Gov't eyes weekend meeting with local people on U.S. base issue+
TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo -
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Friday he will likely meet with
''a range of people'' from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, this
DPJ panel eyes cut in child benefits amid tattered finances+
TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo -
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan may propose in its manifesto for this
S. Korean court orders retrial of Kyoto resident over spying+
TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo -
A South Korean high court has ordered a retrial for an ethnic Korean man living
N. Korea denies alleged involvement in sinking of S. Korea ship+
GYEONGJU, South Korea, May 14 Kyodo -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il denied Pyongyang's alleged involvement in the
Japan-Australia foreign, defense ministers to meet next Wed.+
TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo -
Japanese and Australian foreign and defense ministers will meet in Tokyo next
Wednesday for talks on security cooperation, nuclear disarmament and
Shinsei, Aozora decide to cancel merger plan+
TOKYO, May 14 Kyodo -
Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank decided to cancel their merger plan concluded last
Candidate registration for June's local elections closes
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By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration for next month's local elections
Reporters asked to register with Russia to cover visa-free exchanges+
TOKYO, May 13 Kyodo -
Russia has asked Japanese reporters and photographers who are planning to
accompany compatriots to the disputed islands off Hokkaido as part of this
