Yoshihiko Noda
August 04, 2012
Growing Japanese opposition to nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster will be a wild card in a general election many expect within months, but politicians on both sides of ...
July 31, 2012
The government announced July 30 its plan to create an additional 9 million-plus jobs by 2020, but specific measures to achieve that goal are unclear.
July 31, 2012
A spirit of youthful optimism pervaded the Diet on July 29 and 30 as 150 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary pupils took part in the "Kodomo Kokkai," or Children's Diet.
July 30, 2012
Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters almost encircled the Diet building in Tokyo on July 29 in the latest of more than four months of demonstrations against the reopening of...
July 30, 2012
Tens of thousands of people protested against nuclear power outside Japan's parliament on July 29, the same day a proponent of using renewable energy to replace nuclear...
July 27, 2012
With the tide of public opinion running against his administration’s policies on nuclear power and taxes, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is taking a leaf out of former U.S....
July 27, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda indicated that Japan may resort to using military force to defend its territory, including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
July 24, 2012
Japan's prime minister says he will not allow any flights of the U.S. military's latest transport aircraft in this country until its safety after two recent crashes has been...
July 19, 2012
In a country long considered lacking a culture of protest, thousands of people are gathering every Friday night in Tokyo's Nagatacho political district to protest nuclear...
July 19, 2012
When a country comes under attack, its allies can regard it as an attack against themselves and try to stop it by using military force under the Charter of the United Nations,...
July 13, 2012
The central government will reject any request from the Tokyo metropolitan government to allow officials to land on the Senkaku Islands, a decision made apparently to prevent...
July 13, 2012
A new space strategy office established within the Cabinet Office on July 12 will promote commercial use of Japan’s rocket and satellite technologies.
July 11, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, once labeled a wishy-washy leader, has stunned many in the political world with his recent bold decisions on foreign and national security...
July 11, 2012
Japanese political veteran Ichiro Ozawa and dozens of other lawmakers who quit the ruling party over a tax hike plan launched a new party on July 11 in a bid to challenge the...
July 10, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda expressed his willingness to allow Japan to exercise the right of collective self-defense, an issue that could further split the ruling party but...
July 07, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda confirmed the central government plans to buy the Senkaku Islands, fearing ownership of the disputed isles involving Tokyo Governor Shintaro...
July 07, 2012
Anti-nuclear protesters are increasingly focusing their anger on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who decided to resume operations at the Oi nuclear power plant despite...
July 06, 2012
TOKYO-- IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on July 6 that the fund will cut its forecast for global economic growth in a quarterly assessment to be released later...
July 04, 2012
Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa and dozens of other members of parliament who quit the ruling party in protest over a planned sales tax increase decided on July 4...
July 04, 2012
Amid their anger over Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to a disputed island off Hokkaido, Japanese officials were trying to determine the trip’s purpose and...