en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/world/japanese/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/world/activists_claim_captain_shot_by_/ Japanese whalers and anti-whaling activists clashed in the waters near Antarctica on Friday, with each side offering conflicting accounts of a confrontation with violent overtones. The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said one of its m news world 2008-03-07 08:15:04 http://www.newsique.com/world/activists_claim_captain_shot_by_/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/japan.whaling/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [9] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/activists_claim_captain_shot_by_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/plane_gutted_at_japanese_airport/ A Taiwanese China Airlines plane burst into flames after landing on Japan's island of Okinawa but all 165 people on board are safe, officials say. All the passengers and crew had just been evacuated when the fire broke out on the Boeing 737-800 at Naha news world 2007-08-20 08:22:02 http://www.newsique.com/world/plane_gutted_at_japanese_airport/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6954397.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/plane_gutted_at_japanese_airport/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japans_nuke_spill_bigger_than_fi/ —A powerful earthquake toppled drums of nuclear waste and triggered other problems at the world's biggest nuclear plant, raising the possibility of a second radioactive leak there, Japanese officials said Tuesday. The earthquake Monday off the Japanes news world 2007-07-18 04:49:47 http://www.newsique.com/world/japans_nuke_spill_bigger_than_fi/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/134832288/2007-07-17-japan_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Important [19] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japans_nuke_spill_bigger_than_fi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_hospital_gets_approval_/ A Japanese hospital said Thursday it would push ahead with plans to set up a hatch where unwanted infants can be anonymously dropped off, following a series of cases of parents reportedly abandoning newborns in parks and shopping centers. The Catholic- news world 2007-04-05 12:02:26 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_hospital_gets_approval_/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264242,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Shocking [16] 70 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_hospital_gets_approval_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/us_sub_collides_with_japan_ship/ A U.S. submarine has collided with a Japanese merchant vessel, a senior U.S. Navy official told CNN. news world 2007-01-08 23:56:35 http://www.newsique.com/world/us_sub_collides_with_japan_ship/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/japan.us.ship/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [13] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/us_sub_collides_with_japan_ship/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_to_lift_n_korea_sanctions/ Japan is to partially lift sanctions against North Korea after it agreed to conduct a new probe into the issue of abducted Japanese nationals. Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said a ban on charter flights and travel between the two sides would be lift news world 2008-06-13 08:20:18 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_to_lift_n_korea_sanctions/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7452253.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_to_lift_n_korea_sanctions/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/spate_of_detergent_suicides_hits/ A 24-year-old Japanese man killed himself by mixing laundry detergent and cleaning fluids, releasing noxious fumes into the air and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes. The man mixed the chemicals in his home in Otaru, on the isl news world 2008-05-01 08:13:45 http://www.newsique.com/world/spate_of_detergent_suicides_hits/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/detergent.suicide/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/spate_of_detergent_suicides_hits/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_lawmakers_approve_boj_n/ Japanese lawmakers endorsed acting Bank of Japan chief Masaaki Shirakawa as its new governor Wednesday, ending a power vacuum at the central bank's helm by approving the government's third candidate for the job. But the opposition-controlled upper hous news world 2008-04-09 08:18:06 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_lawmakers_approve_boj_n/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/266787046/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_lawmakers_approve_boj_n/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/australia_to_act_on_whaling_row/ Australia says it will send a ship to collect two activists from a Japanese whaling vessel, in a bid to end a two-day Antarctic stand-off. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said a ship monitoring the whalers would retrieve the men as soon as possible. news world 2008-01-17 08:21:51 http://www.newsique.com/world/australia_to_act_on_whaling_row/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7193212.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/australia_to_act_on_whaling_row/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_pm_admitted_to_hospital/ Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been admitted to hospital, a day after announcing his resignation. Doctors said Mr Abe was being treated for a stomach complaint probably caused by extreme exhaustion and stress. Japan's governing part news world 2007-09-13 08:19:33 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_pm_admitted_to_hospital/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6992425.