Person: Yoshiro Mori

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Clodagh Finn: Women’s voices are still not being heard in the public domain

There is a very long tradition of silencing women in public.

Rio Olympic Games 2016 - Closing Ceremony

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Olympics to be postponed until 2021, IOC confirms

rugby

#RWC2023: This may only be the end of the beginning

world

Japanese leader hospitalised for stress

rugby

Japan steps up bid to host 2015 Rugby World Cup

rugby

IRB committed to global vision

Kiwis claim shock win in battle for RWC 2011

NEW ZEALAND will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup after beating Japan and South Africa in an International Rugby Board secret ballot in Dublin.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2005

Australia and Japan confirm partnership

Australia and Japan have signed an historic accord designed to promote co-operation between the two rugby football unions.

Mon, 22 Aug, 2005

Koizumi urged not to visit war shrine

A top politician today urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to reconsider his annual visit to a controversial war shrine, warning it could damage Japan’s already strained relations with China.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Japan gets new PM

Junichiro Koizumi has been elected Prime Minister of Japan in a parliamentary vote.

Thu, 26 Apr, 2001

Submarine collision families angry at commander's punishment

The relatives of nine Japanese people killed when a US submarine struck a trawler say the commander's punishment is too lenient.

Tue, 24 Apr, 2001

Reformer elected Japan's new leader

Junichiro Koizumi, a fiery reformer, has been elected to lead Japan’s ruling party and replace Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori as premier.

Tue, 24 Apr, 2001

Former Taiwanese President makes diplomatic coup

Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui arrived in Japan today on a trip that marked a diplomatic coup for the isolated island but threatened to exacerbate tense relations between Japan and China.

Sun, 22 Apr, 2001

Japanese PM announces resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has told his Cabinet that he has made up his mind to resign.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2001

Japan's ruling party to vote for Mori's successor

Japan's ruling party are to choose the successor to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's on April 22.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2001

Japan's PM meets relatives of submarine victims

Japan’s prime minister Yoshiro Mori visited the site of the collision between the submarine USS Greenville and the Ehime Maru to pray for the nine Japanese victims.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2001

Japan goes for zero interest rates

Japan’s central bank today decided to guide down interest rates to near zero amid growing alarm about the country’s economic woes both at home and abroad.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2001

Asian markets hurt by Wall Street woes

After Wall Street was pummelled by a sell-off, stock markets in Asia fell sharply today, with heavy losses in Japan, where concern is high over how a fragile government will deal with weaknesses in the world’s second-largest economy.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2001

Japanese Prime Minister under pressure to resign

Opposition parties in Japan are pressing for the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2001

Japan's Prime Minister to resign

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has expressed his intention to resign in a meeting with ruling party leaders.

Sat, 10 Mar, 2001

No-confidence motion against Japan's PM fails

A no-confidence motion against Japan's Prime Minister has been defeated.

Mon, 05 Mar, 2001

Reprieve for Japanese PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has had a reprieve from another showdown with opposition parties.

Fri, 02 Mar, 2001

Japan's coalition says unpopular PM will step down

Leaders in Japan's ruling coalition have decided Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will step down in early April.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2001

US Admiral to apologise in Japan over sinking

A senior US admiral is being sent to Tokyo with a presidential letter and an apology for the sinking of a Japanese trawler that has left nine people lost at sea.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2001

Japan accuses US of negligence over sub collision

The Japanese Government suspects "grave negligence", by the crew of a US submarine, caused a Japanese fishing boat to sink near Hawaii.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2001

Prime Minister criticised for playing golf after hearing of sub accident

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has been berated for finishing a round of golf after hearing about the submarine accident off Hawaii that left nine Japanese people missing.

Sun, 11 Feb, 2001

Japan and Russia fail to end Second World War

Japan and Russia have failed to meet their latest deadline to officially end the Second World War.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2001