62 solitary deaths in 2009 at housing for 1995 quake victims+
KOBE, Jan. 15 Kyodo -
A total of 62 residents of housing built in Hyogo Prefecture for survivors of
JAL to halve subsidiaries, trim operations 30% in turnaround efforts+
TOKYO, Jan. 15 Kyodo -
Struggling Japan Airlines Corp. plans to halve the number of its overstretched
subsidiaries and scale down its operations by around 30 percent under a
Hatoyama assures U.S. senator Futemma issue will be resolved in May+
TOKYO, Jan. 15 Kyodo -
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said Friday he was assured by Prime Minister Yukio
Kobe Steel`s new plant takes only 10 minutes to make iron
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Kobe Steel Ltd. said Thursday it has started operations at an iron-making plant
Still no clear idea of Japan`s medium-term fiscal targets: Kan
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he has no clear idea yet on how to set
U.S. senator seeks reasonable resolution of Futemma stalemate
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said Thursday he hopes for a ''reasonable resolution''
Hatoyama to head into election with Ozawa as DPJ`s No. 2
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday he will retain Ichiro Ozawa in the
Japan, Germany agree to cooperate on nuke disarmament, climate change
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and German Foreign Minister Guido
Westerwelle agreed Thursday that the two countries should cooperate on nuclear
S. Korea foreign minister calls for `harmonious` Futemma settlement
SEOUL, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan said Thursday he hopes for a
''harmonious'' settlement of a spat over relocation of a U.S. military base in
Japan announces $5 mil. in grants for Haiti quake relief
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Japan will extend up to $5 million in grants to Haiti, which was hit by a
strong earthquake Tuesday, as well as 30 million yen worth of emergency aid
