Hatoyama gives up on settling Futemma issue by May 31: sources+
TOKYO, May 10 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has likely given up on settling the issue of the
FEATURE: Filmmaker hopes documentary helps improve conditions in Myanmar
TOKYO, May 9 Kyodo -
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4 times higher mercury level in hair of whaling town residents
SHINGU, Japan, May 9 Kyodo -
Residents of Taiji, a whaling town in Wakayama Prefecture, have been found to
U.S. considered Korean Peninsula risks in nuclear posture review
WASHINGTON, May 9 Kyodo -
U.S. President Barack Obama stopped short of declaring deterrence against a
5,000 people rally in Kagoshima to oppose U.S. base relocation
KAGOSHIMA, Japan, May 8 Kyodo -
About 5,000 people gathered in the city of Kagoshima to protest Prime Minister
Offshore wind farms equivalent to 10 nuclear plants eyed
TOKYO, May 8 Kyodo -
(EDS: ADDING DETAILS) A high-powered government panel has drafted a plan that
Japan to propose declaring 2011-2020 U.N. decade of biodiversity+
TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo -
Japan will propose a resolution at the U.N. General Assembly meeting this
autumn to declare the 10 years through 2020 the U.N. Decade of Biodiversity so
Island heads reject Hatoyama's request to host U.S. base functions+
TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday asked mayors from Tokunoshima Island to
FOCUS: Outlook for main parties in upper house election looks murky+
TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo -
With about two months left before an upper house election this summer, the
outcome is hard to foresee as public support falls away from the
Hatoyama suggests 'moving Futemma outside Okinawa' was not a pledge+
TOKYO, May 6 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama suggested Thursday that he was only referring to a challenge, not a pledge, when he said during last year's election campaign that his Democratic
