Japan, Australia vow support for S. Korea over ship sinking
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Lower house passes emissions bill, aiming to slash by 25% by 2020
TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo -
The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would aim to slash
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 and
Ozawa`s indictment unlikely as ex-aides deny conspiracy
TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo -
Prosecutors began considering Tuesday dropping a case again against Democratic
Miyazaki Pref. declares state of emergency over foot-and-mouth disease
TOKYO, May 19 Kyodo -
Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru declared a state of emergency in the
prefecture on Tuesday over the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cows and
Uniqlo operator eyes boosting global operations, with India in sight
TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo -
Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the popular Uniqlo casual clothing chain,
Gov`t to send more SDF members to tackle foot-and-mouth disease
TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo -
The government decided Monday to dispatch more Self-Defense Forces members to
Miyazaki to help tackle the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the
U.S. nixes Japan's proposed new Futemma base relocation site+
TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo - The United States has rejected Japan's proposal for moving offshore the site for relocating a U.S. Marine Corps base within Okinawa Prefecture, Japan-U.S.
Prosecutors question ex-aide over Ozawa political funds case+
TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo - Prosecutors on Monday questioned a former secretary to Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa after the ruling party's No.
Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet Cambodian King Sihamoni+
TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, who is on his first state visit to Japan, at the Imperial Palace on Monday.
Hirano asks local backers to urge Tokunoshima mayors to OK U.S. drills
KAGOSHIMA, Japan, May 16 Kyodo -
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano on Sunday asked local advocates for
