From the News, Nation, Dawn, Pakistan Observer, Daily Times, Frontier Post, Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu), Jang (Urdu) and daily Express (Urdu) newspapers                                                                            

2 September 2009

International News

Political

• (European Press) Japan’s new challenges (Dawn, p- 7)

• (Foreign Editorial) Japan’s new leadership (Daily Times, p- A6)

•  (Khaleej Times) Change of guard in Japan (Pakistan Observer, p- 4) 

• (Article by Dr Abdul Rauf) Polls in Japan for a change (Pakistan Observer, p- 5)

• (By Masahiro Matsumura) A Japanese Metamorphosis (Pakistan Observer, p- 3) 

• BEIJING (Reuters) China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was willing to work with Japan for closer ties, but warned Japan to handle historical issues “responsibly” after the Democratic Party won power this weekend (Daily Times, p- A9)

Economic

• Tokyo (AFP) Japan’s battered auto industry saw fresh signs of a budding recovery Tuesday with domestic vehicle sales showing the first year-on-year increase in 13 months, helped by government incentives (Daily Times, p- B5)