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15 Mar 10 visit Japan whale cull not necessary: researchers Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition they say proves Japan's annual kill of whales for scientific purposes is unnecessary.
14 Mar 10 visit Strong earthquake rattles Japan A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital.
01 Mar 10 visit Publication halted for disputed Hiroshima book Publication has been halted for a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan that Avatar director James Cameron had optioned for a possible film, The Associated Press has learned.
28 Feb 10 visit Tsunami from Chile quake may hit Japan Japan's Meteorological Agency has warned that a "major" tsunami of up to three metres could hit northern coastal areas within the next few hours following a massive earthquake in Chile.
26 Feb 10 visit Quake measuring 6.9 recorded off Japan An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit off Japan's southern coast, prompting the country's meteorological agency to issue a tsunami warning in the region.
23 Feb 10 visit Publisher to retract parts of Hiroshima book The publisher of a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan has confirmed that a key source misrepresented himself and promised that any errors would be fixed soon.
23 Feb 10 visit Tokyo office space world's priciest Tokyo passed Hong Kong to become home to the world's most expensive office space, according to a new report on global real estate.
09 Feb 10 visit Japan Airlines chooses American over Delta Japan Airlines, wooed by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, has spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines.
08 Feb 10 visit Toyota set to deal with Prius brake problem
Toyota Motor Corp. said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan.
05 Feb 10 visit Ban export of Atlantic bluefin tuna: UN panel
The world should ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a U.N. panel declared Friday, backing a proposal that is fiercely opposed by Japan, which prizes the fish as a key ingredient in sushi.
03 Feb 10 visit Toyota logs Prius brake complaints
Toyota Motor Corp. has been hit by over 100 complaints in the U.S. and Japan about brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid, the latest in a spate of quality troubles for the automaker as it grapples with massive global recalls.
19 Jan 10 visit Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection Japan Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection, vowing to cut nearly 16,000 jobs and restructure its $26-billion debt.
18 Jan 10 visit JAL headed for court protection: report Japan Airlines was expected to file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, and embark on a program to renegotiate the terms of its debt and to cut costs, the Nikkei financial daily reported Monday.
07 Jan 10 visit Celebrated conductor Ozawa reveals cancer diagnosis Japan conductor Seiji Ozawa, one of the most esteemed leaders of the international classical music scene, revealed Thursday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
06 Dec 09 visit Delegates in Denmark for climate summit
The Climate Express rolled into Copenhagen's central train station Sunday from Brussels, carrying hundreds of delegates for the 12-day UN summit to reach a climate agreement that would replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012.
20 Nov 09 visit Deflation fears grip Japanese government Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labour market could drag on the weak recovery.
16 Nov 09 visit Japan's GDP rises 1.2% in Q3 Japan's economy expanded by 1.2 per cent in the third quarter, the second consecutive quarterly rise, the government said Monday.
13 Nov 09 visit EU out of recession The 16-country eurozone has officially joined the U.S. and Japan in moving out of recession, after figures Friday showed its economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the third quarter.
12 Nov 09 visit Japan's emperor marks 20-year reign Tens of thousands of well-wishers lined the streets of Tokyo on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Akihito, who urged Japanese not to forget the lessons of the Second World War.
10 Nov 09 visit Japan pumping aid into Afghanistan Japan says it plans to provide up to $5.28 billion Cdn in aid to Afghanistan, in a commitment announced days ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.
05 Nov 09 visit Toyota returns to profit Toyota Motor Corp. says it returned to a profit in the latest quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual recovery underway for Japan's giant automakers.
27 Oct 09 visit Japanese destroyer collides with Korean ship
A Japanese navy destroyer and a Korean container vessel collided Tuesday night off southern Japan, causing fires on both vessels, Japan's defence ministry said.
17 Oct 09 visit Oda wows Paris crowd in men's free skate Japan's Nobunari Oda set the bar high early in his free skate, landing a quadruple toeloop and triple Axel-triple toeloop combination, before overtaking Tomas Verner of the Czech Republic to win Saturday's Trophée Bompard event in Paris.
11 Oct 09 visit Japan's atomic cities bid for 2020 Olympics Hiroshima and Nagasaki are launching a joint bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
09 Oct 09 visit Typhoon Melor kills 2 in Japan
Typhoon Melor struck Japan's main island on Thursday, killing two men and damaging buildings before turning back out to sea.
07 Oct 09 visit Japan braces for Typhoon Melor
A powerful typhoon with sustained winds of 160 km/h arrived on Japan's south coast on Wednesday, disrupting air and train travel.
