Person: Akira Amari

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world

Japan economy minister Akira Amari quits over graft claims

Japan’s economy minister resigned as he fended off corruption allegations, in a setback for prime minister Shinzo Abe’s effort to rev up growth in the world’s third-largest economy.

business

‘Abenomics’ policies struggle as Japan slips into its fourth technical recession in five years

business

Japanese economy shrinks as exports fall

world

Obama backs Japan over islands

business

World's top economies demand upsurge in oil production

world

Second night in shelters for quake city's residents

Japan evacuation centres packed after quake

Thousands of people crowded evacuation centres today amid fears of mudslides and aftershocks after a powerful earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2007

EU and Japan push for world trade deal

EU and Japanese trade officials said today that they were ready to step up their efforts in coming weeks to strike a world trade deal.

Wed, 10 Jan, 2007

Security forces scrambled to disrupt Philippine terror plots

Security forces tried to disrupt plots by al Qaida-linked militants to stage attacks but failed to track them, setting off an alarm that influenced a decision to postpone a pair of Asian summits, officials said today.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2006