Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--The key Nikkei average rose slightly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning thanks to a favorable shift in the environment surrounding the market, but its upside was

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's core machinery orders dropped
at their fastest pace since August 2008 in May, signaling that companies,

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday
declassified a total of 37 files on the 1960 Japan-U.S. security treaty

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--With increasing international efforts to promote photovoltaic power generation to combat global warming and stimulate economic activity, Japan is determined to return as

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's space agency said Monday it has
found particles inside the capsule that the unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute of

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industries are divided over a
government plan to launch a comprehensive financial exchange by fiscal 2013

Washington, June 28 (Jiji Press)--International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Monday that he does not see "any kind of immediate risk" for Japan's public financing.

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--The Hong Kong stock exchange is
expected to have the first Japanese company listing soon, its chief, Charles

Toronto, June 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
emphasized Saturday that indirect condemnation of North Korea by leaders of