Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2180 world World - Japan en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:18 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2180 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/japanasiainternethistorymilitarygeography afp/20090703/japanasiainternethistorymilitarygeography AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/japanasiainternethistorymilitarygeography"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246621432503-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=dMuO8Hfvcrk36tP1tefJUg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in front of the Tarii Gate to offer prayers for the country's war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, 2006. Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/japanasiainternethistorymilitarygeography"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246621432503-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=dMuO8Hfvcrk36tP1tefJUg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="photo" title="Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in front of the Tarii Gate to offer prayers for the country's war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, 2006. Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_sthasia_afp/japanindiaclimatewarmingnkoreanuclear afp/20090703/japanindiaclimatewarmingnkoreanuclear AFP science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:08:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_sthasia_afp/japanindiaclimatewarmingnkoreanuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246618532984-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=qjKE9fnS80cLtERNDp1wuQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo on July 3. India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries.(AFP/Pool/Kim Kyung-Hoon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_sthasia_afp/japanindiaclimatewarmingnkoreanuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246618532984-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=qjKE9fnS80cLtERNDp1wuQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo on July 3. India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries.(AFP/Pool/Kim Kyung-Hoon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_alt_afp/japancanadausroyals afp/20090703/japancanadausroyals AFP us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_alt_afp/japancanadausroyals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246618610287-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=biCg0TMU0rshOflIQ90VFA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, seen here before departing, have set off for a 15-day goodwill tour of Canada and Hawaii, with the ageing monarch revealing his personal attachment to both destinations.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko left on Friday for a 15-day goodwill tour of Canada and Hawaii, with the ageing monarch revealing his personal attachment to both destinations.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_alt_afp/japancanadausroyals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246618610287-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=biCg0TMU0rshOflIQ90VFA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, seen here before departing, have set off for a 15-day goodwill tour of Canada and Hawaii, with the ageing monarch revealing his personal attachment to both destinations.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_royal_trip ap/20090703/as_japan_royal_trip AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_royal_trip"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.426fde29d9c54bfb8e7e0ef05f5f4d12.japan_royal_trip_ksx102.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=YPtf4IHfZ0xfckEzdKlOGg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko bow before leaving for the two-week tour to Canada and Hawaii, at Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo, Friday, July 3, 2009. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during the tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_royal_trip"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.426fde29d9c54bfb8e7e0ef05f5f4d12.japan_royal_trip_ksx102.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=YPtf4IHfZ0xfckEzdKlOGg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko bow before leaving for the two-week tour to Canada and Hawaii, at Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo, Friday, July 3, 2009. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during the tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_afp/japanautohybridsafety afp/20090703/japanautohybridsafety AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:05:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_afp/japanautohybridsafety"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246601066379-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Ti9INaNyp6ridsGmcfpXSA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A customer admires a Honda Motor's hybrid vehicle at a showroom in Tokyo. Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_afp/japanautohybridsafety"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246601066379-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Ti9INaNyp6ridsGmcfpXSA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="A customer admires a Honda Motor's hybrid vehicle at a showroom in Tokyo. Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands afp/20090702/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:06:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246514760773-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=EqRPow7a8HIrjhVXXphiNQ--" align="left" height="63" width="130" alt="Patrol boats of Japan Coast Guard are seen warning a Taiwanese boat (right) heading for disputed islands in the East China Sea, in 2008. Japan's defence ministry is considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a ministry spokesman.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's defence ministry is considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a ministry spokesman.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/japanchinataiwanmilitaryislands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246514760773-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=EqRPow7a8HIrjhVXXphiNQ--" align="left" height="63" width="130" alt="photo" title="Patrol boats of Japan Coast Guard are seen warning a Taiwanese boat (right) heading for disputed islands in the East China Sea, in 2008. Japan's defence ministry is considering deploying troops on an island in the East China Sea near a group of islets that is claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, according to a ministry spokesman.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanundiplomacymyanmarrightsdemonstration afp/20090701/japanundiplomacymyanmarrightsdemonstration AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanundiplomacymyanmarrightsdemonstration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246460041771-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=aIaKlPBQ_Bk.u_C9g1iSuw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Myanmar residents in Japan hold portraits of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally demanding her release in front of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. About 100 Myanmar activists rallied in Japan on Wednesday, calling on visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to press the junta to free political prisoners including Suu Kyi.