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Lead articles edit lead Yukio Hatoyama formally elected Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama was formally elected the prime minister of Japan following general elections in August 2009. The Japanese Parliament convened on Wednesday, September 16, for a special session to formally elect Hatoyama.  » Full story edit 2nd lead Japan blames design, maintenance for explosion on China Airlines jet Japan's Transportation Safety Board has blamed a combination of poor design and a maintenance error for a fire and explosions that destroyed a passenger jet.  » Full story	Latest News 25 September 2011: Nepal plane crash kills 19 25 August 2011: Japan nuclear disaster: areas to remain off-limits for decades 16 August 2011: Japan to use renewable energy 13 August 2011: Renewed concern over nuclear response following atomic bomb anniversary 8 August 2011: Boeing rolls out first 787 Dreamliner to go into service 12 July 2011: Study shows long-term couples more satisfied with relationships and sex lives 22 June 2011: UN report says 80 per cent of world's refugees live in poor countries 7 June 2011: LulzSec attacks Nintendo server 3 May 2011: World leaders react to death of Osama bin Laden 25 April 2011: Australian PM Gillard pressured to address human rights crackdown in China 16 April 2011: Japanese nuclear plant operators ordered to compensate affected families amid calls for prime minister to resign 12 April 2011: Crisis at stricken Japan nuclear plant escalates to level of Chernobyl; six killed in aftershock 1 April 2011: Australia to lose $2 billion due to Japanese disasters 31 March 2011: Japanese nuclear officials race to avoid disaster as radiation levels in sea rocket 25 March 2011: Situation at damaged nuclear power plant remains 'very grave', says Japanese Prime Minister 25 March 2011: Japanese earthquake death toll surpasses ten thousand 18 March 2011: Japan raises severity level of crisis; efforts to cool damaged nuclear power plant continue 18 March 2011: Power line to Japanese nuclear plant completed 18 March 2011: Japanese stocks continue to fall after earthquake 18 March 2011: Conflicting reports, mounting fear, over Japanese nuclear disaster
Politics and conflicts 16 August 2011: Japan to use renewable energy 3 May 2011: World leaders react to death of Osama bin Laden 25 April 2011: Australian PM Gillard pressured to address human rights crackdown in China 13 March 2011: Japan facing 'most severe crisis since World War II', says prime minister 7 August 2010: Hiroshima marks 65th atomic bombing anniversary Disasters and accidents 25 September 2011: Nepal plane crash kills 19 25 August 2011: Japan nuclear disaster: areas to remain off-limits for decades 13 August 2011: Renewed concern over nuclear response following atomic bomb anniversary 16 April 2011: Japanese nuclear plant operators ordered to compensate affected families amid calls for prime minister to resign 12 April 2011: Crisis at stricken Japan nuclear plant escalates to level of Chernobyl; six killed in aftershock Crime and law 7 June 2011: LulzSec attacks Nintendo server 16 April 2011: Japanese nuclear plant operators ordered to compensate affected families amid calls for prime minister to resign 13 March 2010: Whaling activist arrested by Japan 8 February 2010: Government poll indicates 85.6% of Japanese support death penalty 11 August 2009: Wikinews Shorts: August 11, 2009 Obituaries 8 November 2010: Japanese anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki dies at age 75 8 January 2010: Japanese survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings dies, aged 93 Wackynews 6 January 2010: Giant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market 12 September 2009: Japanese tourist travels through 37 countries on just $2 14 March 2009: Colonel Sanders statue lost in 1985 recovered from river in Japan	Economy and business 16 August 2011: Japan to use renewable energy 8 August 2011: Boeing rolls out first 787 Dreamliner to go into service 7 June 2011: LulzSec attacks Nintendo server 1 April 2011: Australia to lose $2 billion due to Japanese disasters 18 March 2011: Japanese stocks continue to fall after earthquake Science and technology 7 June 2011: LulzSec attacks Nintendo server 25 March 2011: Japanese earthquake death toll surpasses ten thousand 23 December 2010: Skype apologises after service goes down for hours 4 November 2010: New insulin-resistance discovery may help diabetes sufferers 29 August 2010: Japanese researchers create smell sensor using genetically engineered frog eggs Culture and entertainment 7 June 2011: LulzSec attacks Nintendo server 8 November 2010: Japanese anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki dies at age 75 2 October 2009: Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics 23 September 2009: Michael Jackson film "This Is It" to be premiered in at least 15 world cities simultaneously 19 August 2009: UK film board rejects Japanese horror 'Grotesque' Sports 2 December 2010: FIFA announce Russia to host 2018 World Cup, Qatar to host 2022 World Cup 10 October 2010: Sebastian Vettel wins 2010 Japanese Grand Prix 27 June 2010: 2010 FIFA World Cup: arrivederci Italia! 19 November 2009: Uruguay qualify to take last spot in 2010 FIFA World Cup 5 November 2009: Toyota quits Formula One Health 12 July 2011: Study shows long-term couples more satisfied with relationships and sex lives 4 November 2010: New insulin-resistance discovery may help diabetes sufferers 27 January 2010: Japanese company recalls two million needles in US 8 August 2009: Wikinews Shorts: August 8, 2009 5 July 2009: Rupert Grint, Harry Potter's "Ron Weasley", recovers from H1N1 swine flu virus
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