Yoshihiko Noda
October 30, 2012
The standoff over the Senkaku Islands will likely prevent Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao from holding a meeting when they visit Laos next week,...
October 29, 2012
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made clear on Oct. 29 he was in no rush to go to the polls, speaking of the risk of a "political vacuum" in a speech likely to anger an...
October 29, 2012
KAGOSHIMA--The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party won a Lower House by-election, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and further demoralizing the ruling ...
October 26, 2012
The ever-provocative Shintaro Ishihara has laid the groundwork for a battle with the potential to turn the entire political world upside down.
October 24, 2012
I found the following in a joke book: "Mom, you used to worry that I might break the vase in the hall, didn't you?" "Sure, why?" "Well, you don't have to worry anymore."
October 23, 2012
Japan's justice minister quit on Oct. 23 because of ill health, a Cabinet official said, after calls for his resignation over past ties to an organized crime syndicate, dealing ...
October 22, 2012
Public support for the Noda Cabinet has plunged to 18 percent, the lowest level since the administration came to power in September 2011, an Asahi Shimbun survey shows.
October 19, 2012
Japan's ruling party convened an extra session of parliament from Oct. 29 to try to pass a bill needed to cover nearly half the budget spending, setting the stage for another...
October 19, 2012
Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka is expected to step down after less than one month into the post amid revelations he received dubious political donations and consorted with...
October 17, 2012
Japan's prime minister ordered a new round of stimulus to try to revive economic growth but offered so few details about the size and contents of the package that it is...
October 15, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged at an international forum that Japan will make more sweeping energy-saving efforts and bolster the use of renewable energy sources to...
October 14, 2012
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told his navy on Oct. 14 that Japan's security environment was tougher than ever, underscoring tension with China...
October 08, 2012
OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Wearing full protective gear, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda went on an inspection tour of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant here Oct....
October 05, 2012
We question whether the Noda administration is serious about reducing Japan’s dependence on nuclear power generation.
October 04, 2012
Having come under fire for reactivating two nuclear reactors ostensibly to avert power shortages during summer, the government now seems to be ducking responsibility for...
October 03, 2012
The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party has widened its lead over the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in terms of support, but voter enthusiasm remains low for both...
October 02, 2012
The announcement of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's new Cabinet lineup on Oct. 1 has cast further doubt on the government's commitment to eliminating nuclear plants in the...
October 02, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on Oct. 1, the third reorganization of his administration since he took office about a year ago.
October 01, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, citing pressing problems at home and overseas, reshuffled his Cabinet on Oct. 1 by filling the new administration with lawmakers who supported...
September 29, 2012
BEIJING--The head of Japan's largest business lobby says Japan's argument that no territorial issue exists with China defies common sense, given the raging row over sovereignty ...