Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's corporate goods prices in June dropped a record 6.6 pct from a year before due to sharp falls in prices of oil and other raw materials, the Bank of Japan said

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The number of Japanese taking trips of
one night or more this summer is estimated at 74.43 million, down 1.7 pct

Washington, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan and the United States are considering holding security talks among foreign affairs and defense officials later in July, following North Korea's recent nuclear

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Agricultural cooperatives and local
governments across Japan are stepping up efforts to export homegrown farm

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp.'s <7203> Prius was
the best-selling automobile among all models including minivehicles in Japan

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)--Thanks to recent technological
developments by a Japanese team, people unable to move their muscles are

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert on the Group of Eight
summit downplayed concerns that a rise in the number of summit participants

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan and the United States concluded
a secret agreement allowing U.S. warships carrying nuclear weapons to make

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is in the
final stages of work toward resuming pork imports from South Korea's Cheju

Singapore, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Toray Industries Inc.
<3402> said Wednesday it will set up a water treatment technology research