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| Jan.17 |
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Conference on natural disasters |
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| Jan.21 |
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Disaster action plan set by U.N. Delegates at a U.N. conference have agreed on an action plan to reduce casualties and damage
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| Feb.16 |
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | |
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| Feb.19 |
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U.S.-Japan upset China over Taiwan |
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| Mar.18 |
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US urges N Korea to re-join talk
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Rice presses Japan over beef sales |
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| Mar.20 |
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One dead, injuries in quake |
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| Mar.23 |
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Fischer leaves Japan for Iceland |
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| Apr.9 |
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Protests target Japan| Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China | |
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| Apr.10 |
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Anti-Japan rallies spread
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Japan protection call over protest |
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| Apr.11 |
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China blames Japan for tensions
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| Apr.12 |
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Japan: China is 'scary country'
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Japan risks China anger over gas Japan has begun allocating rights for exploration in an area of the East China Sea also claimed by China
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| Apr.13 |
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Japan denies stoking China feud
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| Apr.15 |
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Thousands join anti-Japan protest
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| Apr.16 |
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Japan demands China apology Japan filed an official protest, complaining that Chinese authorities failed to stop the violence
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Japan to protest over China riots
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| Apr.17 |
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China rejects Tokyo demand for apology Beijing rebuffed demands for an apology after stone-throwing protesters damaged the Japanese Embassy
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Tokyo warns China of trade impact |
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| Apr.18 |
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UN call for China-Japan meeting
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| Apr.21 |
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PM Koizumi apologises over war
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| Apr.23 |
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Hu meets with Japanese Prime Minister Chinese President has warned that his country's dispute with Japan could affect the stability and development of Asia
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| Apr.24 |
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100 dead as train derails| A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing | |
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| Apr.25 |
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Search for crash survivors Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train
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Hunt begins for Japan crash clues Investigators are probing the cause of commuter train crash which has left at least 73 people killed
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| Apr.26 |
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Rail deaths 'may be crime' |
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| Apr.27 |
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Train crash toll tops 100 |
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| May.9 |
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Japan vows firm stand on kidnap |
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| May.23 |
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Another tectonic plate under Tokyo |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine| Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | |
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| May.25 |
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Tokyo tries to cool China rift |
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| May.28 |
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Japanese hostage killed by captors |
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| Jun.15 |
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Mogul admits fraud charges |
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| Jun.21 |
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Japan bid to end whale sanctuary |
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| Jul.1 |
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Live 8 concerts kick off in Tokyo
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| Jul.4 |
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Mystery water plume rises from Pacific
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| Aug.6 |
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped
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| Aug.7 |
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PM calls for snap poll
