Opposition lawmakers call for Yosano to resign as Diet member+
TOKYO, Jan. 15 Kyodo -
Senior lawmakers of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party demanded
Saturday that Kaoru Yosano, a former LDP member who joined the reshuffled
Japan, S. Korea eye inter-Korean talks preceding Tokyo-Pyongyang meet+
SEOUL, Jan. 15 Kyodo -
Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday that inter-Korean dialogue should be held
Budget, tax remain high hurdles for Kan's Cabinet+
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
The new Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan launched Friday faces a number of
Opposition dissatisfied with Yosano joining Cabinet+
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Japanese opposition leader Sadakazu Tanigaki reacted sharply Friday to the
Russia's senior defense official to visit disputed islands+
MOSCOW, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Russia's deputy defense minister, Col. Gen. Dmitri Bulgakov, will visit the
Russian-controlled Etorofu and Kunashiri islands off Hokkaido from next
S. Korean captain released after admitting to illegal fishing in EEZ+
TOTTORI, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
The Japan Coast Guard on Friday released the captain of a South Korean
crab-fishing boat after he admitted to trespassing in Japan's exclusive
Kan revamps Cabinet to fight flagging popularity+
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday conducted a minor Cabinet reshuffle in the
Defense minister Kitazawa to visit Okinawa next week+
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Friday he plans to visit Okinawa
Prefecture soon to seek local understanding over a Japan-U.S. accord to
Territory row settlement with Japan `impossible` now: Russia official
MOSCOW, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
Russia believes the settlement of a long-standing dispute with Japan over
sovereignty of islands off Hokkaido is impossible in the near term, a top
Kitazawa, Gates to look into exporting jointly developed interceptor
TOKYO, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
