TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - The number of new condominiums put on sale in the Tokyo metropolitan area in fiscal 2008 to this March declined 30.9 percent from the previous year to 40,166 units, sliding

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - About 40 percent of the global marine catch is caught unintentionally, a study group of the global conservation group WWF said Wednesday, estimating the amount is at least 3

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - The Japanese government and the ruling coalition plan to allow a new public entity to spend up to 50 trillion yen of taxpayers' money on buying stocks directly from the mark

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - The Japanese government and the ruling coalition plan to allow a new public entity to spend up to 50 trillion yen of taxpayers' money on buying stocks directly from the mar

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo -
Japan is making final arrangements to pledge $1 billion, or 100 billion yen,

TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso suggested Wednesday the six-party talks framework aimed

TOKYO, April 14 Kyodo - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai expressed irritation Tuesday over repeated fire incidents at Japan's biggest nuclear power plant as it prepares to resta

TOKYO, April 14 Kyodo - Japan and Peru formally agreed Tuesday to start talks for a bilateral free trade agreement, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said.

SINGAPORE, April 14 Kyodo - The abrupt cancellation of Asian summits in Thailand last weekend after the meeting venue was swamped by antigovernment protesters has dented ASEAN's image and is being

TOKYO, April 14 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday called on North Korea to respect a U.N. Security Council statement condemning its rocket launch after the North