Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui arrived in Japan early Tuesday to meet with families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang in the past.

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan and Britain have agreed to issue
their leaders' joint statement later this year on measures to deepen their

Washington, July 14 (Jiji press)--The International Monetary Fund
on Wednesday urged Japan to start raising the consumption tax in fiscal 2011

Silicon Valley, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will collaborate with Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. <6702> to offer new cloud computing services.

Washington, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government is concerned
that the Democratic Party of Japan-led government may become unstable

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--The key Nikkei average rose slightly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning thanks to a favorable shift in the environment surrounding the market, but its upside was

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's core machinery orders dropped
at their fastest pace since August 2008 in May, signaling that companies,

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday
declassified a total of 37 files on the 1960 Japan-U.S. security treaty

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--With increasing international efforts to promote photovoltaic power generation to combat global warming and stimulate economic activity, Japan is determined to return as

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's space agency said Monday it has
found particles inside the capsule that the unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa