Japan planned to take up rare earth issue at WTO but refrained+
GENEVA, Nov.
Japan, U.S. to launch talks to strengthen defense cooperation+
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 Kyodo - Japan and the United States will soon launch working-level talks to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation in the event of a contingency in Japan, with
Coast Guard member felt public needed to see leaked video of collisions+
TOKYO, Nov. 16 Kyodo - A Japan Coast Guard member said he posted online a video of collisions between Chinese and Japanese vessels near disputed islands because the footage had only
FOCUS: Kan saves face with China, Russia summits, but way ahead shaky
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 14 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Naoto Kan may have heaved a sigh of relief as he managed to meet
China, Japan should appropriately resolve 'sensitive issues': Yang+
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 14 Kyodo -
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his Japanese counterpart Seiji
Maehara on Sunday that the two countries should ''appropriately deal with
Trans-Pacific FTA negotiating countries want Japan in by Nov. 2011+
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 14 Kyodo -
Leaders from nine countries involved in negotiations for an expanded
trans-Pacific free trade pact on Sunday urged Japan to join the negotiations by
APEC to pursue free trade area based on regional frameworks+
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 14 Kyodo -
Pacific Rim leaders agreed Sunday in Yokohama to play a key role in forging a
vast free trade agreement encompassing the thriving region based on a
Nobel peace laureates seek universal pact to abolish nuclear arms+
HIROSHIMA, Nov. 14 Kyodo -
Nobel Peace Prize laureates on Sunday called on countries around the world to
