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AP - Toyota is planning to sell a plug-in hybrid car in the U.S., Japan and Europe in 2012, targeting sales of 50,000 vehicles a year at 3 million yen…

Reuters - The leaders of China and Japan sought to ease months of tensions on Saturday, while Beijing gave Japan reassurances over worries about a drying-up of rare earth exports…

Reuters - Thousands of Japanese took to the streets on Saturday during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, protesting against what they said was Beijing’s imperialism in a territorial…

Reuters - A member of Japan’s Coast Guard admitted on Wednesday leaking a video of a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese patrol boats, a development that could hurt…

Reuters - Japan warned Moscow on Wednesday against more visits to rocky islands claimed by both countries, Kyodo news agency reported, after Russia’s president stopped off in one of the…

Reuters - China on Tuesday denounced U.S. efforts to help in improving relations between Beijing and Tokyo which have been poisoned by a spat over a group of disputed islands,…

Reuters - Japan said on Tuesday it was recalling its ambassador to Moscow temporarily after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited a disputed island, raising the stakes in a territorial row.

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Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to hold bilateral talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in mid-November on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific leaders summit, Japan said…

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited an island claimed by Moscow and Tokyo on Monday, sparking a diplomatic row with Japan as it struggles to mend ties with rising…

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev landed on an island north of Japan claimed by Moscow and Tokyo on Monday, sparking a fresh diplomatic row for Japan as it struggles…