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In Japan, a Test of Inflation Targets New York Times “Under a paper-money system, a determined government can always generate higher spending and, hence, positive inflation.” — Ben Bernanke, 2002. Now we may find out if Mr. Bernanke was right. Japan appears to be ready to do whatever it takes to end ... See all stories on this topic »

Panel: Fault Under Japan Nuke Plant Likely Active ABC News A team of Japanese scientists said Thursday that faults underneath a nuclear plant in northern Japan are most likely active, a discovery that could further delay the restart of idled reactors. The four-member panel commissioned by the Nuclear ... See all stories on this topic »

Are New Leaders In China And Japan On A Crash Course To War? Forbes Currently China and Japan are engaged in a dispute over a collection of small uninhabited islands in the East China Sea (which China calls the Diaoyu islands and Japan calls the Senkaku islands). Both countries believe the islands are part of their ... See all stories on this topic »

Strict Gun Control – Fewer Shootings in Australia, Japan and the UK; Would It ... ABC News (blog) Pam Ramagano tweeted asking “What can the president really do? Doesn't he need the approval of Congress to do anything?” Kevin Boutelle wondered “What about the support that is so desperately needed for the mentally insane?…Those that would still ... See all stories on this topic »

Chris Cosentino describes what he experienced in Japan San Francisco Chronicle (blog) About a month ago, a dish started showing up on the Incanto menu, consisting of thinly sliced Iberico do Bellota lardo draped over shaved radishes, sea urchin lobes and sea urchin butter, all on black bread. Chris Cosentino had just gotten back from a ... See all stories on this topic » San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Japan's election The Economist THE general election on December 16th witnessed one of the biggest landslides in the history of modern Japan. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with its New Komeito ally, has swept to power with control of 325 of the 480 seats in the lower house of ... See all stories on this topic » The Economist

Under pressure from Abe, Bank of Japan boosts stimulus again Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan delivered its third shot of monetary stimulus in four months on Thursday, in a prelude to more aggressive action next year as it faces intensifying pressure from the country's next leader for bolder action to beat ... See all stories on this topic »

Inouye's death leaves hole in bond with US The Japan Times WASHINGTON — The death of Daniel Inouye, the influential Democratic senator from Hawaii, at the age of 88 on Monday has led to an urgent need for Japan to consider the "post-Inouye" Senate and the rebuilding of Japan-U.S. relations. See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

Recipes for a new life in Japan The Japan Times Nwe Nwe Kyaw arrived in Japan 12 years ago, the wife of a political refugee from Myanmar granted asylum in Japan. In Yangon, she had been a teacher; here she had to figure out something else to do. "There were no Burmese restaurants in Japan where ... See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

Japan Stock Futures, Australia Shares Rise on U.S. Economic Data Bloomberg Japanese stock futures and Australian shares rose as U.S. economic growth was revised higher and American home sales climbed to a three-year high. American Depositary Receipts of Canon Inc. (7751), a Japanese camera maker that gets 80 percent of its ... See all stories on this topic »