25 Sep 09 visit Japan to probe alleged secret deals with U.S. Japan launched an investigation Friday into whether previous administrations entered into secret deals with the U.S., including one to endorse nuclear-armed ships despite a policy of barring such weapons.
11 Sep 09 visit Japan launches first cargo vessel to space station Japan has launched its first unmanned cargo vessel to the International Space Station carrying food, supplies and scientific equipment for the astronauts there.
09 Sep 09 visit Japan to have coalition government
Japan's new ruling party will form a coalition government with two smaller groups despite differences on foreign policy, party leaders said Wednesday in Tokyo.
31 Aug 09 visit Japan's prime minister concedes defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has conceded defeat in his country's election and stepped down as president of his long-ruling conservative party.
30 Aug 09 visit Opposition wins landslide in Japan election
Preliminary results of Sunday's parliamentary elections in Japan show the ruling conservative party has suffered a crushing defeat to the left-of-centre opposition.
30 Aug 09 visit Voters go to polls in Japan Japanese voters went the polls on Sunday in an election that could see the end of more than five decades of rule by the current governing conservative party.
17 Aug 09 visit Quake hits off Japan's southern coast An earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Monday, prompting Japan's Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning.
05 Aug 09 visit Green Gables beef plan targets Japan There is an opportunity to market beef in Japan under an Anne of Green Gables brand, believes the Rural Alliance of P.E.I.
29 Jul 09 visit 10,000 Uighurs missing in China: activist
Nearly 10,000 Uighurs who were involved in deadly ethnic riots in China's Xinjiang region earlier in July went missing in one night, a Uighur activist said Wednesday in Tokyo.
21 Jul 09 visit Japanese PM dissolves parliament, calls election Japan's prime minister has dissolved the powerful lower house of parliament and called national elections.
13 Jul 09 visit Japanese PM to call August vote
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will call an Aug. 30 election, one day after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered a rout at Tokyo's municipal elections.
06 Jul 09 visit North Korea's missile tests pose threat to Japan: report
The volley of weekend missile tests North Korea launched over the weekend showed the regime has improved its missile range and accuracy, posing a threat to Japan, a newspaper reported Monday.
05 Jul 09 visit Japan's royal couple tour Ottawa area
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko toured the Ottawa region Saturday, the first official stop on their visit to Canada.
29 Jun 09 visit Researchers use thoughts to drive wheelchair
Toyota-sponsored researchers in Japan unveiled a brain-machine interface system on Monday that allows a person to use thoughts to direct the motion of a wheelchair.
21 May 09 visit Japan, San Marino top WHO's life expectancy report A Japanese girl born today could likely reach 86 years of age, the longest life expectancy anywhere in the world, while a Canadian girl could expect to see 83 candles on her last birthday cake, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday.
18 May 09 visit Nations urge WHO to change pandemic assessment Britain, Japan and other nations urged the World Health Organization on Monday to change the way it decides to declare a pandemic - saying the agency must consider how deadly the virus is, not just how fast it is spreading.
14 May 09 visit Swine flu blamed as sports clubs cancel North American visits Sport clubs from India and Japan have cancelled visits to North America because of concern over the outbreak of swine flu.
13 May 09 visit Google Street View faces privacy roadblocks in Japan, Greece Bowing to privacy concerns, Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all Japanese pictures for its online Street View mapping service.
10 May 09 visit Possible Canadian connection in Japan's first cases of swine flu Officials in Japan scrambled Saturday to track travellers who arrived on the same flight as three people who were diagnosed with the country's first confirmed cases of swine flu. A teacher and two teenage students were part of a school exchange group that...
08 May 09 visit Japan records first cases of swine flu Japan confirmed its first cases of swine flu Friday as Mexico raised its death toll from the outbreak to 45.
04 Apr 09 visit Weather possible cause of delay in North Korean rocket launch High winds may have played a role in North Korea delaying the launch of a controversial rocket over Japan on Saturday, officials in South Korea said.
10 Mar 09 visit Japan coast guard search for 16 missing after cargo ship collision Sixteen crew members are missing from two cargo ships that collided off the coast of Japan, coast guard officials said Tuesday.
03 Mar 09 visit Giant space rock passed 72,000 km from Earth on Monday An asteroid similar in size to the object that exploded above Siberia in 1908 with the force 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima sped close past the Earth on Monday, astronomers said Tuesday.
03 Mar 09 visit U.S., Japan watchful of possible North Korean missile activity The United States and Japan are keeping a close eye on North Korea as the communist nation prepares to fire what neighbouring countries suspect is a long-range missile capable of hitting North America.

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