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Tokyo shows China film despite producer protest Organisers of the Tokyo International Film Festival said Tuesday they had gone ahead with the screening of a Chinese-made film, despite requests by producers to shelve it because of a territorial row.

23 October 2012 12:34

China flexes muscles with drills amid island row China was set to dispatch naval vessels and aircraft to the East China Sea on Friday, flexing its muscles in exercises likely to further stoke a bristling territorial dispute with Japan.

19 October 2012 12:43

South Korea angered by Japan war shrine visit South Korea reacted angrily Thursday to a visit by Japanese opposition leader Shinzo Abe to a Tokyo war shrine, saying Japan should "have the courage" to face up to its brutal wartime aggression.

18 October 2012 17:27

Fukushima panel chief hopes for change in Japan The head of a hard-hitting panel that blamed cultural factors for the Fukushima nuclear disaster voiced hope Tuesday that the tragedy would help open up Japan's system of government.

17 October 2012 15:29

World economy needs action from China, EU: Geithner US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday the global economy was on the mend, but more needed to be done to stoke domestic demand in China and fix Europe's fiscal woes.

14 October 2012 15:00

Japan's Noda pressured by minister's yakuza link Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is facing mounting pressure following his justice minister's admission to past links with a yakuza gang, just 10 days after he was appointed.

13 October 2012 19:07

Fiscal policy should be 'growth friendly': IMF body The world economy needs to balance austerity with growth if it is to recover fully from the global financial crisis, a key IMF committee said in Tokyo on Saturday.

13 October 2012 16:42

'Wartime' debt threat to global economy: Lagarde Public debt in developed countries standing at "wartime levels" is the biggest threat to the global economy, IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned in Tokyo on Friday.

12 October 2012 17:21

IMF: US 'fiscal cliff' would set back world economy The International Monetary Fund warned US leaders that hitting the looming "fiscal cliff" would not only crush the American economy but spin havoc through the rest of the world.

11 October 2012 11:15

IMF meet in Tokyo to address anxiety about growth Finding ways to boost the slowing global economy and helping poor nations fend off financial shocks will be on the agenda at meetings this week of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Tokyo.

11 October 2012 10:24

Japan hosts IMF meet 50 years after economic miracle The last time Japan hosted an International Monetary Fund summit nearly 50 years ago, the nation was a leader in innovation and economic growth that made it the envy of the world.

10 October 2012 18:18

World leaders meet on disaster management in Japan Politicians and aid officials gathered on Tuesday in the northeast of Japan, devastated by last year's quake and tsunami, to discuss what lessons can be learned from disasters.

10 October 2012 16:25

IMF cuts global forecast, says risks rising The IMF slashed its global growth forecast and warned things could get much worse if the eurozone crisis is not quelled and Washington fails to reverse the looming "fiscal cliff" austerity plan.

10 October 2012 10:45

Japan auto giants to halve Chinese output: report Japan's top three carmakers will halve production in China following a sales slump there sparked by a backlash over a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing.

08 October 2012 13:52

Japan mini-satellite to flash code from space A palm-sized Japanese satellite in orbit around Earth will flash a Morse code message that will be visible around the world from next month.

05 October 2012 17:51

Japan insurers stop China riot coverage: report Big Japanese insurers have stopped covering firms against riots in China, a report said Friday, a move seen likely to hit investment there as the countries remain stuck in a festering territorial row.

05 October 2012 15:20

Australia hits out at Japan at whale research launch Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke Thursday hit out at Japan's "alleged" scientific whaling as researchers hailed the testing of new acoustic tracking technology for the endangered blue whale.

04 October 2012 14:52

World's 2nd largest steel firm born in Japan Japan's Nippon Steel and rival Sumitomo Metal Industries formally merged on Monday, creating the world's second largest steelmaker amid intensifying global competition.

02 October 2012 10:02

Powerful typhoon kills two, hurts scores in Japan Powerful Typhoon Jelawat left at least two people dead and more than 180 injured in Japan over the weekend before passing out into the Pacific on Monday.

01 October 2012 17:01

Japan PM to reshuffle cabinet 'to cool China row' Japan's unpopular prime minister will use a cabinet reshuffle Monday to try to mend fences with China and to boost his flagging popularity ahead of an expected general election.

01 October 2012 10:24

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