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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda addresses the UNGA by stating that Japan is committed to a "peaceful solution" to its territorial disputes, but that it intends to "fulfill its responsibility" to protecting its sovereignty.
2012-09-26

Japan's Opposition lodges a no-confidence motion in the Diet against Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
2011-06-1

The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan, the Premier of China Wen Jiabao and the President of South Korea Lee Myung Bak meet in Japan and agree to improve cooperation on nuclear and economic issues.
2011-05-22

The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan voices concerns about rowdy anti-Japanese protests in China, sparked by a recent territorial dispute.
2010-10-18

China rules out a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the United Nations to resolve an ongoing diplomatic row, saying the timing is "not proper".
2010-09-21

The entire cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan avoids visiting Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
2010-08-15

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan makes a final campaign push on the eve of the country's Upper House election.
2010-07-10

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan warns that the nation's economy is on "brink of collapse".
2010-06-11

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is due to name his cabinet and be formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
2010-06-8