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Japan Deputy PM Comment On Defending Taiwan Angers China
Japan's deputy prime minister Taro Aso said: "If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation (for Japan)."
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Anger Over Japan Deputy PM's "Those Who Didn't Give Birth" Remark: Report
Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has come under fire for blaming childless women for the country's declining population, the media reported on Tuesday.
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Japan Minister Taro Aso Returns Year's Salary Over Scandal Involving PM Shinzo Abe
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a cronyism scandal that has dogged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan Finance Minister Aso Says Must Avoid Bilateral FTA With US
Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Japan must avoid entering a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States to rectify trade imbalances.
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Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, At Least 2 Dead And 18 Missing
At least two people have been killed and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with authorities warning hundreds of thousands of people to flee.
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Arun Jaitley Invites Japanese Firms To Manufacture In India
Mr Jaitley also highlighted various initiatives under the "Make in India" programme which is a flagship scheme of the central government to spur domestic manufacturing.
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Japan, China To Boost Economic Ties Amid Trump's Protection And North Korean Tension
Japan and China agreed to bolster economic and financial cooperation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist stance and tension over North Korea weigh on Asia's growth outlook.
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Nikkei Rises Over 1.5%, Sterling Rebounds In Brexit Turmoil
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he was deeply concerned about "one-sided, rapid and speculative moves" seen in the currency market and that he would respond if necessary to ensure stability in currencies.
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Arun Jaitley Invites Pension Funds, Other Japanese Investors
Keen on investments from Japan to boost economic growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met key ministers in the Japanese administration and wooed pension funds to partner in India's infrastructure development.
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Asian Shares Rise, But Japan Down On Weak Data
Adding to concerns over the downbeat data, local media reported that Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Saturday told U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in a separate meeting that Japan will raise sales tax as planned.
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Japan to Seek G20 Response to Market Turmoil: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that Japan wants to seek a response to the global market turmoil stemming from risk aversion when the Group of 20 finance leaders meet in Shanghai this week.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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China, Japan Finance Ministers Concerned About Volatile Commodity Prices
The finance ministers of China and Japan raised concerns on Saturday about volatile commodity prices and the dangers that they pose to the global economy.
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Japan Finance Chief Taro Aso in China as Ties Warm
Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing today, media reported, in the latest sign of warming ties between the East Asian giants.
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Japan PM Set For Re-Election After 'Abenomics' Poll Win
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to be re-elected on Wednesday with a broadly similar cabinet following his mid-December election triumph that was billed as a referendum on his economic growth blitz.
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Japan Deputy PM Comment On Defending Taiwan Angers China
Japan's deputy prime minister Taro Aso said: "If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation (for Japan)."
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Anger Over Japan Deputy PM's "Those Who Didn't Give Birth" Remark: Report
Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has come under fire for blaming childless women for the country's declining population, the media reported on Tuesday.
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Japan Minister Taro Aso Returns Year's Salary Over Scandal Involving PM Shinzo Abe
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a cronyism scandal that has dogged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan Finance Minister Aso Says Must Avoid Bilateral FTA With US
Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Japan must avoid entering a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States to rectify trade imbalances.
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Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, At Least 2 Dead And 18 Missing
At least two people have been killed and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with authorities warning hundreds of thousands of people to flee.
-
Arun Jaitley Invites Japanese Firms To Manufacture In India
Mr Jaitley also highlighted various initiatives under the "Make in India" programme which is a flagship scheme of the central government to spur domestic manufacturing.
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Japan, China To Boost Economic Ties Amid Trump's Protection And North Korean Tension
Japan and China agreed to bolster economic and financial cooperation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist stance and tension over North Korea weigh on Asia's growth outlook.
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Nikkei Rises Over 1.5%, Sterling Rebounds In Brexit Turmoil
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he was deeply concerned about "one-sided, rapid and speculative moves" seen in the currency market and that he would respond if necessary to ensure stability in currencies.
-
Arun Jaitley Invites Pension Funds, Other Japanese Investors
Keen on investments from Japan to boost economic growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met key ministers in the Japanese administration and wooed pension funds to partner in India's infrastructure development.
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Asian Shares Rise, But Japan Down On Weak Data
Adding to concerns over the downbeat data, local media reported that Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Saturday told U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in a separate meeting that Japan will raise sales tax as planned.
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Japan to Seek G20 Response to Market Turmoil: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that Japan wants to seek a response to the global market turmoil stemming from risk aversion when the Group of 20 finance leaders meet in Shanghai this week.
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Cartoon Capers: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Uses Offbeat PR Blitz to Rescue Ratings
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes sense.
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China, Japan Finance Ministers Concerned About Volatile Commodity Prices
The finance ministers of China and Japan raised concerns on Saturday about volatile commodity prices and the dangers that they pose to the global economy.
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Japan Finance Chief Taro Aso in China as Ties Warm
Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing today, media reported, in the latest sign of warming ties between the East Asian giants.
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Japan PM Set For Re-Election After 'Abenomics' Poll Win
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to be re-elected on Wednesday with a broadly similar cabinet following his mid-December election triumph that was billed as a referendum on his economic growth blitz.
