4TH LD: Kan, Ozawa to meet Tues. to avoid showdown over DPJ leadership+
37 minutes ago
TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Ichiro Ozawa, one of the most powerful figures in the Democratic Party of Japan, will hold talks Tuesday in
4TH LD: N. Korea's Kim wishes to see early resumption of nuke talks+
51 minutes ago
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: CHANGING DATELINE, UPDATING) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told Chinese President Hu Jintao that he wished to see an early resumption of the six-party talks on ...
URGENT: Kan, Hatoyama agree on need to enhance DPJ's unity+
1 hour ago
(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama agreed Monday evening that the Democratic Party of Japan will run the government by maintaining good ties with ruling
2ND LD: China informs foreign diplomats on Kim's visit to China+
3 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) The Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has visited the country and sought economic assistance from China,...
2ND LD: DPJ looking for ways to ease rising tension between Kan, Ozawa camps+
3 hours ago
TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH FRESH REMARKS FROM KAN) Senior lawmakers of the Democratic Party of Japan stepped up efforts Monday to allay further tension between Prime...
LEAD: Chinese media praises relationship with N. Korea+
4 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MINISTRY BRIEFING OF BEIJING-BASED DIPLOMATS) Chinese state media in reports Monday praised the relationship between North Korea and China, saying stable...
Japan going through hottest August in postwar period+
5 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ This month will likely be the hottest August that Japan has experienced since 1946 when regional temperature data become available after the end of World War II, weather agency...
LEAD: Train carrying N. Korea's Kim traveling toward border+
6 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: CHANGING DATELINE, ADDING INFORMATION) A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il traveled outside Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, Monday
DPJ looking for ways to ease rising tension between Kan, Ozawa camps+
27 minutes ago
(Kyodo) _ Senior lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan stepped up efforts Monday to avoid the rising tension between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and party bigwig Ichiro Ozawa...
Public prefer Kan to Ozawa as premier: polls+
7 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ Opinion polls by three major dailies showed Monday that voters in Japan overwhelmingly prefer Prime Minister Naoto Kan as the nation's leader to Democratic Party of Japan...
3RD LD: Kim may have left Harbin for border area Sun. night to early Mon.+
3 hours ago
HARBIN, China, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: CHANGING DATELINE, UPDATING) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may have left Harbin, northeastern China, on his special train sometime between...
5TH LD: Kan, Ozawa may meet Monday night over DPJ presidential election+
5 hours ago
TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO) Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa may meet as early as Monday night...
3RD LD: Kan, Hatoyama meet again to discuss compromise over DPJ vote+
Aug 29 09:45 AM US/Eastern
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama met Sunday evening in Tokyo to seek a compromise over the Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election, in which ruling party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa plans to challenge Kan in a potentially divisive move. ...
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