Shinzo Abe

World's oldest ever man dies aged 116 years

Associated Press | Wednesday June 12, 2013

The world's oldest person and the oldest man ever to have lived has died of natural causes aged 116, officials in Japan said today.

Japan's first lady says she is 'anti-nuclear'

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 11, 2013

The wife of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not like nuclear power and would rather her husband's government did not try to export it, she said in a speech.

Nikkei slumps 1.7% into bear country as yen firms

Friday June 7, 2013

Japan's Nikkei share average fell 1.7 percent and entered bear market territory on Friday, having plunged 20 percent from a 5-1/2 year high hit last month.

Japan deflation persists, industrial output falls

Friday May 31, 2013

Japan's core consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in April from a year earlier, while industrial production also weakened, the government reported Friday.

Japan trying to 'encircle' China by cozying up to India: Chinese media

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 30, 2013

Fuming over Japan's efforts to forge maritime security cooperation with India during the just-concluded visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a state-controlled Chinese daily today accused Tokyo of attempting to "encircle" China by building strateg...

India and Japan seek early agreement on civil nuclear deal

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 30, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe decided to accelerate talks on a civil nuclear deal to allow Japan to export nuclear reactors to India and to bolster maritime security cooperation at a time when China's postures ...

Japan and India to carry out high-speed rail study

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2013

Japan and India agreed on Wednesday to carry out a joint feasibility study on India's first high-speed railway, a move which could make Japanese bullet train technology the favourite for any contract.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Japanese Emperor Akihito

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called on Japanese Emperor Akihito and discussed bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest.

China slams Japan for attempting to turn India against it

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2013

Piqued over Japan's warm ties with India, a Chinese daily today said New Delhi's wisdom lies in dealing with its disputes with Beijing calmly, undisturbed by "internal and international provocateurs".

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Japan on three-day visit

Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Tokyo on Monday on a three-day visit to Japan to invigorate bilateral strategic ties and push for a civil nuclear energy cooperation deal.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Japan, to seek nuclear deal during visit

Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left New Delhi today on a two-nation five-day visit to Japan and Thailand.

Japan government says unaware of ghosts at PM residence: paper

Reuters | Saturday May 25, 2013

A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings.

Nikkei rebounds over 3% after 7% slide

Friday May 24, 2013

Asian shares opened cautiously higher on Friday with Tokyo's Nikkei steadying from its biggest one-day drop in two years as investors breathed a sigh of relief when Wall Street cut losses on an upbeat outlook from Hewlett-Packard.

PM Manmohan Singh to visit Japan this month

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Japan this month in a trip that had to be scrapped last year after a general election was called in Japan, an official said on Tuesday.

Chinese ships have entered disputed-islands waters, claims Japan

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2013

Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, Japan's coastguard said, as a long-running row shows no sign of fading.