FEATURE: 15 yrs after quake, Kobe radio station still serves foreign community
KOBE, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
The studio of community station Radio FM YY looks like a miniature version of
H.K. police detain 6 over suspected theft of watches from Ginza store
HONG KONG, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
Hong Kong police said Saturday they have arrested six people -- five from Hong
FOCUS: Prospect of weaker yen uncertain even after Kan`s remarks
TOKYO, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
At his first news conference after becoming Japan's new finance minister on
Jan. 7, Naoto Kan surprised the currency market by mentioning the specific
Hatoyama, Obama to issue statements on security treaty anniversary
NAGANO, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and U.S. President Barack Obama are
Okinawa governor repeats call to move Futemma outside prefecture+
NAHA, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima told Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano on
Kan says weaker yen helps business, refers to intervention+
TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
Finance Minister Naoto Kan reiterated Friday that a weaker yen is preferable
for the Japanese economy and hinted that Japan is ready to intervene in the
Gov`t seeks JAL`s court-backed bankruptcy, trimmed int`l operations+
TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
The government is making final arrangements to turn around Japan Airlines Corp.
through court-backed bankruptcy filing and massive trimming of its
Private creditor banks compile out-of-court restructuring plan for JAL+
TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Three private creditor banks have compiled their own out-of-court restructuring plan to turn around Japan Airlines Corp.
Japan's new finance minister Kan says weaker yen preferable+
TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Japan's new Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he is hoping that the yen will weaken from the current level to help the economy recover.
Japanese conductor Ozawa to undergo cancer treatment+
TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo -
Prominent Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa said Thursday he has been diagnosed
