Washington, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their 2012 annual meetings in Tokyo in October that year, the executive boards of the two institutions

(Update 2) Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday offered to step down, allowing his cabinet to survive a no-confidence motion submitted by opposition parties t

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)--Former Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa is likely to vote for an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's cabinet at

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito plan to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday evening, or soon

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--A collection of paintings and diaries of Japanese painter Sakubei Yamamoto depicting coal miners in the first half of the 20th century has been chosen as world heritage

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan's economy is projected to fall 0.9 pct in 2011 in real terms, against a 0.8 pct rise estimated in April, due to the impact of the March disaster, the Organization

Tokyo (Jiji Press)- The nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is rocking the Japanese capital market.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) - The Japanese economy's contraction in January-March at an annualized rate of 3.7 pct, in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, put downward pressure on the country's

Toky (Jiji Press) - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with the five members of popular Japanese male pop group SMAP on Saturday night and said he will heartily welcome a SMAP concert in China

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Stocks bounced back moderately on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning, supported by an overnight ascent of U.S. equities and stability in exchange rates.