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Japan ticks off ex-PM Hatoyama over Iran visit

During his Iran visit, Yukio Hatoyama met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and apparently criticised th...

Hatoyama speaks against nuke arms on Iran trip

"No country should possess weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons," Hatoyama said....

Iran vows to stand by its nuclear rights

Iran told visiting former Japanese premier Yukio Hatoyama that it hopes upcoming talks with world po...

Japan`s new PM takes power

Former Finance Minister Naoto Kan became Japan`s new leader Friday.

Japan’s PM vows to fight on despite pressure to quit

Reports claim that Hatoyama is facing calls from within his party to quit.

Japan PM determined to stay despite shaky ruling coalition

Japanese Prime Minister is determined to win support for his policies.

Support for Japanese PM falls to 17 percent: Polls

Public support for Hatoyama fell after he decided to keep US base on Okinawa.

Japan PM sacks coalition partner over US base row

Japan`s PM Yukio Hatoyama has fired left-leaning coalition partner for opposing a US base deal.

Obama calls Hatoyama

US President Barack Obama called Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama and the two discussed the ongoing tensi...

Hatoyama to revisit Okinawa around May 23

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is planning to revisit Okinawa, possibly on May 23 over the relocati...

Japan abandons US base move plan

Japan`s premier has abandoned a plan to move an US airbase entirely off Okinawa Ils.

Japan PM apologises over Minamata mercury poisoning

Japan`s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama offered an apology to victims of mercury poisoning more than...

Hatoyama to visit Okinawa over US base issue: Hirano

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama will visit Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to hold talks with Gov. Hirokazu...

Japan panel won’t charge PM in scandal: Report

A Japanese judicial panel ruled on Monday that prosecutors` decision not to charge Prime Minister Yu...

Japan bomb squad tests suspicious package sent to PM

A Japanese police bomb squad on Friday was investigating a mail package containing wires and batteri...

Japan PM says end-May remains deadline on US base feud

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he would stick to an end of May d...

Japanese islanders rally `against US base plan`

Thousands of people rallied on a remote Japanese island on Sunday, protesting against a possible gov...

`Unsettled` US base issue may cost Japan’s PM job

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will have to step down if he fails to settle a US military ba...

Japan PM asks Cabinet to plan for East Asian forum by May end

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday instructed his Cabinet to work out by the end of Ma...

Japan PM in a bind as upper house election looms

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, his party flagging in polls ahead of a mid-year election, pr...

Japan PM says funds scandals hurt support

Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama acknowledged on Monday growing public discontent with his centre...

Apparent bullet mailed to Japan’s PM again

A postal item containing what appeared to be a bullet was mailed to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Ha...

Ozawa has political responsibility over funds scandal: Hatoyama

Ozawa has political responsibility over funds scandal

Japan’s PM not to let Futemma stay, will pick new site

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has made it clear that he will not let the US Marine Corps` F...

Japan PM vows US base decision by May, scandal weighs

Japan`s leader on Monday promised not to delay beyond May a decision on the fate of a US base, as a ...

Japan PM tries to deflect base feud, scandal weighs

Japan`s leader on Monday stood by his conviction not to decide the fate of a US base before the end ...

Japanese PM grilled at Diet over funding scandals

Hatoyama faced fierce grilling Tuesday by opposition lawmakers over funds scandals involving him and...

Ratings of Japan PM, ruling party fall on scandal

Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his party has fallen due to a funding s...

Japan’s PM wants more equal ties with US

Japan`s Prime Minister says he wants to press for more equal ties with the US during the 50th year o...

Japan PM starts tweeting, launches blog

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has launched a blog and started using Twitter in a New Year b...

Japan to settle US base row despite political risk

Japan`s government has told the United States it will decide by May where to relocate a controversia...

Japanese PM arrives in India on first official visit

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrived here Sunday on his first official visit to India.

Japan PM eager for decentralization of power

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Saturday he is willing to move ahead with a plan to a...

Won`t resign over funds scandal: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologised Thursday over a growing political funding scandal,...

Japan will decide US base transfer policy soon: Hatoyama

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama said on Monday he will decide Japan`s policy on the issue of relocating a...

Japan to extend loans to Indonesia

Japan offered a loan worth JPY 37.44 billion to Indonesia on Thursday as the first concrete measure ...

Japan to finalise stimulus package: PM

Japan plans to finalise an economic stimulus package later on Monday to shore up a recovery threaten...

Japan PM support below 60% as coalition bickers

Support for Japan`s government has fallen below 60 percent for the first time since taking office in...

Opposition seek Hatoyama`s explanation on donation scandal

Opposition lawmakers on Sunday sought an explanation from Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama ove...

Japan PM asks China`s defence chief for `transparency`: Govt

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama called on China`s defence chief on Friday to enhance the "t...

Prosecutors to question Japanese PM’s mother

Prosecutors are considering questioning Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama`s mother, 87, over th...

Obama, Hatoyama to focus beyond US’ military presence

Obama`s Japan trip gives the US President a chance to forge closer ties with newly-installed governm...

Japan pledges $5 bn for Afghanistan over five years

Japan`s government decided on Tuesday to pledge USD 5 billion in new aid over five years from 2010 t...

Asian EU-style bloc not just a dream: Analysts

Dreams of creating a huge economic bloc covering half the world`s population are slowly becoming a r...

Japan PM in no hurry on US base relocation deal

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Sunday he was in no hurry to make a decision on reloc...

US hopes Japan would continue to support its Afghan mission

After Japan decided to end its naval refuelling mission in Afghanistan in January, the US hopes that...

Japan govt freezes spending of 33 bn dollars

Japan`s government announced on Friday it would freeze spending of about 33 billion dollars from the...

S Korea, Japan say no aid until N Korea disarms

The leaders of South Korea and Japan stood united on Friday in saying North Korea should not be offe...

Japan’s new PM seeks to build trust with Beijing, Seoul

Japan`s new Prime Minister will seek to keep periodically fraught ties with China and South Korea on...

Support for Japan`s PM above 70%: Report

Support for Japan`s new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama stayed above 70 percent more than two weeks af...

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