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Kan apologizes for lack of foresight in 2009 election pledges

TOKYO, July 22 Kyodo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized Friday to the public for his party's lack of foresight over its major policy pledges for the 2009 general election, in a move aimed at win

EAS ministers meet, focus on N. Korea, S. China Sea

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 22 Kyodo -

2 Koreas pledge to work toward early restart of 6-party nuke talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 22 Kyodo -

Child benefits may be cut if after-tax income above 10 million yen

TOKYO, July 22 Kyodo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling party, seeking to win opposition cooperation over a key budget-related bill, proposed Friday to cut the amount of child allowances to be pai