person > Shintaro Ishihara
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Polls suggest Liberal Democratic Party of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe would take the lead in Sunday's elections.
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Shintaro Ishihara, in office for nearly 14 years, says he wants to fix Japan's fiscal and political problems.
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Al Jazeera takes an exclusive boat trip to the islands at the centre of dispute between China, Japan and Taiwan.
Features
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 14:59 GMT
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Both countries reiterate their claim to East China Sea islands in meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly.
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As war of words heats up with China over disputed islands, Japan's conservative politicians are pushing a tough line.
Features
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2012 16:07 GMT
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Tokyo city officials visit uninhabited archipelago in East China Sea, as Beijing state media calls survey "illegal".
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Crowds in Hong Kong applaud arriving activists who carried banner reading "Successful landing on Diaoyu islands".
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After IOC confirm final three cities to compete for the 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo organisers express their delight.
Olympics
Last Modified: 24 May 2012 10:12 GMT
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Chief of Olympic committee says sport can be a 'symbol of Japan's recovery' after earthquake and tsunami.
Olympics
Last Modified: 23 Jun 2011 12:53 GMT
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North Korean residents of Japan have found unlikely allies in a group of politicians from Seoul who have vowed to help defend a school that teaches Pyongyang's doctrines in Tokyo - and which the city's governor wants to tear down.
Julian Ryall in Tokyo
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Last Modified: 16 Jul 2005 18:47 GMT
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