Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said officials had placed too much faith in the safety technology of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (more here…)
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told reporters here on Saturday that Japan has learned some key lessons from last year's tsunami and earthquake, as also from the disastrous radioactive leak in the nucle (read more…)
Reuters – Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday he had no intention to call an early election any time soon and saw some promising signs that an elusive agreement with the opposition on his tax hike proposals was still possible. (read the story…)
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made his first visit to Okinawa Prefecture as head of the government Sunday in a bid to persuade residents to back the long-stalled plan for … (read more…)
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says Japan is trying to negotiate a waiver from U.S. penalties on companies doing business with Iran. He says Tokyo is seeking other suppliers to offset a reduction of Iranian oil imports. (read the story…)
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has said, "We are looking into ways to reduce the burden on Okinawa as soon as possible. Another Japanese official said that includes sending 4,700 U.S. Marines to Guam, instead of the originally planned 8,000. / The Associated Press (read more here…)
