Japan culture promotion body launched in Brazil+
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 Kyodo -
A group of Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro has launched an organization to promote
U.N. members may give up mandatory cargo inspections for resolution+
NEW YORK, June 9 Kyodo -
Seven key U.N. members are leaning toward removing proposed mandatory
inspections of North Korean cargo from a draft Security Council resolution over
Chinese tourists prioritize nature in Japan: survey
FUKUOKA, June 9 Kyodo - Chinese people tend to prioritize nature while South Koreans prefer to put emphasis on tradition when they pick Japanese cities as travel destinations, according to a survey
Japan's April key economic gauge marks 1st rise in 11 months
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - Japan's key gauge of the current state of the economy in April marked the first rise in 11 months, the government said Tuesday, adding to signs that the economy has been recov
FOCUS: 'Kawaii ambassadors' trot globe to promote Japanese pop culture+
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo -
Three female ''pop culture addressers'' popularly called ''Kawaii (pretty)
ambassadors'' appointed by the Foreign Ministry have started traveling abroad
LDP proposes Japan obtain ability to hit enemy's missile launch sites
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - Defense policy-making panels of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday proposed that Japan acquire the capacity to strike an enemy's missile launch sites as part of it
Sales tax hike inevitable for Japan's fiscal health: gov't estimate
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - The government must raise Japan's consumption tax rate to 12 percent from the current 5 percent if it is to achieve a newly proposed fiscal discipline target, an official esti
Gov't releases English guidebook on Japanese local cuisines+
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Tuesday released an English guidebook on local cuisines as part of efforts to promote tourism in Japan's countryside.
Lower house to vote on bills to revise transplant law next week+
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - Japan's lower house is set to hold a vote next week on four different bills to amend the contentious organ transplant law that have reinvigorated discussions on whether brain
Gov't not to appeal A-bomb suit loss at Tokyo High Court+
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - The government will not appeal a Tokyo High Court ruling ordering the state to certify 29 of 30 plaintiffs as suffering from illness caused by radiation from the atomic bombin
