DPJ moving closer to assuming power as coalition talks proceed
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Japan finance minister to skip G-20 meeting in London+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said Tuesday he will not attend this weekend's meeting in London of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20
Hatoyama to be voted in as premier in special Diet session Sept. 16+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama is set to be voted in as next prime minister on Sept.
Japan creates office to drive exports of shinkansen bullet trains+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo -
Japan set up a new government office Tuesday that will oversee efforts to
promote shinkansen bullet trains to foreign countries planning to introduce
Nearly half of voters call DPJ's landslide victory 'good': poll+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo -
Nearly half of eligible voters across Japan approve of the Democratic Party of
Japan's victory in Sunday's general election and an imminent change of
China ready to work with new Japan gov't to advance ties+
BEIJING, Sept.
Ex-gov't official says Japan-U.S. secret nuke pact still valid+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo -
A purported secret pact between the United States and Japan that allowed U.S.
