Report: Struggling JAL in talks with Air France-KLM over capital tie-upTOKYO — Struggling Japan Airlines Corp. has entered talks with Air France-KLM over a capital tie-up, a newspaper said Saturday. AP Source: Delta Air Lines weighs making cash infusion, business ties with Japan AirlinesATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. is considering making a cash infusion of a couple hundred million dollars to aid struggling Japan Airlines Corp., a person briefed on the talks said Friday. Japan’s 2Q growth weaker than first estimated but shows recovery after yearlong contractionTOKYO — Japan’s growth in the second quarter was weaker than initially thought, but government figures still show that the world’s second largest economy has managed to climb out of a recession. Japan’s list of those 100 or older swells to more than 40,000 peopleTOKYO — The number of Japanese centenarians has doubled in the past six years to a record high of more than 40,000, with women dominating the list of those whose lives have spanned more than a century, the government said Friday. Amnesty International: Japan executes mentally ill prisoners, death row drives some insaneTOKYO — Japan executes mentally ill prisoners, some of whom are driven insane by harsh treatment while on death row, according to a report issued Thursday by Amnesty International. Report: North Korea’s No. 2 leader says Kim Jong Il in good health, not planning successionTOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is in good health and has not named his third son as his successor, the communist country’s No. 2 leader said in an interview with a Japanese news agency Thursday. Japanese machinery orders slide 9.3 percent in July, reversing previous month’s jumpTOKYO — Japanese machinery orders, a closely watched indicator of corporate capital spending, fell back in July after rising the previous month, the government said Thursday, suggesting the outlook for the world’s No. 2 economy remains murky. Chevron Australia signs natural gas deals worth $60 billion with South Korea, JapanSYDNEY — Energy giant Chevron signed deals worth 70 billion Australian dollars ($60 billion) to supply liquefied natural gas to Japan and South Korea, Australia’s prime minister said Thursday. Japan’s next ruling party forms coalition with party that wants to review US troop agreementTOKYO — Japan’s next ruling party agreed Wednesday to form a coalition with two smaller parties, one of which wants to move a U.S. Marine base off of Okinawa and review an agreement that stations 50,000 American forces in the country. Japan’s new leaders agree to form coalition governmentTOKYO — Japan’s new ruling party is forming a coalition government with two smaller groups, despite differences on foreign policy and on the presence of U.S. Marines on Okinawa, party leaders announced Wednesday. Japan’s current account surplus down 19.4 percent in July; auto and steel exports plungeTOKYO — Japan’s current account surplus in July fell 19.4 percent from a year earlier as exports tumbled amid a slow recovery in the global economy, the finance ministry said Tuesday. Japan’s incoming gov’t vows to cut emissions by 25 percent _ among most ambitious targetsTOKYO — Japan’s incoming prime minister promised Monday to aim for a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 — among the most ambitious cuts proposed by an economic power and significantly more aggressive than the current plan. Japan’s new government seeks deeper cuts in greenhouse gasesTOKYO - Japan’s premier-designate said Monday that his incoming government wants to make deeper cuts in the country’s emissions of greenhouse gases. Japan’s likely next PM pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020TOKYO — The man expected to become Japan’s next prime minister said Monday his government will follow through on a campaign pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020. Japan nervous about choice of power broker in new ruling party after historic electionTOKYO — Veteran politician Ichiro Ozawa is making a comeback as secretary-general, the top position in Japan’s new ruling party and one that could rival the prime minister’s authority. Japan’s new leader backs financial regulation, will not push the country toward socialismTOKYO — Japan’s next prime minister said Friday the financial sector must be regulated to foster healthy growth and ensure no repeat of the global economic crisis, and vowed government handouts would not push the country toward socialism. Toyota’s Prius hybrid best-selling car in Japan for fourth straight monthTOKYO — Toyota’s hugely popular Prius ranked as Japan’s best-selling car in August, keeping the top spot for the fourth consecutive month with the help of government subsidies and tax breaks, an auto industry group said Friday. Concern growing in Japan that new leaders don’t have long-term vision for economic growthTOKYO — Now that the Japanese have overthrown the old guard, worries are growing the new leaders lack a long-term vision to turn around the hobbled economy. Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma of Japan acquiring US drug maker Sepracor for $2.6 billionTOKYO — Japanese drug company Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. is acquiring U.S. drug maker Sepracor Inc. for about $2.6 billion in an effort to expand in the U.S. market, both sides said Thursday. Incoming Japanese prime minister reassures US on alliance despite pledges to get tougherTOKYO — Japan’s incoming Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reassured U.S. leaders Thursday that their security alliance remains the foundation of its foreign policy, despite pre-election promises that Tokyo would seek a more independent path. Japan’s premier-designate wants constructive ties with USTOKYO - The politician slated to be Japan’s next prime minister vowed Thursday in a telephone call with US President Barack Obama to maintain his country’s close ties with its US ally and pledged cooperation with Washington to improve the economy. Japan’s victorious party near agreement on launching coalition governmentTOKYO — The Democratic Party of Japan neared an agreement with two smaller parties Thursday on launching a coalition to push aside the outgoing Liberal Democrats, rein in the national bureaucracy and set a new course for the world’s second-largest economy. Japan’s Hatoyama tells Obama security alliance the ‘foundation’ of Tokyo’s diplomacyTOKYO — Japan’s incoming leader said Thursday he told President Barack Obama that the two countries’ security alliance is the “foundation” of his country’s foreign relations, an apparent attempt to ease concerns his new government may try to distance itself from Washington. Japan’s incoming leader Hatoyama speaks by phone with President ObamaTOKYO — Japan’s incoming leader said Thursday he told President Barack Obama that the two countries’ security alliance is the “foundation” of his country’s foreign relations, an apparent attempt to ease concerns his new government may try to distance itself from Washington. Time in the opposition could reinvigorate Japan’s long-ruling party, reeling from worst defeatTOKYO — For the past half-century, the Liberal Democratic Party has called the shots in Japan, naming the prime ministers, filling the Cabinets and setting the national agenda. Now, it is learning to look at itself in a new way — as the opposition. Report: Japan’s incoming new leader Hatoyama speaks by phone with President ObamaTOKYO — Japan’s incoming leader Yukio Hatoyama and President Barack Obama held telephone talks Thursday, a news report said, amid concerns Tokyo may pursue a more independent foreign policy under its new government. Poll finds Japan’s new leaders have weak mandate, low voter expectationsTOKYO — Japan’s new government will have a shaky mandate when it takes office later this month, a poll indicated Wednesday, as party leaders acknowledged they must get to work immediately to deal with the country’s severe economic problems. Poll finds Japanese voters chose opposition because of dissatisfaction with ruling partyTOKYO — Most Japanese voters chose the opposition in historic weekend elections because they were fed up with a half century of rule by the governing conservatives, not because they were enthused by what the opposition had to offer, a poll said Wednesday. Japan’s parliament to elect new premier in two weeksTOKYO - Japan’s House of Representatives is expected to elect Yukio Hatoyama, the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), as the country’s new prime minister Sep 16, Japanese media said Tuesday. 4 cities bidding for 2016 Olympics, including Chicago, await IOC evaluation reportLONDON — Heading into the final month of the race, the four cities vying for the 2016 Summer Games are awaiting a key International Olympic Committee report assessing their technical bids. |
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