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Japan Edges Toward TPP Talks

Japan Edges Toward TPP Talks

But could excessive caution and pandering to farmers prevent it reaping a free trade harvest?

Boat Crash on YouTube

Footage shows the Chinese fishing boat ramming into Japanese vessels, putting the onus now on Tokyo to respond.

LDP Not Playing Ball

LDP Not Playing Ball

Japan’s main opposition party could ultimately harm its own interests through its relentless criticism of the government.

China Calls off Talks With Kan

Beijing lays blame for last-minute torpedoing of meeting on Tokyo’s ‘groundless distortions’ of isle issue.

Tokyo turns to Delhi?

Tokyo turns to Delhi?

Japan has struck a deal with India that will slash trade tariffs. But the nuclear issue still casts a shadow over ties.

Machimura’s By-election Win

Odds were in favour of the LDP heavyweight. We shouldn’t read too much into the DPJ’s defeat.

Japan’s Missed Opportunity?

Japan’s Missed Opportunity?

Tokyo reportedly turns down Beijing’s offer to jointly develop oil and gas deposits off disputed islets.

Japan’s Biodiversity Duty

Japan’s Biodiversity Duty

As the UN biodiversity meeting opens in Nagoya, marauding bears and toads highlight ecological dangers.

Yen Set to Keep Rising

Yen Set to Keep Rising

The yen keeps rising. But is there anything Japan’s government can do to stop it?

Japan's Google Gripe

Japan's Google Gripe

Japan’s govt asks Google to change its map to exclude Diaoyu from a description of the Senkaku Islands.

Machimura Career on Line

A veteran Japanese politician risks political suicide by choosing to contest Hokkaido’s No. 5 Constituency.

Japan to Rethink Arms Exports?

The defence minister suggests an effective blanket ban on arms exports needs rethinking.

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