Ex-public servant acquitted over distribution of communist paper+
TOKYO, March 29 Kyodo -
The Tokyo High Court on Monday acquitted a former government agency employee of
violating the civil service law for handing out copies of the Japanese
Hatoyama backpedals on coming up with Futemma plan by March+
TOKYO, March 29 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama indicated Monday his government might not be able
Japan ready to strike food safety deal with China+
TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo - Japan plans to make final arrangements with China for a bilateral deal on food safety, following the detention of a Chinese man suspected of involvement in poisoning frozen
N. Korean defector Hwang may visit Japan in early April+
TOKYO, March 28 Kyodo - Hwang Jang Yop, a former high-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea in 1997, is considering visiting Japan in the second week of April, several governmen
Tokunoshima residents hold protest rally against Futemma plan+
KAGOSHIMA, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - About 4,200 residents of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture held a protest rally Sunday following reports that the island is one of the candidate
Okada leaves for U.S., to attend G-8 ministerial meeting in Canada+
TOKYO, March 28 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada left Sunday for the United States and Canada to meet with U.S.
More than half believe economy heading for worse+
TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo -
More than half of Japan's adults believe the country's economy is worsening, a
Cabinet Office opinion survey on social awareness showed Saturday.
NPA to dispatch senior officials to China over dumpling case+
TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo -
The National Police Agency decided Saturday to dispatch senior investigators to
China soon to get detailed information about the probe into a dumpling
