Noda tells of nights of hard drinking with Geithner, Cameron

"Let's do it," Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister, said Nov.14, during a political debate with his opponent Shinzo Abe. Noda meant that it was time to dissolve parliament and hold a new election. Investors heard it as the kickoff to a rally that ...

Source: FORMER Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has said that nights of hard drinking with visiting dignitaries formed part of his diplomacy. Mr Noda, a well-known aficionado of "sake", said he "chugged" down cups of the rice wine with ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is heading home after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Hawaii. Noda left the US state on Sunday after wrapping up a three-day visit. At the summit, he announced that Japan will start ...

NAGOYA The Nagoya District Court on Tuesday sentenced a man to nine years in prison for holding four hostages in a bank for more than 12 hours last November while demanding former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda resign. The court heard that Koji ...

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