Japan's new leader heads to China
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travels to China for the first summit between the two nations in five years.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder left China for Japan where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and have an audience with the emperor.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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On Sunday, German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der embarks on a five-day Asian tour to China and Japan. Economics and trade will dominate the trip, but a number of important political issues will also top the agenda.
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The chief inspector of the United  Nation&#39;s nuclear watchdog arrived in China on Monday on his way  to North Korea, where he hopes to arrange the return of an IAEA  team to monitor Pyongyang&#39;s promised reactor shutdown.
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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda left Friday for the Swiss resort of Davos where he will push initiatives on climate change and the shaky global economy at the World Economic Forum.
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Japan&#39;s finance minister became the first  to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling  party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe&#39;s shock resignation.
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Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui  left for Japan on Monday on a controversial visit that has  sparked furious protests from China.
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A new U.S. guided missile destroyer headed to Japan on Saturday amid tensions over North Korea&#039;s missile tests.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived Sunday in Beijing for a two-day visit after holding talks in Tokyo. China expects &quot;to have an extensive exchange of views&quot; with the
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Top diplomats from Japan and China are   set to meet in Tokyo at the weekend amid speculation that   Shinzo Abe may hold a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao   after he becomes Japan's next prime minister.
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Former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ) began a week-long visit to Japan yesterday despite protests by China, which was furious that Tokyo allowed the trip by the pro-independence leader.
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BEIJING  - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder left China for Japan where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and have an audience with the emperor.
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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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The Japanese Emperor arrived in Britain Sunday for a three-day visit that will see him carry out engagements including dinner with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed to step up economic and security ties with Canada before heading off for a farewell summit with US President George W. Bush.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was  leaving for a two-day official visit to Japan on Friday for  summit talks that will focus on the North Korean nuclear  problem and Japan's deteriorating ties with the communist  state.