Russia demands deposit money for releasing Japanese fishing boat,crew
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Russia has demanded that Japan pay deposit money for the return of a
crab-fishing boat and the release of its captain and crew after the vessel was
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton to visit Japan Feb. 16-17
TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Japan on Feb. 16-17 for
talks on issues including the financial crisis and Afghanistan, likely making
N. Korean leader takes wait-and-see stance toward U.S.: sources
BEIJING, Feb. 4 Kyodo - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told a Chinese official who recently visited
Pyongyang that he is waiting to see the policies of the new U.S.
1.59 mil. living on welfare in Japan, up 50,000 in year
TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - About 1.59 million people were living on welfare in Japan as of November, up
nearly 50,000 from a year earlier, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said
State not to appeal court order recognizing A-bomb victims
TOKYO, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Tuesday it will not appeal a court
Japan, Peru to enter FTA talks: negotiation sources
TOKYO, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
Japan and Peru are set to agree later this month to launch preliminary talks on
a bilateral free trade agreement, negotiation sources said Tuesday.
CORRECTED: FOCUS: Aso's misreading bloopers spark kanji book boom+
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso's support rate keeps plummeting due to public doubts
over his leadership ability and a series of policy flip-flops, but he may
IWC panel proposes allowing coastal whaling
LONDON, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
An International Whaling Commission panel proposed Monday allowing Japan to
'Amakudari' arrangement to be banned by end of year+
TOKYO, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso expressed willingness Tuesday to forbid ministries and
High court gives ex-fund manager Murakami suspended prison term
TOKYO, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday sentenced former investment fund manager
Yoshiaki Murakami to two years in prison, suspended for three years,
