U.S. eyed envoy visit to N. Korea on condition Pyongyang halt launch+
TOKYO, March 14 Kyodo - Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S.
Chinese vice president Xi to visit Japan in fall or later: sources+
TOKYO, March 14 Kyodo - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the most prominent candidate to succeed President Hu Jintao, will likely visit Japan in the fall or later this year, with the schedule pus
More than 60% back antipiracy missions by SDF: gov't poll+
TOKYO, March 14 Kyodo - More than 60 percent of respondents backed antipiracy operations by the Self-Defense Forces while the ratio of those opposing the SDF's involvement in such missions was lim
2 seriously injured in strong wind+
TOKYO, March 14 Kyodo - At least two people were seriously injured Saturday when they were hit by strong wind caused by a low pressure system covering eastern Japan.
Destroyers leave for antipiracy mission off Somalia+
KURE, Japan, March 14 Kyodo - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers set sail Saturday for an antipiracy mission off Somalia, marking the first such activity abroad for the country's Self-
Japan urges N. Korea to cancel satellite launch+
TOKYO, March 13 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso warned in a strongly worded message to North
Aso says he will not overlook N. Korea test-firing missile over Japan+
TOKYO, March 13 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso said Friday he would not overlook it if North Korea
Japan orders MSDF dispatch for antipiracy mission off Somalia+
TOKYO, March 13 Kyodo -
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Friday ordered the dispatch of
Aso orders ruling bloc to draw up additional economic steps+
TOKYO, March 13 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso ordered the ruling parties Friday to compile
large-scale additional economic measures lasting several fiscal years in an
