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Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo

AFP Global Edition 19 hours ago

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Japanese national broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press reported that Washington had ...

Obama delays Japan visit after Texas shooting: official

AFP Global Edition 19 hours ago

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas. Japanese national broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press reported that Washington ...

Japan steps up aid to Mekong nations

AFP Global Edition 19 hours ago

The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations wrapped up a summit at which Tokyo pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants and vowed deeper ties. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told a press conference on Saturday ...

Mekong - Japan Summit Meeting Concludes

Getty Images 22 hours ago

TOKYO - NOVEMBER 07: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd L) speaks, along with (L-R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, ...

Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit

AFP Global Edition 22 hours ago

The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations will on Saturday wrap up a summit at which Tokyo has pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has pushed the concept of ...

Japan pledges $5.5 bln for SEAsia's Mekong region

AFP Global Edition 22 hours ago

Japan on Friday pledged 5.5 billion dollars in aid over three years for Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations, seeking to deepen ties with the region amid growing influence from China. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has pushed the concept of an ...

Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting

AFP Global Edition 23 hours ago

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, according to a Japanese foreign ministry official, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas. Japanese national broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press reported that Washington ...

Davis wins World Cup 1,000 in course record

AP News yesterday

Shani Davis of United States wins 1,000m race at speedskating World Cup Shani Davis of the United States shattered the course record in winning the 1,000-meter race at the season-opening speedskating World Cup on Friday. Davis clocked 1 minute, 8.53 seconds for ...

WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan

Reuters US Online Report World News yesterday

GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday. According to the ...

Okinawans split over U.S. military base's future

Reuters US Online Report Top News yesterday

GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Idyllic beach resorts jostle for space with U.S. military bases on Japan's subtropical island of Okinawa, at the center of a feud that may cast a shadow over U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan next week. Nowhere ...

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