Japan needs qualification
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The current pressing task for Japan should be to work harder to qualify itself for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council but not to hurriedly squeeze the country into the body, said a Xinhua News Agency commentary.
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SUZUKA (Japan) - First football&#39;s English Premiership, then women&#39;s tennis. Now, the Russians are set to make their mark in Formula One.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said it is crucial to restart six-way talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear-weapons program by the end of the year if possible, a Japanese government official told a news briefing.
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States, which may pave the way for him to leave Japan after almost half a year in detention. He has been held in Japan since July when he was stopped with a passport that US officials said was invalid.
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Preparing to adopt a jury-style trials in 2009, Japan is holding mock trials to overcome cultural obstacles.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North Korea were &quot;one option,&quot; but added that care was needed in deciding whether Tokyo should take such a step immediately.
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Japan's new prime minister names his economic team but is urged to outline plans to maintain Japan's growth.
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Japan offers to help build one for the Indian Ocean.
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Japan should strengthen its alliance with the United States and allow weapons exports to its ally in light of fresh threats to world security, a panel of experts advised Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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APART from the decision to relax the 1976 military exports embargo, Japan&#39;s National Defence Program Outline is not a revolutionary document.
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Nation needs government help to maintain competitive edge, group says.
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Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Sunday North Korea should realize that time  was running out before Japan and the international community  would begin discussing slapping it with economic sanctions.
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The crisis is a political challenge for Koizumi, who decided to send Japanese troops to Iraq despite strong public opposition. &quot;We cannot tolerate terrorism and we will not give in to terrorism,&quot; Koizumi told reporters on Wednesday.
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To keep the economy rolling, Japan's new leader must push ahead with reform
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Nearly one million people across Japan have taken part in drills to prepare for a major earthquake, in an annual exercise joined for the first time by US and South Korean authorities.
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With one of the best-equipped militaries in Asia and the world's second largest economy, Japan spreads its wealth around the world generously with foreign aid. Tokyo now says there's a perfect way to acknowledge that clout &#151; by giving it a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.