Japan's Nov. crude steel output logs steepest fall in 10 yrs
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Japan's crude steel production in November plunged 12.9 percent from a year
UNHCR's Guterres hails Japan's adoption of refugee resettlement program
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed Japan's
decision to become the first Asian country to accept refugees under a
Honda president warns of hollowing out of Japan's auto industry
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui on Friday rapped the Japanese
government's ''slow'' response to the yen's recent sharp appreciation, saying
BOJ lowers key rate to 0.1% amid gov't pressure, Fed's move+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan cut its key interest rate to 0.1 percent from 0.3 percent
Friday, bowing to pressure from the government to do more to prop up the
Panasonic to turn Sanyo into subsidiary through tender offer+
OSAKA, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Panasonic Corp. said Friday it will launch a tender offer to turn smaller rival
Olympics: Parliamentary group set up to promote Tokyo's Olympic bid+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
A parliamentary group promoting Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games was
established with a ceremony Friday.
Business leaders hope BOJ's rate cut will stem strong yen+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Business leaders are hoping the Bank of Japan's interest rate cut Friday will
stem the sharp appreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar, which is
Otabe, Suzuki, Umemoto to be tapped for key Foreign Ministry posts+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone plans to place the Foreign Ministry's
Economic Affairs Bureau Director General Yoichi Otabe in the post of deputy
FY 2009 budget to hit record-high 88.55 tril. yen to fight downturn+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
The Finance Ministry is set to propose Saturday a fiscal 2009 state budget
totaling a record-high 88.55 trillion yen to equip Japan with ample means to