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - About 100 Myanmar activists rallied in Japan on Wednesday, calling on visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to press the junta to free political prisoners including democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanundiplomacymyanmarrightsdemonstration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246460041771-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=aIaKlPBQ_Bk.u_C9g1iSuw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Myanmar residents in Japan hold portraits of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally demanding her release in front of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. About 100 Myanmar activists rallied in Japan on Wednesday, calling on visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to press the junta to free political prisoners including Suu Kyi.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanpolitics afp/20090701/japanpolitics AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:14:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246439236548-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=glYGbnCjD7G_heQfuGY31g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso has appointed Yoshimasa Hayashi (pictured in 2008) as the new state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday named two new cabinet ministers as he explores ways to improve his sagging popularity ahead of elections which he must call by September.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246439236548-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=glYGbnCjD7G_heQfuGY31g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso has appointed Yoshimasa Hayashi (pictured in 2008) as the new state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticseconomycabinet afp/20090701/japanpoliticseconomycabinet AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:37:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticseconomycabinet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246439236548-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=glYGbnCjD7G_heQfuGY31g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso has appointed Yoshimasa Hayashi (pictured in 2008) as the new state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday named Yoshimasa Hayashi as the new state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, the top government spokesman said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticseconomycabinet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246439236548-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=glYGbnCjD7G_heQfuGY31g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso has appointed Yoshimasa Hayashi (pictured in 2008) as the new state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_afp/japaneconomy afp/20090701/japaneconomy AFP topstories Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:58:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_afp/japaneconomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246417086611-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=JhmdY9j1wMdUmJvB.EFJPA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Pedestrians pass through Tokyo's Ginza district. Japan's business executives have become more confident for the first time since 2006, the country's central bank has said, supporting hopes the worst recession since World War II is easing.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's business executives have become more confident for the first time since 2006, according to the central bank, supporting hopes the worst recession since World War II is easing.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_afp/japaneconomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246417086611-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=JhmdY9j1wMdUmJvB.EFJPA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Pedestrians pass through Tokyo's Ginza district. Japan's business executives have become more confident for the first time since 2006, the country's central bank has said, supporting hopes the worst recession since World War II is easing.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_afp/japaneconomyconfidence afp/20090701/japaneconomyconfidence AFP topstories Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:21:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_afp/japaneconomyconfidence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246411075310-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=5_B5BgtDZniIyTAY5JNNIg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Pedestrians pass through Tokyo's Ginza district. Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for the first time in two-and-a-half years, the central bank's quarterly Tankan survey has shown.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for the first time in two-and-a-half years, the central bank's quarterly Tankan survey has shown.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_afp/japaneconomyconfidence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246411075310-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=5_B5BgtDZniIyTAY5JNNIg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Pedestrians pass through Tokyo's Ginza district. Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for the first time in two-and-a-half years, the central bank's quarterly Tankan survey has shown.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsoppositiondonations afp/20090630/japanpoliticsoppositiondonations AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:59:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsoppositiondonations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246373744412-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=ylEY5YfWRSYPtvq9yjdljw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama bows his head as he issues an apology for irregularities in the accounting records of his fund-raising body at a press conference in Tokyo.(AFP/JIJI Press)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday apologised for the sloppy accounting records of his fund-raising body, the latest blow to his party in an election year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsoppositiondonations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246373744412-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=ylEY5YfWRSYPtvq9yjdljw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama bows his head as he issues an apology for irregularities in the accounting records of his fund-raising body at a press conference in Tokyo.(AFP/JIJI Press)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_uk_afp/japanbritainautocompanytoyotaastonmartin afp/20090629/japanbritainautocompanytoyotaastonmartin AFP business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_uk_afp/japanbritainautocompanytoyotaastonmartin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246267619765-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=fZNXx1hRKHx.JHMfJLeXag--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin plans to sell a redesigned version of Toyota Motor's iQ ultra-compact car in Europe, the two companies have said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin plans to sell a redesigned version of Toyota Motor's iQ ultra-compact car in Europe, the two companies announced on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_uk_afp/japanbritainautocompanytoyotaastonmartin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246267619765-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=fZNXx1hRKHx.JHMfJLeXag--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin plans to sell a redesigned version of Toyota Motor's iQ ultra-compact car in Europe, the two companies have said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_asia_afp/japanuspoliticsmilitarynuclear afp/20090629/japanuspoliticsmilitarynuclear AFP world Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:35:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_asia_afp/japanuspoliticsmilitarynuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246253575211-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=Zgd4a6lujveyYGqfSyFf3w--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="US navy soldiers watch as the USS Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka US Naval Base in Japan. Japan's government has denied a report that Tokyo had secretly agreed with Washington during the cold war to allow US warships carrying nuclear weapons to make port calls in the country.