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Seiji Maehara
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Kan Holding On, for Now
Naoto Kan survives a no-confidence motion following a deal with a former premier. But his days are now numbered.
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Maehara Reportedly Quits
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara reportedly quits Sunday over a 200,000 yen donation.
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Will Donations Derail Maehara?
Will accounting oversights mean Japan loses the very capable Seiji Maehara as foreign minister.
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Japan to Slash China Aid?
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has asked for a review of ODA to China. So what’s behind the rethink?
US-Japan Pow Wow on China
Japan’s Seiji Maehara gets a warm welcome in Washington. He’s always a popular man with defence hawks here.
Why Is China Isolating Itself?
With a wary eye on Beijing, Vietnam moves to improve ties with Japan and the United States.
China Calls off Talks With Kan
Beijing lays blame for last-minute torpedoing of meeting on Tokyo’s ‘groundless distortions’ of isle issue.
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Japan’s Missed Opportunity?
Tokyo reportedly turns down Beijing’s offer to jointly develop oil and gas deposits off disputed islets.
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Japan: What Island Dispute?
Japan’s foreign minister shrugs off talk of a territory dispute with China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
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China-Japan Waters Still Rough
A boat incident continues to inflame 2 nations that should be focusing on trade, not nationalism.
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Kan Shuffles Cabinet Deck
The Japanese PM has drawn his allies close and moved rival Ichiro Ozawa to the backbench.
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Here We Go Again?
Is the latest government apology over the Futenma Air Station just more of the same?