Japan urges G20 cooperation to ease geopolitical risksJapan urged G20 countries to work closely together to alleviate geo-political uncertainties over Ukraine that may hurt global growth, Finan...
- Japan seeks to expand security cooperation with US, Australia, India
Japanese Deputy PM Taro Aso today said India, Japan, the US and Australia should expand their security cooperation for regional security.
- Japan's leader unveils ambitious growth plan
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso unveiled an ambitious long-term growth strategy, vowing to refashion world's second-largest economy and cr...
- Japan to pledge fresh aid to Asia at G20 summit: report
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to pledge 500 bn yen (5.1 bn dollars) in support for Asian countries to help the region survive the ...
- Japan seeks China's contribution to IMF
Prime Minister Taro Aso asked Chinese President Hu Jintao to follow Japan's commitment to raise funds to the IMF.
- Japan's embattled PM bows to criticism
Taro Aso on Friday bowed to criticism of his brief tenure in office.
- Japan PM unveils $277 bn economic stimulus package
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday unveiled a 26.9 trillion yen ($277 billion) package to stimulate Asia's largest economy, inclu...
- Kim Jong-Il likely in hospital: Japan PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is likely in hospital but is still capable of making decisions.
- Japan economy 'not in bad condition': Aso
Japan's economy is not in a bad state despite being affected by the global turmoil, Japanese PM Taro Aso said.
- UNSC reforms important for India, Japan: Aso
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says reform of the UN Security Council Was "tremendously important" for both India and his country and exp...
- Japanese PM hopes India will not test nuclear weapons
Ahead of summit talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Japanese Premier Taro Aso voiced hope that India would stick to its unilateral mo...
- Japanese parliament enacts 18 bn $ stimulus plan
Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted an 18-billion-dollar emergency spending plan to stimulate Asia's largest economy as fears of a reces...
- Japan PM says economy sound, but worries ahead
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that Asia's largest economy was sound but warned that the global financial crisis threaten...
- Japan's new cabinet approves emergency budget
The cabinet of Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso on Monday approved a $17 billion emergency budget to stimulate Asia's largest economy, w...
- Ex-Foreign Minister Aso to be Japan's new PM
Japan's conservative Taro Aso is all set to succeed prime minister Yasuo Fukuda amid economic uncertainty faced by the world's second large...
- Japan PM hopefuls clash on taxes
The candidates vying to be Japan's next prime minister clashed Wednesday on whether to raise taxes, with front-runner Taro Aso rejecting th...
- Japan's FM to visit S Korea, India
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will make a five-day trip from Saturday to South Korea and India, which is expected to focus on the Nort...