Toyota to recall 1.7 million vehicles worldwide
TOKYO, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp.
Death penalty sought for man over 2008 Akihabara rampage
TOKYO (KYODO) Prosecutors sought the death penalty Tuesday for a 28-year-old former temporary worker charged over a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in June 2008 that killed seven peo
More firms withdraw from Tokyo anime fair in ordinance protest
TOKYO (KYODO) An upcoming Tokyo government-run subculture fair will see a sharp fall in the number of exhibitors, the organizer said Tuesday, a move widely taken as a protest against new regulation
BOJ upbeat on Japanese economy amid firm exports, production
TOKYO, (Kyodo) - The Japanese economy could soon overcome its recent pause and return to moderate recovery, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Tuesday, citing firmer exports and producti
Ozawa to face indictment soon
TOKYO, Jan. 18 Kyodo -
Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa refused Tuesday to submit to questioning over
Record low 68.8% graduating university students find jobs+
TOKYO, Jan. 18 Kyodo - Only 68.8 percent of university students had found jobs as of Dec.
BOJ cuts view on regional economies, Shirakawa pledges strong easing+
TOKYO, Jan. 17 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan downgraded Monday the assessments on almost all regional
