Kan to replace Fujii as Japan's next finance minister+
TOKYO, Jan.
'Life-size' Gundam statue to be put on display in Shizuoka+
SHIZUOKA, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo -
A ''life-size'' statue of Gundam, a giant robot from a classic sci-fi animation
Fujii tells Hatoyama he wants to resign due to poor health+
TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo -
Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii told Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday
Japan to let N. Korean soccer team take part in Tokyo tournament+
TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo -
Japan will allow the North Korean women's national soccer team to take part in
LEAD: Japan finance chief Fujii to resign due to poor health+
TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo -
(EDS: RECASTING WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT)
Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii will step down from his post due to poor
Japan suspends consular services in Yemen+
CAIRO, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
The Japanese Embassy in Yemen suspended on Monday the processing of visa
applications and other consular services at the embassy.
Nearly 40% of polled firms expecting double-dip recession+
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Nearly 40 percent of major Japanese companies in a Kyodo News survey said that
the Japanese economy is ''highly likely'' or ''likely'' to fall into a
