Court orders 100 mil. yen payment for suicide caused by overwork+
SAPPORO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
A court in Hokkaido on Monday ordered an agricultural cooperative in the
prefecture to pay 100 million yen in compensation to the relatives of a
FEATURE: Ex-hot rodder supports Japanese-Brazilian children in trouble+
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Anderson Hyuma Gushi, a 30-year-old Japanese-Brazilian, remembers his boyhood
days when he was bullied by his classmates at an elementary school as a
Japan's Jan. new auto sales plunge 27.9% amid widening global recession+
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Domestic sales of new vehicles plunged 27.9 percent in January from a year
earlier to 174,281 units, the largest drop for the reporting month, as the
Japan plans to host int'l donors conference for Pakistan in March+
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
The Japanese government is arranging to host an international ministerial-level
donors conference in late March to help Pakistan stabilize its economy,
Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits+
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, had a minor eruption early
No. of foreign trainees at Japanese firms on sharp decline: survey
TOKYO, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
The number of foreign trainees newly accepted by Japanese companies has been on
Panasonic likely to mark over 300 bil. yen in FY 2008 group net loss
OSAKA, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
Panasonic Corp. is expected to report more than 300 billion yen in consolidated
Major firms` pretax profits expected to fall 37% in FY 2008
TOKYO, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
Total pretax profits of major nonfinancial companies for fiscal 2008 ending in
Refugees say Thai navy towed boats to open sea, left them adrift
SABANG, Indonesia, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
The Thai navy dumped 583 mainly ethnic Rohingya refugees into four boats with
Aso pledges $17 bil. in aid to Asia to help counter crisis
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pledged Saturday to provide more than $17
