Sumo: JSA to discuss retirement pay for Asashoryu+
TOKYO, Feb. 7 Kyodo -
The Japan Sumo Association said Sunday it will hold a board meeting Wednesday
Record high 85% of Japanese in favor of death penalty: survey+
TOKYO, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
The percentage of Japanese people in favor of the death penalty has reached a
160 SDF troops leave for quake-hit Haiti for U.N. mission+
TOKYO, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
About 160 members of the Self-Defense Forces left for Haiti on Saturday night
to engage in U.N. peacekeeping operations and help with reconstruction
Over 70% want Ozawa to resign, Cabinet disapproval rate at 45%: poll+
TOKYO, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
More than 70 percent of people surveyed believed that Ichiro Ozawa should
resign as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan over a
B-52 bomber makes unscheduled landing at U.S. base in Okinawa+
NAHA, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
A B-52 bomber made an unscheduled landing Saturday at the U.S. Kadena Air Base
Japanese whaling ship rams protest boat: Sea Shepherd
SYDNEY, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
A Japanese whaling ship intentionally rammed a vessel of the U.S. environmental
Toyota president offers apology as recall over Prius mulled+
TOKYO, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda apologized Friday for massive global
recalls of its top-selling models in his first official news conference to
SDP chief expects indicted lawmaker to resign voluntarily+
TOKYO, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima indicated Friday that a
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker charged with misreporting political funds
Cabinet OKs plan to dispatch SDF to quake-hit Haiti+
TOKYO, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
The Cabinet endorsed on Friday a specific plan for Japan's dispatch of
Self-Defense Forces personnel to quake-hit Haiti to engage in U.N. peacekeeping
Kan says it is more appropriate to discuss yuan at G-20+
TOKYO, Feb. 5 Kyodo -
Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday it would be more appropriate to discuss
issues concerning the Chinese yuan under the framework of the Group of 20
