Japanese population declines by record 180,000 to 127.51 mil.+
TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo -
Japan's estimated population decreased for the second year in a row, declining
Hatoyama blames media for making U.S. base salient issue+
TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama expressed displeasure Friday with the media
Japanese minister Okada chairs U.N. debate on peace building+
NEW YORK, April 16 Kyodo -
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Friday chaired a U.N. Security
Japan protests over S. Korean geological survey around Takeshima+
TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo -
Tokyo lodged a protest with Seoul on Friday after a South Korean
government-affiliated research institute announced it will conduct a geological
Minister, opposition lawmaker broach subject of `double election`
TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo -
A Cabinet minister and a senior opposition lawmaker on Friday mentioned the
ASDF scrambles hit 299 in FY '09, 1st against N. Korean planes in decade+
TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo -
Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled against foreign
ASDF scrambles hit 299 in FY '09, 1st against N. Korean planes in decade+
TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled against foreign airplanes flying near Japanese airspace 299 times in fiscal 2009 through March 31, up 62 from the
BOJ raises assessments for 7 out of 9 regional economies+
TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan on Thursday raised its assessments for seven of the nation's
nine regional economies as Japan's economic recovery continues amid
Japan to issue visas again for Uyghur activist Kadeer, Dalai Lama+
TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo -
Japan plans to issue entry visas for Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer and Tibet's
Gov't drafts guidelines for teaching Japanese to foreign residents+
TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo - A government subcommittee has drafted guidelines for the first time on teaching Japanese to foreign residents of Japan in order to support them in their daily
