TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - The Democratic Party of Japan found it difficult Wednesday to persuade some of the 16 lawmakers of the ruling party who boycotted a vote on the fiscal 2011 budget in parliame
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TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - Japan on Wednesday urged emerging economies whose emissions of greenhouse gases have been on the rise to ''play a responsible role'' in the global fight against climate chang
TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - A Japanese government plane sent to New Zealand left for home Wednesday, but family members of the Japanese affected by the earthquake there who are now in the quake-hit area
TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - A stable master, whose protege Takenawa was reported in the media to have admitted that some 40 wrestlers have been involved in match fixing in the past, denied the allegatio
TOKYO, March 2 Kyodo - Russia rejected claims Wednesday that it is planning a military buildup in the Far East region including the disputed islands off Hokkaido, while Japan voiced its displeasure
TOKYO, March 1 Kyodo - Japan's record 92.41 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2011 cleared the powerful lower house of parliament Tuesday, paving the way for its enactment by March 31, but the prospec
TOKYO, March 1 Kyodo - Japan's record 92.41 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2011 cleared the powerful lower house of parliament Tuesday, paving the way for its enactment by March 31, but the prospec
TOKYO, March 1 Kyodo - New European Union Ambassador to Japan Hans Dietmar Schweisgut said Tuesday that the European Union and Japan have not yet reached the point of starting negotiations for a bi
TOKYO, March 1 Kyodo - The Democratic Party of Japan decided Tuesday to punish 16 lawmakers who abstained from voting in parliament on the fiscal 2010 budget proposed by the government of Prime Min
