TEHRAN, March 25 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings in a slump amid a suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up, apologized again on Sunday for causing anxiety and loss of confidence in his government.
TEHRAN, March 19 - A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
TEHRAN, March 15 -Figuring out who is to blame in a widening political scandal that threatens Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is being complicated by a practice known as “sontaku”, which loosely translates as “following unspoken orders”.
TEHRAN, March 14 - Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe is considering a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in an apparent change of strategy in dealing with Pyongyang.
TEHRAN, March 14 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made some lasting changes to bolster the power of the premier’s office, but his political longevity is mainly due to strong allies, weak enemies and good luck - a hat trick successors may find hard to emulate.
TEHRAN, March 13 -Japan will urge its G20 counterparts at a meeting next week to beef up efforts to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used for money laundering, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said.
TEHRAN, March 12 -The name of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife was removed from documents regarding a suspected cronyism scandal, media said on Monday, as pressure mounted on the premier and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso over a possible cover-up.
TEHRAN, March 11 -The European Union and Japan urged the United States on Saturday to grant them exemptions from metal import tariffs, with Tokyo calling for “calm-headed behavior” in a dispute that threatens to spiral into a trade war.
TEHRAN, March 10 - The EU and Japan held crunch talks with their US counterparts in Brussels on Saturday, hoping to get "clarity" on President Donald Trump's controversial new steel and aluminum tariffs.
TEHRAN, March 10 - Japan will not lift any Iranian crude oil this month which will also see Iran’s exports fall to the lowest level in two years, unconfirmed reports said.
TEHRAN, March 10 - Japan will not lift any Iranian crude oil this month which will also see Iran’s exports fall to the lowest level in two years, unconfirmed reports say.
TEHRAN, March 8 -Japan’s economy expanded more than initially estimated in the last quarter of 2017, thanks to an upward revision of capital expenditure and inventory data, confirming the longest run of growth in 28 years.
TEHRAN, March 4 - Ali Akbar Velayati, a Senior Advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori discussed bilateral ties as they met in Tehran.
TEHRAN, February 27 - The Japanese government will contribute more than $5 million in aid to UNICEF to help rebuild schools damaged by the 3-year-long ISIS conflict.
TEHRAN, February 24 - Japan supports Washington's decision to impose another round of sanctions on North Korea over Pyongyang's ongoing development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, Kentaro Sonoura, the adviser of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday.
Japanese regulators considered data from a first late-stage trial in making their decision. Xofluza, which was developed in 2015, is the first drug to be approved through the fast-track review system, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.