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Diplomat: U.S. cannot be neutral over Senkakus
Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's new ambassador to the United States, speaks in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun on Oct. 30. (Teruo Kashiyama)
October 31, 2012
Japan's new ambassador to the United States said the U.S. government cannot be neutral over the Senkaku Islands, although Washington says it does not take sides in the dispute...
Ishihara thumbs his nose at the central government
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara delivers his speech in Washington on April 16. (Yoshitaka Unezawa)
April 18, 2012
Questions are being raised about why a local government leader would devise an incendiary plan on a central government issue that could have serious repercussions for Japan’s ...
EDITORIAL: Ishihara's wrong call on Senkaku issue
April 18, 2012
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara revealed April 16 that the metropolitan government will buy three of the disputed Senkaku Islands. The islands are part of Japanese territory,...
NPB/ TBS sells BayStars to DeNA, pending league...
DeNA chairman Makoto Haruta, right, hands over the paperwork to Nippon Professional Baseball secretary-general Kunio Shimoda on Nov. 4. (The Asahi Shimbun)
November 05, 2011
The deal is done, the paperwork filed, and--providing a majority of clubs approve the move--there is a new player in Japanese baseball.
NPB/ TBS, DeNA negotiations for BayStars enter...
November 03, 2011
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. and DeNA Co. have entered the final stage of negotiations to conclude the sale of the Yokohama BayStars professional baseball team,...
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