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| Aug.8 |
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Vote set for September 11 The Cabinet of Koizumi has set September 11 as the date for a snap election
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Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate The second city ever attacked by an atomic bomb marked the 60th anniversary of its devastation
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| Aug.14 |
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Asia marks end of war in Pacific
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| Aug.15 |
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Large quake hits northern Japan 6.8 earthquake is injuring more than a dozen and triggering a tsunami alert in its aftermath
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| Aug.21 |
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Lions kill Zimbabwe park visitor
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| Aug.24 |
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Typhoon Mawar bears down on Tokyo
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| Sep.2 |
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Koizumi hangs on in opinion polls
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| Sep.6 |
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4 dead as typhoon slams Japan
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| Sep.7 |
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Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing A powerful storm lashed the northern island of Hokkaido with strong winds and heavy rains
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| Sep.10 |
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Polls point to Koizumi victory Prime Minister's party is on track to win a comfortable majority in the 480-seat lower house of parliament
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| Sep.11 |
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Exit polls: Landslide for Koizumi Exit polls indicate an overwhelming victory for Prime Minister's ruling Liberal Democratic Party
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Koizumi secures landslide victory| Prime Minister's party and its coalition ally have won an overwhelming victory in lower house elections | |
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| Sep.21 |
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Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide
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| Oct.2 |
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France's Loeb clinches world title |
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| Oct.9 |
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Raikkonen charges to Grand Prix victory |
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| Oct.16 |
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PM visits Yasukuni shrine 
Map of Tokyo Japan Junichiro Koizumi has visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo for the 5th time since taking office in 2001
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| Oct.17 |
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MPs fuel war shrine row
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| Oct.18 |
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S Korea snubs Japan in shrine row
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| Oct.25 |
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US agrees Okinawa air base move
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| Nov.10 |
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Peru scales down ties with Japan
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| Nov.11 |
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Sony stops making anti-piracy CDs
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| Nov.14 |
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Quake prompts tsunami alert
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| Nov.15 |
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Bush pushes China over freedoms President W. Bush is pushing China to grant more freedoms to its people, citing Taiwan as an example
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| Nov.21 |
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Putin reassures Japan on pipeline
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| Dec.14 |
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Sao Paulo reach world club final |
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| Dec.15 |
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Record-breaking Liverpool in final |
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| Dec.18 |
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Sao Paulo lift World Clubs trophy
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| Dec.25 |
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Deadly train derailment An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and injuring more than 2 dozen others
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| Dec.26 |
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Inspections ordered after crash Japan emergency inspections of railway wind gauges after an express was apparently blown from the tracks
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Japan backs gender equality plan
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| 2005 |
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| Apr.21 |
PM Koizumi apologises over war
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| Aug.6 |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped
|
| Aug.8 |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate The second city ever attacked by an atomic bomb marked the 60th anniversary of its devastation
|
| Aug.14 |
Asia marks end of war in Pacific
|
| Oct.16 |
PM visits Yasukuni shrine Map of Tokyo Japan Junichiro Koizumi has visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo for the 5th time since taking office in 2001