(AFP/File/Ken Shimizu)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's government has denied a report that Tokyo had secretly agreed with Washington during the cold war to allow US warships carrying nuclear weapons to make port calls in the country.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/wl_asia_afp/japanuspoliticsmilitarynuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246253575211-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=Zgd4a6lujveyYGqfSyFf3w--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="US navy soldiers watch as the USS Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka US Naval Base in Japan. Japan's government has denied a report that Tokyo had secretly agreed with Washington during the cold war to allow US warships carrying nuclear weapons to make port calls in the country.(AFP/File/Ken Shimizu)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/ts_afp/japanskoreadiplomacynkorea afp/20090628/japanskoreadiplomacynkorea AFP topstories Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:05:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/ts_afp/japanskoreadiplomacynkorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246197848159-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=4UqfPo6HRGfsWvTV3EpZlQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at a joint press conference in Tokyo. South Korea and Japan "will never tolerate" a nuclear-armed North Korea, Lee said after talks with Aso.(AFP/Toru Hanai)" border="0" /></a>AFP - South Korea and Japan "will never tolerate" a nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said on Sunday after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090628/ts_afp/japanskoreadiplomacynkorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246197848159-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=4UqfPo6HRGfsWvTV3EpZlQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="photo" title="South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at a joint press conference in Tokyo. South Korea and Japan "will never tolerate" a nuclear-armed North Korea, Lee said after talks with Aso.(AFP/Toru Hanai)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090627/ts_afp/japanelectronicselpidacompany afp/20090627/japanelectronicselpidacompany AFP topstories Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:02:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090627/ts_afp/japanelectronicselpidacompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090627/capt.photo_1246080399076-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=ITGWtoLEnyHc7De6YgmW.A--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Japan's chipmaker Elpida Memory president Yukio Sakamoto is pictured announcing the company's financial results at a press conference in Tokyo, in May. Japan's troubled chipmaker is set to receive around 200 billion yen (2.1 billion dollars) in public and private financial aid over three years, according to a newspaper report.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's troubled chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc. is set to receive around 200 billion yen (2.1 billion dollars) in public and private financial aid over three years, according to a newspaper report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090627/ts_afp/japanelectronicselpidacompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090627/capt.photo_1246080399076-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=ITGWtoLEnyHc7De6YgmW.A--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="Japan's chipmaker Elpida Memory president Yukio Sakamoto is pictured announcing the company's financial results at a press conference in Tokyo, in May. Japan's troubled chipmaker is set to receive around 200 billion yen (2.1 billion dollars) in public and private financial aid over three years, according to a newspaper report.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090627/ts_nm/us_japan_korea_finance nm/20090627/us_japan_korea_finance Reuters topstories Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:35:14 GMT Reuters - Japan and South Korea agreed on Saturday on the need to start examining an exit strategy for their expansionary fiscal policies as they overcome the worst of the global recession. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_michael_jackson ap/20090626/as_japan_michael_jackson AP world Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:53:25 GMT AP - Despite years of child molestation accusations and deep financial difficulties, Michael Jackson could always count on one nation for unquestioning fan loyalty and lucrative advertising deals — Japan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/japanautocompanytoyota afp/20090625/japanautocompanytoyota AFP world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:41:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/japanautocompanytoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090625/capt.photo_1245926417900-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=OmyaUo3RmOJdNytmx5VRTA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Newly appointed Toyota Motors President Akio Toyoda delivers his speech during a press conference in Tokyo.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota Motor's new president Akio Toyoda, the grandson of its founder, on Thursday vowed a fresh start for the troubled automaker and said he aimed to avoid a third straight year of losses.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/japanautocompanytoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090625/capt.photo_1245926417900-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=OmyaUo3RmOJdNytmx5VRTA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Newly appointed Toyota Motors President Akio Toyoda delivers his speech during a press conference in Tokyo.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsscandal afp/20090624/japanpoliticsscandal AFP world Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:51:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsscandal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245855048619-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=ZwLiABYoaPl_.QUhzPJg9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Japan's Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, seen here in March 2009, on Wednesday denied claims he had accepted illegal political donations in yet another potential headache for embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso ahead of this year's elections.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's finance minister on Wednesday denied claims he had accepted illegal political donations in yet another potential headache for embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso ahead of this year's elections.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/japan/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsscandal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245855048619-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=ZwLiABYoaPl_.QUhzPJg9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Japan's Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, seen here in March 2009, on Wednesday denied claims he had accepted illegal political donations in yet another potential headache for embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso ahead of this year's elections.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)