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World - Japan
- Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activist arrested in Japan
(AFP)
AFP - A New Zealand anti-whaling activist was arrested in Japan Friday after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo, greeted by police and nationalist protesters. - Japan's Crown Prince visits rhinos in Kenya
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Friday visited endangered rhinos at a game reserve in Kenya's Rift Valley before planting a tree here with Nobel Prize laureate Wangari Maathai. - Japan arrests whaling activist for boarding ship
(AP)
AP - Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling. - Japan whaling ship with NZ activist aboard arrives in Tokyo
(AFP)
AFP - A Japanese whaling ship with a New Zealand anti-whaling activist aboard on Friday sailed into Tokyo port where he was expected to face arrest for trespassing on the vessel, an AFP reporter saw. - US regulator defends handling of Toyota
(AFP)
AFP - A top US automotive safety official flatly rejected charges Thursday that his agency had bungled its handling of deadly Toyota defects or acted as "a lapdog" to the Japanese auto giant. - Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support
(AFP)
AFP - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said. - New data show weaker recovery in Japan
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's economy is recovering more slowly than previously thought from its worst recession on record, hobbled by stubborn deflation and weak domestic demand, government data showed Thursday. - Japan's economic recovery slower than thought
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's economy grew at a slower rate than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2009, new data showed Thursday, raising fresh concerns over the country's recovery from a crushing recession. - 'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen on the defense
(AP)
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE — Miles Edelsten is a senior producer for Associated Press Television News and has covered Japan for 10 years. - US probes runaway Toyota Prius
(AFP)
AFP - US investigators launched a probe Tuesday into a runaway Toyota Prius in California, a high-profile case that threatens to undermine the Japanese automaker's effort to repair its battered image. - US plays down impact of Japan probe into US nukes
(AFP)
AFP - The United States said Tuesday it did not expect serious harm to ties with Japan after the new center-left government in Tokyo lifted the lid on past nuclear and military deals with Washington. - Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
(AP)
AP - Japan confirmed Tuesday secret Cold War-era pacts with Washington that tacitly allowed nuclear warships in Japanese ports in violation of a hallowed postwar principle, effectively acknowledging that previous governments had lied about them for decades. - Toyota hits back at claims of electronic defects
(AFP)
AFP - Toyota sought on Monday to dispel fears about the safety of its electronics, but was put on the defensive when a Prius went speeding out of control along a California highway. - Honda to build second motorcycle plant in India
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it would build a second motorcycle factory in India, employing about 2,000 people, to meet surging demand in the fast-growing market there. - Toyota Prius in California runaway road drama
(AFP)
AFP - A Toyota Prius accelerated out of control on a busy California freeway on Monday before police intervened to bring the vehicle to a standstill, police said.
- Japan PM admits voter frustration as polls slide
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's centre-left Premier Yukio Hatoyama Monday conceded voters are frustrated as he faced sliding approval ratings but denied plans for a cabinet reshuffle ahead of July upper house elections. - Japan PM in a bind as upper house election looms
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, his party flagging in polls ahead of a mid-year election, promised on Monday to find a way to regain public backing but said he was not considering a cabinet reshuffle now. - Mitsubishi, Peugeot capital tie-up may happen
(AFP)
AFP - The president of Mitsubishi Motors has not ruled out a future capital tie-up with France's Peugeot, reports said Sunday. - Japan to arrest anti-whaling activist: report
(AFP)
AFP - Japan plans to arrest a New Zealand activist being held on a whaling ship which he secretly boarded planning to make a citizen's arrest of its captain, a report said Sunday. - US envoy urges Japan to stick to deadline for base row
(AFP)
AFP - A senior US envoy has warned that ties with Japan could be "affected in many fields" if Tokyo missed a May deadline for solving a dispute over an American military base, Japanese lawmakers said Saturday.