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [5] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_pm_admitted_to_hospital/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_prime_minister_abe_in_h/ Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized for exhaustion Thursday, a day after he announced would resign, in reaction to a failure at the ballot box and a political brawl over the country's aid to U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan. Tos news world 2007-09-13 08:18:51 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_prime_minister_abe_in_h/ CBS News http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~3/155789656/main3256717.shtml http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_prime_minister_abe_in_h/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_prime_minister_resigns/ Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he is resigning after less than a year in office. Mr Abe had faced growing calls to go since his Liberal Democrats lost the upper house, but had held out, saying he wanted to push through reforms. Vis news world 2007-09-12 08:29:50 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_prime_minister_resigns/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6990519.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_prime_minister_resigns/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_activist_posts_finger_to_p/ A Japanese political activist has been arrested after he cut off his little finger and posted it to PM Shinzo Abe's ruling party, according to police. Yoshihiro Tanjo said he was protesting against Mr Abe's refusal to visit a war shrine, on the 62nd an news world 2007-08-23 08:18:15 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_activist_posts_finger_to_p/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6959849.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_activist_posts_finger_to_p/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/abe_a_japanese_bush/ When next they meet, President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have much to commiserate about. Like Bush, the wildly unpopular Abe has just suffered a drubbing in midterm elections at the hands of the opposition Democratic Party (of Ja opinion world 2007-08-01 16:14:59 http://www.newsique.com/world/abe_a_japanese_bush/ Los Angeles Times http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/printedition/opinion/~3/139110773/la-ed-abe31jul31,1,2983862.story http://www.newsique.com/sources/latimes/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/abe_a_japanese_bush/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japans_pm_accepts_utter_defeat/ Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has accepted his ruling Liberal Democratic Party has suffered "utter defeat" in polls for the upper house of parliament. But as votes were being counted, Mr Abe said he had no intention of resigning. Projections suggest the LD news world 2007-07-29 10:41:47 http://www.newsique.com/world/japans_pm_accepts_utter_defeat/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6920842.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japans_pm_accepts_utter_defeat/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_defense_chief_atomic_bo/ Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan by the United States during World War II was an inevitable way to end the war, a news report said Saturday. "I understand that the bombing ended the war, and I think that it couldn news world 2007-06-30 12:43:25 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_defense_chief_atomic_bo/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287453,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japanese_defense_chief_atomic_bo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/fujimori_to_run_in_japan_electio/ Disgraced Peruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori has decided to run for Japan's upper house of parliament in July despite being under house arrest in Chile, the head of a Japanese party said Thursday. Shizuka Kamei, head of the People's New Party, said news world 2007-06-27 23:40:16 http://www.newsique.com/world/fujimori_to_run_in_japan_electio/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/fujimori.japan.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/fujimori_to_run_in_japan_electio/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_renames_island_of_iwo_jima/ A Japanese island that was the scene of one of the fiercest battles of World War II has been renamed to reflect the wishes of its original inhabitants. Iwo Jima has now become the island of Iwo To, as it was known before the war. The battle of Iwo J news world 2007-06-21 00:38:31 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_renames_island_of_iwo_jima/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6224870.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_renames_island_of_iwo_jima/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/four_north_koreans_get_their_wis/ Four North Koreans who arrived by boat at a Japanese port two weeks ago left Japan on Saturday for South Korea, their desired destination, police said. Three men and a woman taken into custody in northern Japan on June 2, believed to be a couple and th news world 2007-06-16 01:14:36 http://www.newsique.com/world/four_north_koreans_get_their_wis/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/nkorea.defectors.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/four_north_koreans_get_their_wis/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_boy_severs_mothers_head/ A teenage Japanese boy has walked into a police station carrying a severed human head and claiming to have killed his mother. The 17-year-old went to a police station in the town of Aizuwakamatsu, north of Tokyo, carrying the head in a sports bag, Japa news world 2007-05-14 23:54:12 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_boy_severs_mothers_head/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6656417.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/japan_boy_severs_mothers_head/#comments