Tag: Japan

Business

Oil prices slide in nervous market

"The sudden sharp decline in crude oil prices late last night in…

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A Chinese demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest against Japan's "nationalising" of Diaoyu Islands, in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province AFP PHOTO
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Anti-Japanese protests continue across China

Territorial dispute over uninhabited islands reignites old tensions as anti-Japanese protests shut…

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Chinese protesters march and display anti-Japanese banners during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province on 16 September AFP PHOTO
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Japanese companies shut down factories in China

Honda, Mazda and Panasonic halting production

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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (right) and his Japanese counterpart Satoshi Morimoto hold a joint press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI
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Japan to build missile defence system targeting North Korea

System could heighten tensions with China

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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens to a question from a US military personnel stationed at the Yokota air base in Tokyo, on September 17. Panetta's trip to Asia coincides with an emotionally charged feud between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed islands in the East China Sea, with thousands of Chinese demonstrating against Japan over the weekend AFP Photo
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Pentagon chief calls for calm in Japan-China spat

"It is extremely important that diplomatic means on both sides be used…

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Chinese policeman directs protesters as they march and display anti-Japanese banners during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province AFP PHOTO
Politics

Chinese anti-Japan island protests continue

Newly appointed Japanese ambassador dies in hospital

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Iranian president Ahmadi Nijad speaks during a press conference (File Photo) AFP Photo
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US waivers 11 nations complying with Sanctions placed on Iran

Nations complying with Iranian sanctions are granted waivers to aid them in…

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Chinese protester gestures as he marches during an anti-Japanese protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese, outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing AFP PHOTO / GOH CHAI HIN
Politics

Momuntum builds in Chinese protests at Japanese embassy

Island row between the two countries

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Business

Russia asserts Pacific power at APEC summit

Kremlin hoping for major economic gains by playing a regional role

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The empire smiles back: Taiwan’s Japanese cherry festival

By Benjamin Yeh / AFP Taiwan loves cherry blossoms. In fact, it loves…

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