Japan protests to China over work at gas field
BEIJING, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
Japan has lodged repeated protests to China for continuing exploration work at
Ex-lawmaker Nagata commits suicide in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
Former House of Representatives member Hisayasu Nagata, who resigned as an
Aso not to call general election until passage of FY 2009 budget
TOKYO, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso said Sunday he will not consider dissolving the House
Japan pledges $10 mil. in humanitarian aid to Palestinians
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pledged Saturday to provide $10 million (about
Keidanren eyes job recovery through boost in green technology: Mitarai
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Japan's most influential business lobby is planning to compile its own
job-creating measures to address a recent tide of layoffs among temporary
Vacationers returning from overseas peak at Narita airport
NARITA, Japan, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Overseas vacationers and other travelers crowded Narita International Airport
Japan`s Amano, S. Africa`s Minty nominated for IAEA chief
VIENNA, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that Japan's Yukiya Amano
and South African Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty have been nominated as
Almost all firms see Japan in recession: poll
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Almost all of 109 major Japanese companies surveyed said Japan is in recession,
Dept. stores begin 2009 business with price-cuts
TOKYO, Jan. 2 Kyodo -
Major department stores kicked off their business for 2009 on Friday, cutting
2008 traffic death toll falls for 8th straight year to 5,155
TOKYO, Jan. 2 Kyodo - The road traffic death toll during 2008 in Japan decreased for the eighth year
in a row to 5,155, down 589 from a year before, the National Police Agency said
