Ex-abductee Hasuike wins nonfiction award+
TOKYO, Aug. 27 Kyodo -
Repatriated abductee Kaoru Hasuike won an award Thursday for a nonfiction work
U.S. welcomes reduced regional tension, but N. Korea sanctions continue+
TOKYO, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A visiting U.S. official in charge of sanctions on North Korea said Wednesday he welcomes the easing of regional tension but that it is important to implement a U.N.
U.N. disarmament conference opens in Niigata+
NIIGATA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Participants called for taking major steps toward creating a world without nuclear weapons as a U.N.
Yamato to launch home delivery service in China, expand in Asia+
TOKYO, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Yamato Holdings Co. said Wednesday it will launch door-to-door parcel delivery service in China in January, expanding such operation outside Japan for the first time.
Toyota plans to cut global output capacity some 700,000 units+
NAGOYA, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp.
794 new-flu group infections logged in 1 week, 4th death in Japan+
TOKYO, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A total of 794 cases of new-influenza group infections were confirmed at educational, medical, welfare and other facilities in Japan in the week from Aug.
