3RD LD: Ozawa remains tight-lipped about running in DPJ leadership race+
Aug 25 07:30 AM US/Eastern
TOKYO, Aug. 25 (Kyodo) _ Ichiro Ozawa, one of the most powerful figures in the Democratic Party of Japan, remained evasive Wednesday regarding whether he will challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the ruling party's leadership election next month. ...
Japan sees Korea annexation pact as valid at time of signing: Okada+
2 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ Japan regards a 1910 pact authorizing its annexation of the Korean Peninsula as signed in a "valid" manner and has no plan to change its interpretation despite calls in South...
Abductees' kin urge excluding Korean schools from tuition waiver+
3 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents asked the education ministry Wednesday to exclude pro-Pyongyang Korean high schools from the government's...
Ozawa calls U.S. a great democracy, Americans somewhat simple-minded+
3 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ Japanese political bigwig Ichiro Ozawa said Wednesday that the United States is a great democracy but its people are somewhat simple-minded. During a political seminar he...
SDP's Mataichi to stay on as party deputy chief+
3 hours ago
(Kyodo) _ Seiji Mataichi, a Social Democratic Party lawmaker, on Wednesday withdrew his resignation as SDP deputy chief, saying he has accepted party leader Mizuho Fukushima's apology for
U.S. wants V-shape runway at replacement facility for Futenma base+
Aug 24 06:34 PM US/Eastern
(Kyodo) _ A top U.S. Marine commander said Tuesday that the United States wants to have two runways in a V-shape formation at a planned replacement facility for a key U.S. base in Okinawa, despite Japan's proposal for a single runway as another option. ...
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