MOSCOW, March 3 Kyodo - Russia intends to cement its control of Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido by deploying sophisticated weapons, such as antiship cruise missiles and an air defense system,

KYOTO, March 3 Kyodo - Police arrested a preparatory school student in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday for allegedly cheating in college entrance exams by using a mobile phone.

TOKYO, March 3 Kyodo - A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker tried to leave the ruling party on Thursday, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan as he faces an uphill battle to secure enou

TOKYO, March 3 Kyodo - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa said Thursday that the 16 DPJ members who recently boycotted a parliamentary vote on the budget were perfectly entitled t

TOKYO, March 3 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on Thursday apologized to five former Australian prisoners of war and their families in Tokyo over forced labor during World War II.

TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - The Democratic Party of Japan found it difficult Wednesday to persuade some of the 16 lawmakers of the ruling party who boycotted a vote on the fiscal 2011 budget in parliame

NEW YORK, March 1 Kyodo - The U.N.

TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - Japan on Wednesday urged emerging economies whose emissions of greenhouse gases have been on the rise to ''play a responsible role'' in the global fight against climate chang

TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - A Japanese government plane sent to New Zealand left for home Wednesday, but family members of the Japanese affected by the earthquake there who are now in the quake-hit area

TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - A stable master, whose protege Takenawa was reported in the media to have admitted that some 40 wrestlers have been involved in match fixing in the past, denied the allegatio