TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan expressed gratitude Monday in a written message published in newspapers worldwide for ''the bonds of friendship'' shown by more than 130 countries and regio

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Bank of Japan on Monday downwardly revised its assessments of seven out of nine regional economies in the country following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that have cripple

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