Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate stood at 5.0 pct in September, down 0.1 percentage point

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan on Wednesday started the third
round of "shiwake" screening for eliminating wasteful use of financial

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and
his visiting Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, agreed Monday that the two

Sapporo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--A veteran opposition politician
handily defeated a ruling party candidate in a House of Representatives

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan is set to agree with Vietnam on
joint development of rare earth elements in the Southeast Asian country in

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Stocks ended a choppy session slightly
higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday morning, helped by the yen's
rapid weakening against the dollar.

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will overhaul
its National Policy Unit to ensure better implementation of key policy

Beijing, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--China will hold a summit meeting
with Japan on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Pirates have hijacked a cargo vessel
operated by Japan's NYK-Hinode Line Ltd. off the coast of Kenya, it was
learned Monday.

Geneva, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--China has canceled a meeting with
Japan that was set to be held here Wednesday on the sidelines of a general