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The article states that Japanese politician Ichiro Ozawa and 49 other Japanese lawmakers left the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) as of July 3, 2012.

The article discusses a rise in the Japanese yen amid weakness in the global economy, and notes that Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi has warned he would take decisive action to prevent continued appreciation in the yen.

The article presents news briefs from around the world on several topics including political reform in Malaysia, an agreement between Great Britain and Japan to jointly develop weapons systems, and an anticipated appearance by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at the Summit of the Americas during the weekend of April 14, 2012.

The article reports that the Bank of Japan will increase its high-growth-sector loan program by $24.32 billion as part of an effort to spur economic growth and ward off deflation.

The article reports on the plan of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to restart idled nuclear plants in summer 2012.

This section offers news briefs related to political, social and economic issues from around the world as of August 2011 including one on the meetings between the Indian government and supporters of hunger-striking activist Anna Hazare, one on a protest against the arrest of Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and one on the illegal entry of two Chinese fishing boats to the waters near Senkaku islands which Japan believes to be its own.

This section offers news briefs related to world politics and economy as of August 2011, including one on the opposition of the public to the plans of Thailand's Finance Minister Thirachi Phuvanatnaranubala to control government spending, one on the move of the Bank of England to cut its inflation forecasts for the Great Britain, one on the possible resignation of Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

The article reports on the problem of the Japanese government in finding homes for the displaced persons of the March 11, 2011 tsunami.

The article reports on the impact of fuel shortage on the relief efforts in tsunami- and earthquake-devastated northeastern Japan.

The article describes disaster recovery efforts in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in Japan following the devastation caused by the March 11, 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami as residents survey damage and search for supplies as of March 14.

The article announces the resignation of Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara due to allegations of illegal political donations from a foreign national.

The article examines the number of victims of the Sendai earthquake and ensuing tsunami which struck Japan on March 11, 2011. Reasons why the official government estimate of 12,920 dead or missing following the disaster is considered to be a fraction of the number of actual victims are discussed, particularly the fact that Japan's government does not declare persons missing unless they are reported as missing by a citizen, while in many places residents have either been evacuated or are victims

The article reports that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan has proposed raising the country's sales tax rate in 2013 while introducing domestic economic assistance programs to reduce the impact of the tax increase.

The article reports that on October 30, 2012 the Bank of Japan broadened it program of buying corporate and government bonds, and issued a joint statement with the government vowing to work aggressively to overcome deflation.

News briefs are presented regarding world politics as of January 15, 2012, including mention of the oil workers' strike in Nigeria, the efforts of Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov to run for the nation's presidency, and the appointment of Katsuya Okada as deputy prime minister of Japan.

This section offers world news briefs as of December 2011 including one on the start of a pretrial hearing at an Army base near Washington D.C., one on the possibility that a downed spy drone of the U.S. was reassembled in Iran, and one on the cold shutdown of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan.

The article focuses on the claim of Bank of Japan about a possible contraction of its economy due to the earthquake that hit the country.

The article reports on the move of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel of Reactor No.1 in Japan to prevent a hydrogen explosion.