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Crisis-hit Japan mulls shift to renewable energy Fox News TOKYO – Another long, stupefyingly hot summer is looming for Japan just as it shuts down its last operating nuclear power reactor, worsening a squeeze on electricity and adding urgency to calls for a green energy revolution. See all stories on this topic » Japan's renewable energy options: costs and potential Washington Post (blog) Japan's shutdown of all its nuclear power plants leaves it with an energy gap, mostly being made up through greater use of costly imported LNG, coal and oil. Below are some details of the resource-scarce country's “green energy” options. See all stories on this topic » Japan Assesses Aging Nuclear Plants Amid Restart Effort Wall Street Journal By MARI IWATA And ELEANOR WARNOCK TOKYO—Japan is grappling with the question of whether older nuclear reactors are more prone to spinning out of control when a disaster hits, as the nation pushes to restart units for the first time since last year's ... See all stories on this topic » China, Japan, South Korea to boost investment in each others' bonds Reuters By Choonsik Yoo | MANILA (Reuters) - China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to boost cross-investment in government bond markets, worth nearly a combined $15 trillion, in a move that will better prepare the countries to protect their financial ... See all stories on this topic » Japanese man claims motorcycle that washed up in Canada CNN (blog) A Harley-Davidson motorcycle believed to have traversed the Pacific Ocean to western Canada after being swept from coastal Japan during a March 2011 tsunami has been claimed by a Japanese man. Ikuo Yokoyama, 29, of Yamamoto, Japan, ... See all stories on this topic » Japan to Buy Korea Bonds as Asian Nations Pledge Cooperation Bloomberg China, Japan and South Korea agreed to encourage investment in each others' bonds, according to a joint statement released by the Bank of Korea. The nations aim to “further strengthen our cooperation” amid risks and uncertainties for the global economy ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg Japanese Game Maker Gree Eyes More Deals As Zynga Looms Wall Street Journal (blog) By Spencer Ante Japan-based mobile game maker Gree Inc. isn't well known in the US, but it could soon be head to head with Zynga Inc. in the market for smartphone-based games. One of Funzio's most popular mobile games, Crime City. Gree is big in Japan, ... See all stories on this topic » Japan trading firms likely Gavilon buyers-sources Reuters A purchase of Gavilon by Japan Inc would extend a string of recent overseas acquisitions that has marked the emergence of Japan's trading houses as controlling investors in high-profile raw materials projects ranging from oil to iron ore to liquefied ... See all stories on this topic » Japan nears nuclear shutdown Financial Times By Javier Blas, commodities editor By the end of the week, Japan will run without nuclear power for the first time in nearly 50 years – an important factor shaping global demand for crude oil and natural gas. Tokyo will shut down for inspection the ... See all stories on this topic » S Korea, Japan, China To Increase Mutual Bond Investment, Share Information Wall Street Journal By KANGA KONG SEOUL—China, Japan, and South Korea said Thursday they agreed to use their foreign exchange reserves to increase investments in the treasury bonds of the three Asian nations and establish a framework to share information about these ...  0430 Japanese prime minister hopes to reaffirm strong alliance with US visit Fox News Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivers his policy speech during an extraordinary Diet session in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.AP Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, in his Monday meeting with President Barack Obama, is looking to ... See all stories on this topic » Obama hosts Japan prime minister who leaves woes at home to reaffirm core ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, in his Monday meeting with President Barack Obama, is looking to reaffirm Japan's strong alliance with the US and boost his leadership credentials as his popularity flags at home. See all stories on this topic » Obama Hosts Japan's Noda for Talks on Military, Trade Relations Bloomberg President Barack Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold talks today at the White House seeking to build on progress in easing strains in the US-Japan relationship. Their meeting will be the first since the US and Japan last week announced ... See all stories on this topic » Japan Leader in US Visit to Pledge Security Efforts Wall Street Journal By YUKA HAYASHI TOKYO—Japan's prime minister takes to the White House Monday a pledge to expand Tokyo's role in regional security, a significant shift for a country whose pacifist constitution has limited its military activities outside its borders ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal Japan PM in US to turn page for alliance Turkish Press The leaders of Japan and the United States meet Monday to look at new ways to cooperate in defense, hoping to show that the alliance is back on track after a rocky few years. Amid fears that North Korea will test another nuclear bomb, Japan's Prime ... See all stories on this topic » Noda: Japan to boost Asia-Pacific defense UPI.com WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Tokyo will increase its Asia-Pacific military defense role, Japan's prime minister said before meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House Monday. "Japan will promote ... enhancement of its defense posture in ... See all stories on this topic » Obama, Noda To Discuss Trade, Security Issues NPR by Jackie Northam Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a reception at the Japanese embassy in Washington Sunday. At the White House Monday, Noda will hold a bilateral summit with President Obama. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ... See all stories on this topic » Japan Airlines plans to list by March 2013-India head Reuters NEW DELHI, April 30 (Reuters) - Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by next March, the head of the company's India unit said on Monday. "We came out of government control last year. We are trying our best to relist within ... See all stories on this topic » Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda visiting the US to boost ties BBC News Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is meeting United States President Barack Obama in Washington to boost the alliance between the two countries. His visit comes amid tension over North Korea's recent rocket launch and just days after both nations ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News Japanese Leader To Make Rare White House Visit NPR by Lucy Craft Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets with President Obama in Washington on Monday. It's been more than three years since a Japanese head of state attended a summit at the White House. Lucy Craft explains why. See all stories on this topic »  0426  Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - A nuclear plant in northwestern Japan may be sitting right on top of an active geological fault, the country's nuclear watchdog has said, raising the risk that the facility may never resume power generation for fear of an earthquake. See all stories on this topic »Report: Japan, US Postpone Announcement on Military Realignment in Okinawa Voice of America (blog) Three top US lawmakers are expressing concern about an agreement on the re-organization of US forces on the Japanese island of Okinawa, which they say is imminent. The lawmakers say in a formal statement that Washington and Tokyo are expected to ... Japanese Lawmakers Censure Two Ministers Wall Street Journal By KELLY OLSEN TOKYO—Japanese lawmakers approved censure motions against two members of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet, in a tactical blow that could complicate his efforts to push through a contentious tax-increase bill. See all stories on this topic »