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| Oct.25 |
US agrees Okinawa air base move
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|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Conference on natural disasters |
|
| Jan.21 |
Disaster action plan set by U.N. Delegates at a U.N. conference have agreed on an action plan to reduce casualties and damage
|
| Feb.16 |
Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | |
|
| Mar.20 |
One dead, injuries in quake |
|
| Apr.24 |
100 dead as train derails| A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing | |
|
| Apr.25 |
Search for crash survivors Emergency crews are working through the night to rescue people trapped in the wreckage of a commuter train
|
| Apr.25 |
Hunt begins for Japan crash clues Investigators are probing the cause of commuter train crash which has left at least 73 people killed
|
| Apr.26 |
Rail deaths 'may be crime' |
|
| Apr.27 |
Train crash toll tops 100 |
|
| May.23 |
Another tectonic plate under Tokyo |
|
| Jul.4 |
Mystery water plume rises from Pacific
|
| Aug.15 |
Large quake hits northern Japan 6.8 earthquake is injuring more than a dozen and triggering a tsunami alert in its aftermath
|
| Aug.21 |
Lions kill Zimbabwe park visitor
|
| Aug.24 |
Typhoon Mawar bears down on Tokyo
|
| Sep.6 |
4 dead as typhoon slams Japan
|
| Sep.7 |
Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing A powerful storm lashed the northern island of Hokkaido with strong winds and heavy rains
|
| Nov.14 |
Quake prompts tsunami alert
|
| Dec.25 |
Deadly train derailment An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and injuring more than 2 dozen others
|
| Dec.26 |
Inspections ordered after crash Japan emergency inspections of railway wind gauges after an express was apparently blown from the tracks
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.23 |
Fischer leaves Japan for Iceland |
|
| Oct.2 |
France's Loeb clinches world title |
|
| Oct.9 |
Raikkonen charges to Grand Prix victory |
|
| Dec.14 |
Sao Paulo reach world club final |
|
| Dec.15 |
Record-breaking Liverpool in final |
|
| Dec.18 |
Sao Paulo lift World Clubs trophy
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.18 |
Rice presses Japan over beef sales |
|
| Apr.17 |
Tokyo warns China of trade impact |
|
| Jul.1 |
Live 8 concerts kick off in Tokyo
|
| Sep.21 |
Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide
|
| Nov.11 |
Sony stops making anti-piracy CDs
|
| Nov.21 |
Putin reassures Japan on pipeline
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.26 |
Rail deaths 'may be crime' |
|
| May.9 |
Japan vows firm stand on kidnap |
|
| May.28 |
Japanese hostage killed by captors |
|
| Jun.15 |
Mogul admits fraud charges |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Conference on natural disasters |
|
| Feb.16 |
Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | |
|
| Feb.19 |
U.S.-Japan upset China over Taiwan |
|
| Mar.18 |
US urges N Korea to re-join talk
|
| Mar.18 |
Rice presses Japan over beef sales |
|
| Apr.9 |
Protests target Japan| Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China | |
|
| Apr.10 |
Anti-Japan rallies spread
|
| Apr.10 |
Japan protection call over protest |
|
| Apr.11 |
China blames Japan for tensions
|
| Apr.12 |
Japan: China is 'scary country'
|
| Apr.12 |
Japan risks China anger over gas Japan has begun allocating rights for exploration in an area of the East China Sea also claimed by China
|
| Apr.13 |
Japan denies stoking China feud
|
| Apr.15 |
Thousands join anti-Japan protest
|
| Apr.16 |
Japan demands China apology Japan filed an official protest, complaining that Chinese authorities failed to stop the violence
|
| Apr.16 |
Japan to protest over China riots
|
| Apr.17 |
China rejects Tokyo demand for apology Beijing rebuffed demands for an apology after stone-throwing protesters damaged the Japanese Embassy
|
| Apr.17 |
Tokyo warns China of trade impact |
|
| Apr.18 |
UN call for China-Japan meeting
|
| Apr.21 |
PM Koizumi apologises over war
|
| Apr.23 |
Hu meets with Japanese Prime Minister Chinese President has warned that his country's dispute with Japan could affect the stability and development of Asia
|
| May.23 |
China rebukes Japan over shrine| Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | |
|
| May.25 |
Tokyo tries to cool China rift |
|
| Jun.21 |
Japan bid to end whale sanctuary |
|
| Aug.6 |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped
|
| Aug.7 |
PM calls for snap poll
|
| Aug.8 |
Vote set for September 11 The Cabinet of Koizumi has set September 11 as the date for a snap election
|
| Aug.8 |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate The second city ever attacked by an atomic bomb marked the 60th anniversary of its devastation
|
| Aug.14 |
Asia marks end of war in Pacific
|
| Sep.2 |
Koizumi hangs on in opinion polls
|
| Sep.10 |
Polls point to Koizumi victory Prime Minister's party is on track to win a comfortable majority in the 480-seat lower house of parliament
|
| Sep.11 |
Exit polls: Landslide for Koizumi Exit polls indicate an overwhelming victory for Prime Minister's ruling Liberal Democratic Party
|
| Sep.11 |
Koizumi secures landslide victory| Prime Minister's party and its coalition ally have won an overwhelming victory in lower house elections | |
|
| Oct.16 |
PM visits Yasukuni shrine Map of Tokyo Japan Junichiro Koizumi has visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo for the 5th time since taking office in 2001
|
| Oct.17 |
MPs fuel war shrine row
|
| Oct.18 |
S Korea snubs Japan in shrine row
|
| Nov.10 |
Peru scales down ties with Japan
|
| Nov.15 |
Bush pushes China over freedoms President W. Bush is pushing China to grant more freedoms to its people, citing Taiwan as an example
|
| Nov.21 |
Putin reassures Japan on pipeline
|
| Dec.26 |
Japan backs gender equality plan
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.8 |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate The second city ever attacked by an atomic bomb marked the 60th anniversary of its devastation
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