- Japan: The road to recovery & rebirth
Japan will share the lessons learned from the Fukushima disaster with the rest of the world, says Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
29 Apr, 2011, 06.16 AM IST
- Japan to deploy 100,000 troops on quake aid
Japan will double to 100,000 the number of troops on rescue and relief missions after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the northeast co...
13 Mar, 2011, 07.15 AM IST
- Japan must plug over 20 tn yen hole to meet FY 2020 austerity goal
The Japanese government said that it will have to plug a revenue shortfall of more than $241 billion to achieve a key goal for Japan's fisc...
21 Jan, 2011, 04.09 PM IST
- Japan approves record 1.1 trillion dollar budget
Japan's centre-left government on Friday approved a record 1.1-trillion-dollar budget for next fiscal year that aims to boost the flagging ...
24 Dec, 2010, 03.58 PM IST
- Russia, Japan, China firms in billion dollar fertiliser deal
Russian President Dmitry Mevedev on Saturday oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertili...
13 Nov, 2010, 12.09 PM IST
- Japan to join Pacific free-trade talks
Japan will join talks on a Pacific free-trade pact, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Saturday, as his nation hosts the APEC summit in Yokoh...
06 Nov, 2010, 09.25 PM IST
- Beijing will have to be drawn into a dialogue: PM
The threat posed by China to its economy and security seems to be pushing Japan more closer to India.
26 Oct, 2010, 02.18 AM IST
- Japan government approves $61 billion economic stimulus
Japan's Cabinet approved 5.05 trillion yen in new economic stimulus, the latest in a string of measures to shore up the country's lethargic...
08 Oct, 2010, 01.14 PM IST
- Dollar holds on to gains as Asian shares slip
Traders in Japan were buoyed by comments from Prime Minister Naoto Kan saying the government would take "resolute actions" in currency mark...
16 Sep, 2010, 12.23 PM IST
- Yen soars as most Asian markets advance
The yen soared to a fresh 15-year high against the dollar in Asia on Tuesday while most regional markets rose as traders extended gains fro...
14 Sep, 2010, 03.58 PM IST
- Japan economy slows less than estimated in Q2
Japan’s economy slowed less than initially estimated in the second quarter as companies boosted capital spending, indicating the nation’s r...
11 Sep, 2010, 02.21 AM IST
- When ladies book hubbies
Behind every successful man, there is a woman.
25 Aug, 2010, 05.31 AM IST
- Japanese investors buying foreign bonds at record pace
Japanese investors are buying foreign bonds at a record pace in search for higher returns as Tokyo struggles to support its export-led econ...
20 Aug, 2010, 05.08 AM IST
- Japan public debt hits record high
Japan’s government debt hit a record high of more than 10 trillion dollars as of the end of June, the Finance Ministry said.
11 Aug, 2010, 04.14 AM IST
- Japan PM warns public debt spells future 'risk of collapse'
Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday pledged a fiscal policy overhaul to reduce the country's massive public debt mountain, warni...
11 Jun, 2010, 10.23 AM IST
- Naoto Kan to become Japan's PM
Japan's ruling party picked Naoto Kan as its new chief paving his way to replace Yukio Hatoyama
04 Jun, 2010, 10.35 AM IST
- Japan on course for clash over next BoJ chief
Japan's main opposition party Sunday signalled its disagreement with the government's choice of nominee to head the central bank, raising f...
09 Mar, 2008, 12.55 PM IST