YOKOHAMA, July 11 Kyodo - A Maritime Self-Defense Force officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to the charge of violating the defense secret protection law for allegedly leaking confidential data on t

RUSUTSU, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - Group of Eight leaders are expected to mark major progress in tackling global warming and the food crisis when they meet again in Italy next year, according to John

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - As Japanese politicians facing the possibility of an imminent general election hesitate to openly advocate a sharp rise in the consumption tax, the idea ofjacking up tobacco

SAPPORO, July 11 Kyodo - The town of Toyako, Hokkaido, the host of the Group of Eight summit, was seen returning to its daily routine Thursday after the end of the event for which local people spen

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Sony Corp.

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed Thursday to work to realize a visit by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Mi

SINGAPORE, July 11 Kyodo - North Korea has agreed to sign the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' non-aggression treaty, ASEAN official sources and diplomats said Thursday.

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Eighty-nine percent of Japanese surveyed said they want their children and grandchildren to develop a habit of reading newspapers, according to results of the private-sector

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - The government appealed on Thursday a district court ruling that ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture, citing concerns that opening it will e

RUSUTSU, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Japanese and international nongovernmental organizations on Wednesday criticized the Group of Eight nations for failing to agree on real action to tackle global