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G-8 disappoints Syrian rebels, makes progress on corporate tax evasion
Leaders of the G-8 agree on a plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders, while pushing for immediate peace talks on Syria.
National Feb 13, 2013
Hatoyama family matriarch dies at 90
Yasuko Hatoyama, mother of ex- Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, died Monday night of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital, sources close to the former prime minister and his lawmaker brother, Kunio, said. She was 90. Yasuko was the daughter of Shojiro Ishibashi, the ...
National Jan 19, 2013
China hype: Hatoyama's war regrets
China’s state-run media on Friday seized on an apology by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during a visit to a wartime atrocity memorial, amid tense relations between the two countries. Hatoyama is no longer a member of the Diet, and the party he was ...