OBIHIRO, Japan, April 20 (UPI) -- Japan will never possess nuclear weapons, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura vowed Monday in response to a suggestion that it should.
TOKYO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Taro Aso following a gaffe at an international meeting.
TOKYO, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Tuesday he would resign over his odd behavior during a meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers in Rome.
TOKYO, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Cold medicine was blamed for slurred speech and seemingly drunken behavior by Japan's Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa during a news conference in Rome.
TOKYO, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Taro Aso was elected Japan's new prime minister Wednesday by the country's parliament, replacing Yasuo Fukuda, and he immediately announced his Cabinet.
TOKYO, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Japan has confirmed seeing a flame burning in a gas field developed by China near disputed waters in the East China Sea, an official said. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said the Japanese government would ask China to begin discussi
TOKYO, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Japan has lodged a new complaint against China for drilling gas near a disputed part of the East China Sea.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 22 (UPI) -- Japanese and Malaysian officials finalized Sunday in Malaysia plans for a bilateral free trade agreement between the nations.
TOKYO, June 23 (UPI) -- A Japanese minister inspected a Chinese offshore natural gas project from the air Wednesday to determine if the project extends into Japanese waters.
TOKYO, May 25 (UPI) -- A Japanese minister criticized Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Tuesday for allowing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to treat him with disrespect.
