Japan first lady may soften husband's image overseas
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As new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flew out on Sunday for visits to China and South Korea, his wife didn't just accompany him -- the two held hands going up the steps of the government plane.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will face complaints about U.S. military discipline when she arrives in Tokyo next week, Japan's top government spokesman said on Monday, after a string of crimes blamed on Marines in Okinawa.
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Japan's democracy may work smoothly, but its politics are still dominated by change-resistant dynasties that limit voter choice
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will  make his first visit to China next week in a bid to strengthen  ties, but with a breakthrough in a natural resources dispute  unlikely he could face further trouble back home.
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Tensions between Japan and China are rising. Tokyo says China and North Korea are potential threats to its security. Tokyo (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Japan might grant an entry visa to Taiwanâs former President
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Japan said on Wednesday that its ties with Washington would not be shaken by a U.S. Congressional move to seek an apology for forcing women to serve as sex slaves during World War Two.
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The U.S. Vice President will cover security issues during his visit to Tokyo, but won't be meeting with Japan's Defense Secretary, who recently called the U.S. invasion of Iraq "a mistake"
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sidestepped Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's invitation Tuesday to visit Japan, a sign ties between Asia's major powers remain bedeviled by a spat rooted in Japan's wartime history
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is considering proposals to revise the constitution to let women take the throne, according to a draft seen by local media.
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Mexico&#039;s current first lady became tabloid fodder after insisting on a very untraditional political role alongside her husband, President Vicente Fox. The women most likely to replace her say they want a much lower profile &amp;#151; more like Laura Bush&#039;s role in the United States.
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TOKYO, Japan -- The Japanese woman who plans to marry former world chess champion Bobby Fischer says their feelings are genuine.
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Charles Robert Jenkins, the husband of former abductee Hitomi Soga, was pressured by North Korean officials to refuse Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s invitation to go with him to Japan, an interview has revealed.
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THE first Japanese princess to marry outside the Royal family in 45 years said yesterday she was anxious about starting life as a commoner, but her husband-to-be said he would help her cope.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka wasn't having any of it. He wanted no part of the question, or its answer. When asked where his wife would be giving birth - a scenario that might affect his team, based on his availability for its jaunt to Japan - Matsuzaka asked for privacy, saying, "She's just in a very sort of ...
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Feeling betrayed by the North Korea talks, Tokyo wants the U.S. -- and a visiting Dick Cheney -- to show some love
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TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday downplayed North Korea&#39;s criticism of Tokyo for saying that ashes brought from Pyongyang by a Japanese delegation last month are not those of abductee Megumi Yokota as the North claims.
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but officials say it might be difficult for her to resume her official duties this year. Naruhito were driven from the palace where they live to the nearby residence of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.