Naoto Kan
Japan puts ex-spokesman in charge of nuclear crisis
Sep 12, 2011 13:12 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gave a former government spokesman the cabinet post responsible for the Fukushima nuclear crisis on Monday, acting to limit the damage to his new cabinet after the previous minister quit over gaffes.
Japan's Edano to replace gaffe-prone minister
Sep 12, 2011 06:39 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda chose on Monday former top government spokesman Yukio Edano as the new trade minister, acting to limit the damage to his new cabinet after the previous minister quit over gaffes.
Japan's Edano to replace gaffe-prone minister
Sep 12, 2011 04:59 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda chose on Monday former top government spokesman Yukio Edano as the new trade minister, acting to limit the damage to his new cabinet after the previous minister quit over gaffes.
Japan's Edano to replace gaffe-prone minister
Sep 12, 2011 04:58 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda chose on Monday former top government spokesman Yukio Edano as the new trade minister, acting to limit the damage to his new cabinet after the previous minister quit over gaffes.
Japan mourns tsunami victims six months after disaster
Sep 11, 2011 09:48 EDT
Japan fell silent in prayer on Sunday, six months after an earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis on its Pacific coast.
Silence as Japan marks six months after tsunami
Sep 11, 2011 02:48 EDT
Black-clad mourners fell silent in a devastated Japanese coastal town on Sunday, six months after an earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis.
Japan PM visits tsunami-hit area six months on
Sep 10, 2011 11:40 EDT
Japan's new prime minister Yoshihiko Noda visited the northeastern region devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami on Saturday on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the tragedy.
Japan trade minister resigns over Fukushima comments
Sep 10, 2011 10:57 EDT
In an early embarrassment for Japan's eight day-old government, the economy, trade and industry minister resigned Saturday over comments deemed insensitive to evacuees from crisis-hit Fukushima.
Japan's new PM suffers early blow as minister quits
Sep 10, 2011 08:23 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's new government suffered a blow on Saturday after just eight days in office when the trade minister resigned over gaffes on the sensitive topic of radiation from the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant.
Japan's new PM suffers early blow as minister quits
Sep 10, 2011 08:23 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's new government suffered a blow on Saturday after just eight days in office when the trade minister resigned over gaffes on the sensitive topic of radiation from the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant.
Japan PM Noda visits tsunami-hit area
Sep 10, 2011 07:03 EDT
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visited the northeastern region devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami on Saturday as the nation prepared to mark six months since tragedy struck.
Analysis: New Japan PM a bureaucrats' puppet or puppet master?
Sep 09, 2011 02:44 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is moving to repair the government's battered relations with bureaucrats in hopes of mobilizing their expertise, but some worry his government will end up as puppet rather than puppet master.
Japan's new PM visits crisis-hit Fukushima
Sep 08, 2011 16:39 EDT
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday visited Fukushima for the first time since he took office a week ago, paying tribute to hundreds of workers battling to contain the nuclear crisis.
Japan's new PM in crisis-hit Fukushima
Sep 08, 2011 01:25 EDT
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visited Fukushima for the first time since he took office a week ago, paying tribute to hundreds of workers battling to contain the nuclear crisis.
Thousands stranded after 42 die in Japan typhoon
Sep 06, 2011 06:53 EDT
Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan on Tuesday as the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 42, heaping more misery on a nation recovering from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Thousands stranded after Japan typhoon kills 41
Sep 06, 2011 01:25 EDT
Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan Tuesday after the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 41, heaping more misery on a nation recovering from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Grim search after 37 die in Japan typhoon
Sep 05, 2011 11:43 EDT
Rescue teams carried out a painstaking search on Monday for the missing after a typhoon pounded western Japan leaving at least 37 people dead and more than 50 unaccounted for, local authorities said.
Grim search after 31 die in Japan typhoon
Sep 05, 2011 05:33 EDT
Rescue teams carried out a painstaking search on Monday for the missing after a typhoon pounded western Japan leaving at least 31 people dead and more than 50 unaccounted for, local authorities said.
Grim search after 25 die in Japan typhoon
Sep 04, 2011 22:42 EDT
Rescue teams on Monday resumed a grim search for the missing after a deadly typhoon pummelled western Japan leaving at least 25 people dead and more than 50 unaccounted for.
Japan new PM Noda enjoys strong voter support
Sep 04, 2011 03:11 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Japanese voters support new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as his call for unity within the ruling party and conciliatory stance toward the opposition raised hopes for speedy policy implementation, newspaper polls showed on Sunday.