Japan Housing Sells Record-Low Yield Mortgage-Backed Bonds Bloomberg Japan Housing Finance Agency sold 275.5 billion yen ($3.4 billion) of residential mortgage-backed notes with the lowest yield in its five-year history, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The bonds were priced to yield 1.34 percent, ... See all stories on this topic »

Analysis: Bank of Japan running out of arguments against long bond buys Reuters By Rie Ishiguro | TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan has gone a long way in granting the government's wishes in the past months with its firm pledge to end deflation and by loosening policy at a time when the economy has started picking up. See all stories on this topic »

Japan's Nikkei falls for the third straight week Reuters Nikkei slips 0.2 percent, below its 13-week moving average * Euro zone worries limit risk appetite * Toshiba slips on memory chip glut * Olympus jumps after extraordinary shareholder meeting By Dominic Lau TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan says IMF to meet $400 bln target to boost firepower Reuters "It now looks likely that $400 billion can be achieved, a result of Japanese and IMF calls for support from other countries," Azumi said. "More than a dozen countries said that given Japan has pledged funds, they would do the same," he said, ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan leader says its time to make tough choices San Francisco Chronicle Tokyo -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday that he faces policymaking challenges "weightier" than those of his predecessors, adding that the country can no longer afford to delay decisions about its most divisive issues, ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan says IMF to meet $400 billion target to boost firepower Reuters By Leika Kihara | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is likely to achieve the touted $400 billion boost to its financial firepower as more countries signaled readiness to contribute funds, Japan's finance minister said, ... See all stories on this topic »

Myanmar leader says his country is eager for Japanese investment as country ... Washington Post TOKYO — Myanmar's president told Japanese business leaders Friday that his country is eager for their investment as it carries out key political and economic reforms. After shying away from Myanmar during its decades as an international pariah, ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan Fin Min Azumi: IMF Showed Estimates Suggesting $400B, Or Even More ... Wall Street Journal TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's finance minister said Thursday that the International Monetary Fund could eventually raise more than the currently targeted $400 billion to boost its war chest against possible worsening in Europe's fiscal crisis. See all stories on this topic »

Japan firms want 'safety first' on nuclear restarts: poll Chicago Tribune TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly three-quarters of Japanese firms want safety guaranteed before idled nuclear reactors in the country are restarted, seeing no need to rush the process despite the impact the loss of the power source could have on their ...