Noda says Japan will take `appropriate` steps to counter yen`s surge
TOKYO, Aug. 25 Kyodo -
Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday that Japan will take
''appropriate'' measures to counter the yen's recent sharp rise against the
Japanese relief equipment arrives in Pakistan
MULTAN, Pakistan, Aug. 25 Kyodo -
A Japanese Air Self-Defense transport plane arrived in the central Pakistani
Chinese boy qualifies to train to become professional shogi player
TOKYO, Aug. 25 Kyodo -
A 14-year-old Chinese boy on Wednesday qualified to train to become a
professional player of shogi, a traditional Japanese board game similar to
Gov't to protest tourists' visit to disputed isle with Russian visas+
TOKYO, Aug. 24 Kyodo -
Cabinet ministers on Tuesday showed irritation at a group of Japanese tourists
for visiting one of the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan using
FOCUS: Inaction prods Japan to get double-whammy of strong yen, stock falls+
TOKYO, Aug. 24 Kyodo -
Japanese authorities' inaction to stem the yen's recent advance spooked
investors worried about its impact on the export-reliant Japanese economy as
Gov't frets over yen's 'one-sided' move but shows no policy response+
TOKYO, Aug. 24 Kyodo -
The government again expressed its concern about the yen's strength on Tuesday,
Japan, China, S. Korea to promote environment-friendly tourism+
HUZHOU, China, Aug. 23 Kyodo - The tourism ministers of Japan, China and South Korea jointly proposed Monday that environment-friendly tourism be promoted to help reduce carbon dioxide
