MOSCOW, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
Russia believes the settlement of a long-standing dispute with Japan over
sovereignty of islands off Hokkaido is impossible in the near term, a top

TOKYO, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert

TOKYO, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
Corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2010 fell 13.9 percent from a year earlier

TOKYO, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
The Japan Coast Guard announced Thursday that the 39-year-old captain of a
South Korean crab-fishing vessel has been arrested on suspicion of illegal

TOKYO, Jan. 13 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he will form ''the most powerful''
Cabinet in a bid to overcome the crisis facing Japan, with the possibility

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