Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister
Yukio Hatoyama officially asked Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima on Sunday

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc.
<6665> has sued NEC Corp. <6701> and Hitachi Ltd. <6501> for some 11.9

Toronto, May 19 (Jiji Press)--"There is no scientific basis" for Japan's curbs on beef imports from Canada that have been in place on concerns over mad cow disease, Canadian International Trade Min

Toronto, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Canadian Bankers Association
President Nancy Anthony on Tuesday expressed concern about the Japanese
government's postal service reform efforts.

Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)--It was two times more difficult for people aged around 30 than those 10 years older to find regular jobs soon after graduation, according to an Osaka University of Comme

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Smokers do not have to look for their
places if they have Japan Tobacco Inc.'s <2914> smokeless tobacco product

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--The government and the National

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese ruling party kingpin Ichiro
Ozawa is ready to come before a parliamentary ethics panel to speak on the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan needs to surmount difficult
hurdles in order to achieve a 44.3-trillion-yen cap on new government debt

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
<8316> aims to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November at the