Tag: Japan

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Australian Customs Service shows what the Australian government says is the slain carcasses of a minke whale and her calf being hauled aboard the Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru 2 in Antarctic waters. The international court ruling against Japanese whaling last week may have given the government a convenient political out. In a March 31 ruling, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered Japan to stop granting permits for its Antarctic whaling program, which allowed an annual cull of about 1,000 whales. (AP Photo/Australian Customs Service, File) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

AP Analysis: Japan anti-whaling ruling saves face

Mari Yamaguchi · April 12, 2014 9:39 am

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks to journalists upon his arrival at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Froman's visit is expected for talks with his Japanese counterpart on a Pacific free trade pact. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan, US struggle to bridge gaps over trade pact

Elaine Kurtenbach · April 9, 2014 4:19 am

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, center, reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, at Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo Monday, April 7, 2014. Abbott is on a four-day official visit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Australia, Japan agree on free trade deal

Elaine Kurtenbach · April 7, 2014 11:08 am

YURI'S STORY; Kokoro Kamiyama 13 years old smiles during a interview with AP in Matsumoto, Saturday, April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Fukushima children start school, flee radiation

Yuri Kageyama · April 7, 2014 10:36 am

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera participate in a joint news conference at the Japanese Ministry of Defense headquarters Sunday April 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Secretary Hagel announced that the U.S. is planning to forward-deploy two additional AEGIS ballistic missile defense ships to Japan by 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Wong/POOL)

National Security

US sending 2 warships to Japan to counter NKorea

Lolita Baldor · April 6, 2014 5:27 am

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, reviews honor guards accompanied by Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, left, at the Japanese Ministry of Defense headquarters Sunday, April 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Secretary Hagel is visiting Japan, China and Mongolia, his fourth trip to Asian nations since taking office. (AP Photo/Alex Wong, Pool)

US sending 2 warships to Japan to counter North Korea

Washington Examiner · April 6, 2014 4:00 am

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to both U.S. and Japanese troops on Saturday at Yokota Air Force Base in Fussa, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Wong, Pool)

National Security

Chuck Hagel: U.S. strongly committed to protecting Japan

Associated Press · April 5, 2014 4:00 am

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to U.S. military personnel upon his arrival at the Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on Saturday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Beltway Confidential

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: Every country thinks it has the best military

Joel Gehrke · April 5, 2014 4:00 am

A bronze statue of a young Korean girl in Central Park in Glendale, Calif. to honor so-called "comfort women" from World War II on Monday, March 31, 2014. Korean-Americans have won approval for local memorials for the victims of Japanese sexual slavery during World War II, over the objections of Japan. They have also pressed states to change school textbooks to address geographical differences with Japan. (AP Photo/Nick Ut )

National Security

Japan-Korea tussle over history spreads to US

MARI YAMAGUCHIMATTHEW PENNINGTON · April 2, 2014 3:48 pm

Global stocks rise after US manufacturing survey

The Associated Press · April 1, 2014 4:06 pm

In this March 27, 2014 photo, a customer looks at a product at a bargain sale prior to the tax hike at a supermarket in Shin-Urayasu. Japanese retailers are luring customers with promises of steep discounts ahead of a sales tax hike Tuesday, April 1, that economists expect to slow but not derail the recovery of the world's third-largest economy. Japan's sales tax will rise from 5 percent to 8 percent. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan raises sales tax, balancing debt, growth

Elaine Kurtenbach · April 1, 2014 8:18 am

Energy and Environment

Japan whaling future in doubt after court ruling

Toby Sterling · March 31, 2014 1:22 pm