US to move out 9,000 Marines from Japan
April 27th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 27 (IANS) The US will move 9,000 Marines out of Japan's southern Okinawa to Guam, Hawaii and other locations in the Asia-Pacific region, said a joint statement ... Read more...
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Japan resolution against North Korea’s rocket launch
April 12th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 12 (IANS) The lower house of Japan's parliament Thursday approved a resolution against the planned satellite launch by North Korea this month.The resolution said moves that will damage ... Read more...
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Japan cabinet resigns en masse, party election begins
June 4th, 2010 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 4 (IANS) Japan's cabinet resigned en masse Friday, and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) started the process of party presidential election, the winner of which will become the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Press Secretary Gibbs respects resignation of Japanese Prime Minister
June 3rd, 2010 - 2:43 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Wednesday that the United States respects the decision of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to resign after eight months ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Japan’s PM Hatoyama to resigns after eight months in office
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday said he will step down, taking responsibility for losing public trust in the government after a party left the ruling coalition ... Read more...
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Japanese PM resigns amid plunging approval ratings (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 2 (DPA) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announced Wednesday that he would step down after eight months in office as his party prepares for a July election amid a steady ... Read more...
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Japanese Prime Minister announces resignation
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 2 (DPA) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announced Wednesday at a general assembly of his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) that he would step down as premier.
Hatoyama said he will ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes southeast of Japan’s Ryukyu Islands
May 26th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck southeast of the Ryukyu Islands on Wednesday afternoon, seismologists said. No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
The 6.1-magnitude ... Read more...
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World’s oldest woman, 114, dies
May 4th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): Kama Chinen, from Okinawa in southern Japan, believed to be the oldest person in the world has died at the age of 114 years and 356 days old.Before ... Read more...
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SRK’s ‘Rab Ne…’ wins at Okinawa Festival
April 2nd, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" won the Grand Prix of Peace award and a cash prize at the Okinawa International Film Festival.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Japan on alert for possible major tsunami (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 28 (DPA) Hundreds of thousands of Japanese households in Pacific coastal areas were ordered to evacuate Sunday after warnings of a possible "major" tsunami produced by the Chilean earthquake.
Shortly before ... Read more...
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Japan bracing for up to 3-metre tsunami
February 28th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 28 (DPA) The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that a "major" tsunami of up to 3 metres could hit Japan's Pacific coast in the next few hours Sunday following a massive ... Read more...
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US, Japan vow to resolve Okinawa base issue
January 13th, 2010 - 7:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (DPA) The US and Japan pledged Tuesday to resolve differences over relocating a US military base on Okinawa, offering assurances that the dispute will not undermine the countries' decades-old ... Read more...
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Obama pledges to maintain alliance with Japan (Lead)
November 13th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Friday that the alliance between Japan and the US will endure for a foreseeable future of East Asia, a Xinhua news agency ... Read more...
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President Obama arrives in Japan
November 13th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo/Washington, Nov 13 (DPA) US President Barack Obama landed Friday afternoon in Tokyo, the first stop on his four-nation Asian tour.
Obama is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama later Friday. ... Read more...
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World’s oldest man dies at 113 in Japan
June 19th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 19 (DPA) The world's oldest man Tomoji Tanabe died of cardiac failure in southern Japan Friday. He was 113 years old.
Tanabe was listed as the world's oldest man by the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
USS Indianapolis Still At Sea Program Visits Westchester School
March 30th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by GD
The USS Indianapolis Still at Sea program visited a Westchester School last week to tell students about a naval mistake that took the lives of 880 US sailors.The USS Indianapolis CA-35 ... Read more...
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Japan asked US to use nuclear missiles against China if conflict broke in 1965
December 22nd, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Japan had asked the United States to use nuclear missiles against China in the event of a conflict breaking out in the region, according to documents declassified ... Read more...
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Beef tongue flavour favourite in Yokohama Ice Cream Expo
August 11th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London , Aug 11 (ANI): Bizarre as it may sound, but an ice cream called the beef tongue turned out to be the most popular flavours at an exposition in Japan ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Season’s best result for Gangjee in Beijing
May 11th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by admin
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee bounced back in the final round to score a bogey free four-under 68 on the final day of the Pine Valley Beijing Open here and finish ... Read more...
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Worlds first wave powered boat set to begin 4,350 miles trip
March 14th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 14 (ANI): A 69 year old Japanese man is contemplating sailing 4,350 miles from Hawaii to Japan on board an innovative wave powered boat.Ken-ichi Horie may not only earn ... Read more...
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