Tuesday they had arrested 30-year-old Tatsuya Ichihashi, the only suspect in the 2007 killing of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22.

  • Marine base debate clouds US-Japan relations

    AP - Tuesday, November 10

    TOKYO - The deepening debate over the future of a major U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has opened a broad rift in Washington's most important alliance in Asia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the region this week.

  • Obama: US bases pact are in Japan's interest

    Obama: US bases pact are in Japan's interest

    AFP - Tuesday, November 10

    TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama thinks a US military bases pact with Japan, now under review by a new government in Tokyo, serves Japan's interest and will continue, he said in comments broadcast Tuesday.

  • US senators press Japan on parental abductions

    US senators press Japan on parental abductions

    AFP - Tuesday, November 10

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Nearly one-quarter of the US Senate asked President Barack Obama on Monday to press Japan on his upcoming visit about parental abductions, saying Tokyo's policies were an anomaly among developed nations.

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