Japanese officials to go to Sudan to study possible chopper ops+
TOKYO, May 6 Kyodo - The government is set to send a fact-finding mission to Sudan on Friday to study the feasibility of sending Ground Self-Defense Force helicopters to a U.N.
Monju nuclear reactor restarts after over 14 years of suspension+
TSURUGA, Japan, May 6 Kyodo - Japan's Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor resumed operations Thursday after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a sodium coolant leak and a resultant fire.<
A-bomb exhibit without Japan's atrocities not balanced: U.S. veteran+
NEW YORK, May 5 Kyodo - The head of a U.S. veterans group says exhibitions focusing on the damage wrought by the U.S.
Kim Jong Il arrives in Beijing for talks with Hu+
BEIJING, May 5 Kyodo -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and was
expected to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao later in the day, diplomatic
Gov`t to seek understanding of Okinawa over U.S. base relocation+
TOKYO, May 5 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano
agreed Wednesday that the government will continue seeking the understanding of
Japan raps N. Korea, Iran, promotes disarmament at NPT meetings+
NEW YORK, May 4 Kyodo -
The Japanese delegate to a U.N. conference on the nuclear nonproliferation pact
Asian finance ministers confirm solid recovery after crisis+
TASHKENT, May 2 Kyodo -
East Asian finance ministers confirmed Sunday that a strong economic recovery
Japanese, Russian governors to promote local-level exchanges+
MOSCOW, May 2 Kyodo -
Japanese and Russian governors agreed Sunday that promoting exchanges between
local officials will help to develop relations between the two countries,
N. Korea`s Kim likely to visit China soon: diplomatic sources+
BEIJING, May 2 Kyodo -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is expected to make a trip to China soon,
several diplomatic sources in Beijing said Sunday.
Tokunoshima mayors to meet with Hatoyama over Futemma in Tokyo Fri.+
TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan, May 2 Kyodo -
The mayors of three towns on Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture will
