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12. March 2011 | 10:21Edano slams reported China drilling in gas field
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano on Wednesday denounced China’s reported unilateral start of drilling in a disputed gas field in the East China Sea. The top government spokesman told a news conference that the drilling, as reported by a newspaper based on remarks by a named senior official at China National Offshore Oil Corp., “is very regrettable” and Japan is asking China to verify the claim. (News Source: The Japan Times - 20:58:01)
Edano named as temporary minister: Kan
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano to temporarily double as foreign minister following Seiji Maehara’s Sunday resignation for accepting illegal donations from a foreign national. Edano’s temporary appointment and Maehara’s resignation were approved at the day’s Cabinet meeting. (News Source: The Japan Times - 21:11:41)
Politics › Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano to double as Japan’s foreign minister
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano will temporarily double as Japan’s foreign minister, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday, a day after Seiji Maehara announced his… (News Source: Japan Today - 23:49:14)
Alleged Okinawa slur draws protest
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano lodged a protest Tuesday with U.S. Ambassador John Roos over comments by a State Department official that allegedly disparaged the Okinawa people. The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly meanwhile unanimously adopted a resolution seeking a retraction and apology over the comments by Kevin Maher, who heads the State Department’s Japanese affairs office. (News Source: The Japan Times - 20:58:37)
Edano to temporarily double as Japan’s foreign minister
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano will temporarily double as foreign minister after Seiji Maehara resigned Sunday over illegal political donation, Kyodo News reported Monday. (News Source: People’s Daily - 02:06:53)
Japan Reactor Damaged in Quake May Need to Vent Radiation, Official Says
Tokyo Electric Power Co. may vent radioactive vapor to reduce pressure at its nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan, after the nation’s strongest earthquake on record caused power failures, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said. (News Source: Bloomberg - 00:16:41)
Edano to carry portfolio after Japan’s Foreign Minister Maehara steps down
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano will provisionally double as Japan’s foreign minister following the resignation of Seiji Maehara over illegal political donations. (News Source: Japan Update - 06:14:17)
Japan orders evacuation around nuclear plant
Nuclear-emergency law triggered for first time as a precaution, Japanese officials says. U.S. president offers assistance to Japan’s energy infrastructure. (News Source: Market Watch - 14:47:27)
3,000 ordered to evacuate near quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant
The government declared a state of atomic power emergency Friday after the Tohoku region was hit by what is being called the strongest earthquake in Japanese history and urged around 3,000 residents near a reactor in Fukushima Prefecture to evacuate. The evacuation advisory was issued for people living within a 3-km radius of the plant, while those living within a 10-km radius were requested to … (News Source: The Japan Times - 21:13:34)
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