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LONDON, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
Environmental groups have criticized proposals which are designed to break the
international stalemate on the future of whaling.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 Kyodo -
Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki on Wednesday sent a

TOKYO, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-largest automaker, said Thursday it is
launching the all-new Insight hybrid car priced lower in Japan than the Prius

JAKARTA, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to pay a two-day
visit to Indonesia later this month, a local newspaper reported Thursday.

YONAGO, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
The employer of a crab-fishing boat crew detained in Russia said Thursday it
has reached an agreement with Russian authorities on their release.

TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - A research team at Keio University has succeeded in curing mice whose hind legs
are paralyzed due to damage to the spinal cord by transplanting neural stem

TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - A government panel on Wednesday recommended to Justice Minister Eisuke Mori
that business transactions, employment contracts, and seven other issues should

TAIPEI, Feb. 4 Kyodo - An American-born lawyer aiming to run in an upcoming by-election for a seat in
Taiwan's parliament said Wednesday he would focus on environmental issues and

TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday it will cut about 15,000 jobs worldwide by the
end of March next year as it expects to incur 380 billion yen in group net loss