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February 16, 2013
Monarchs and certain other figures are expected to fill the positions they hold until they die. But Pope Benedict XVI, the holder of one such office, shocked the world on Feb....
January 02, 2013
HONG KONG--Tens of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong to call for the city's Beijing-backed leader to step down over allegations he was untruthful about illegal...
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."
July 27, 2012
After Kenichi Watanabe became CEO of Nomura Holdings Inc. in April 2008, one of his first moves was to expand into Europe, a bold measure that led to a quick recovery in...
November 25, 2011
Three executives of Japan's Olympus Corp resigned on Nov. 24 ahead of a boardroom showdown with ousted CEO Michael Woodford, as the British whistleblower said he would not be...
September 22, 2011
Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai will leave the team at the end of the 2011 season, and Morimichi Takagi will take over the post next season, the Nagoya-based Central...
September 13, 2011
The Diet convened Sept. 13 for an extraordinary session, during which newly elected Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will make his debut as the nation's leader. We were hoping...
August 09, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan is sending mixed signals about plans to visit the United States to give a keynote address to the United Nations in September on nuclear safety.
August 04, 2011
Should I call it a midsummer night's dream? The other day, a jazz session led by master alto saxophonist Sadao Watanabe, 78, accompanied on the piano by Gerald Curtis, 70, a...
July 07, 2011
A furious industry minister Banri Kaieda plans to quit, possibly in August, after being undercut by Prime Minister Naoto Kan's demand for stress tests on nuclear power plants.
July 05, 2011
Ryu Matsumoto resigned July 5 as state minister in charge of rebuilding after nine days of offending leaders in disaster areas, threatening journalists and putting Prime...
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