Cabinet OKs over 1 tril. yen for growth steps, 10% spending cut+
TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed plans to earmark more
Japan to defer decision on Futenma relocation until after November
TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo -
The Japanese government plans to defer a decision on a specific scheme for the
relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa
Japan`s June exports up 27.7%, but pace slows for 4th straight month+
TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo -
Japanese exports in June rose 27.7 percent from a year before, but the pace of
Body of Japanese victim of train accident to be moved to Geneva+
GENEVA, July 25 Kyodo - The body of a Japanese woman who died in a train accident Friday in Switzerland will be transported from the alpine canton of Valais where the accident occurred to Geneva, w
22 dead, 14 injured as heat wave continues in Japan+
TOKYO, July 25 Kyodo - Twenty-two people died and 14 others were injured in Japan on Sunday as a result of water and mountain accidents as well as heat stroke as temperatures continued to soar acro
5 killed in rescue helicopter crash on mountain in Saitama+
SAITAMA, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - A rescue helicopter belonging to the Saitama prefectural government crashed Sunday on a mountain in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, killing five of the seven people ab
Russia designates Sept. 2 as victory over Japan day+
MOSCOW, July 25 Kyodo - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill designating Sept.
Sumo: Hakuho 1st to three-peat with perfect 15-0 records+
NAGOYA, July 25 Kyodo - Just call him superman. A day after capturing his 15th career title, Mongolian grand champion Hakuho
Japan, Laos agree to cooperate on global warming, U.N. reform+
VIENTIANE, July 25 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh agreed Sunday to cooperate on measures to tackle global warming and efforts to refo
