Kan set to pick Matsumoto as Japan's new foreign minister
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - UPDATE1:(EDS: RECASTING WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS)
Japan voices regret over U.S. official's alleged 'extortion' comments
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo -Japan on Tuesday expressed regret over alleged comments by a senior U.S.
Japan Cabinet OKs sanctions against Libya
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan approved Tuesday a set of sanctions against Libya as part of international efforts to stop crackdowns by its leader Muammar Gaddafi on
Pirates to be brought to Japan after attack on tanker in Indian Ocean
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - The Japanese government will bring to Japan four pirates who were captured after attacking a tanker operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
Business failures in Japan fall 9% in Feb., debts dip 7%
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan slipped 9.4 percent from a year earlier to 987 in February, the 19th straight month of fall, as government financial aid apparen
Japan, Serbia agree to boost people exchanges, seek U.N. reform
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Serbian President Boris Tadic agreed Tuesday that the two countries will boost interpersonal exchanges by easing visa requirements and w
Japan voices regret over U.S. official's alleged comments
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japan on Tuesday expressed regret to the United States over alleged comments by a U.S.
Japan's new foreign minister likely to take office Wed.
TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japan's new foreign minister is expected to take office on Wednesday, following Seiji Maehara's resignation over a money scandal, government officials said Tuesday.
Edano to temporarily double as Japan's foreign minister
TOKYO, March 7 Kyodo - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano will temporarily double as Japan's foreign minister, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday, a day after Seiji Maehara announced his resigna
Christchurch mayor eyes building memorial for quake victims
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 7 Kyodo - The mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, expressed his willingness Monday to build a monument in memory of victims of the Feb.
