Aso, Medvedev make little headway over disputed islands+
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in
Diet begins examining N. Korea inspection bill, passage unclear+
TOKYO, July 9 Kyodo -
A House of Representatives panel began deliberating a bill Thursday aimed at
LEAD: Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development+
TOKYO, July 9 Kyodo -
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The Japanese government stepped up its efforts to benefit from Iraq's attempt
Businesses reopen in riot-hit Urumqi amid heightened security+
URUMQI, China, July 9 Kyodo -
Four days after bloody protests broke out this city in China's far western
G-8 condemns N. Korean nuclear test, deplores Iranian violence+
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 Kyodo - Leaders of the Group of Eight countries condemned North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch, urging the international community to take concrete steps agai
Japan, China agree to cooperate for progress in 6-way nuclear talks+
TOKYO, July 9 Kyodo - Chief nuclear negotiators from China and Japan on Thursday affirmed the need to cooperate to break the impasse in negotiations on denuclearizing North Korea, but stopped short
China becomes world's largest auto market for 1st time in 1st half+
BEIJING, July 9 Kyodo - China for the first time outpaced the United States in auto sales on a half-year basis to become the largest auto market in the world as an auto industry group said Thursday
Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development+
TOKYO, July 9 Kyodo - The Japanese government stepped up its effort to benefit from Iraq's attempt to attract foreign investment to its oil sector as the energy ministers of the two countries met T
G-8 seeks nuke-free world, rebukes N. Korea, sets global warming goal+
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 Kyodo - Leaders of the Group of Eight industrial powers meeting in Italy on Wednesday called for a world free of nuclear weapons and condemned North Korea for its nuclear an
