Japan’s economy grew less than initially estimated in the fourth quarter, and a measurement of price trends hit a record low, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy further next week.
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Japan Revises Fourth-Quarter G.D.P. to Show Smaller Growth
The agreements were made public in the United States years ago, but until recently the Japanese government had denied their existence.
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Japan Says It Allowed U.S. Nuclear Ships to Port
‘There are talks about a 3-D concert and DVD in the near future,’ rep for Gaga tells MTV News. By James Montgomery Lady Gaga Photo: Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images Lady Gaga is currently in the midst of the Australian leg of her massive Monster Ball tour — with scheduled stops in Japan and Europe — and, as you probably know by now, she’s also putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated “Telephone” video , too.
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Lady Gaga Planning Ambitious 3-D Concert, DVD
Diplomats have been negotiating a visit to Washington by Ichiro Ozawa, who is seen as really running the country.
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News Analysis: U.S. Reaches Out to Tokyo’s Real Power
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has joined a protest in Japan where thousands of Dolphins are slaughtered every year. Panettiere joined Australian actor Isabel Lucas and other surfers to form a floating circle on surf boards offshore near the coastal village of Taiji.
Japanese drivers have reported unintended accelerations, but Toyota denied the problems existed in Japan, where a pro-business culture undermines consumer protections.
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Recall of 8 Million Toyotas, but None in Japan
The proposal would modify a 2006 deal to relocate the Futenma Marine Corps air station to a less populated area in Okinawa, and the new base would be smaller.
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Japan Offers New Plan in Okinawa Dispute
Some press commentary in Japan has said Toyota was being unfairly punished by an administration eager to bolster the fortunes of the Detroit carmakers.
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Growing Criticism of Toyota Feeds Fears of Antagonism Toward Japan
Japan’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in January, but analysts expect the recovery in job conditions to remain slow in the coming months.
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Japan Jobless Rate Falls Below 5 Percent
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tsunami waves of up to 1.5 meters (5 ft) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands on Sunday after a massive earthquake struck Chile, killing more than 300 people.
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Tsunami Waves Hit Pacific Regions After Chile Quake