Tag Archives: Naoto Kan

  1. Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, devastated by a tsunami, March 12, 2011

    Tsunami Strikes Japan At Time of Recession

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    A devastating tsunami swept across Japan’s northeastern coast at a time of significant economic hardship for the East Asian country. (Updated)

  1. President Barack Obama of the United States and Lee Myung-bak of South Korea walk together following a bilateral meeting at the Blue House in Seoul, November 11, 2010

    Pacific Leaders Promise to Boost Free Trade

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    Despite currency wars and trade imbalances, the Asia Pacific leaders gathered in Yokohama, Japan agreed to continue to fight protectionism.

  1. Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan (Reuters)

    Japanese PM Challenged From Within

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    Prime Minister Naoto Kan, barely two months in office, will face a challenge from within his own party this fall.

  1. Tokyo, Japan at night, December 4, 2008 (cocoip)

    Tax Relief for Japanese Business

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    The Japanese Government, headed, since Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned earlier this month, by former finance minister Naoto Kan, announced

  1. Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan (Reuters)

    Japan’s New Finance Minister

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    While Japan continues to linger in economic trouble with little hope for imminent recovery, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama forced his