DPJ-backed Kawakatsu wins Shizuoka election, dealing blow to Aso+
SHIZUOKA, Japan, July 6 Kyodo -
A Democratic Party of Japan-backed candidate won Sunday's gubernatorial
Japan's emperor, empress visit park, farm in Ottawa suburbs+
OTTAWA, July 4 Kyodo -
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Saturday visited a park and a
farm in the Ottawa area where they are staying for the first leg of their
Student sent to prosecutors for fatally stabbing classmate+
NARA, Japan, July 5 Kyodo -
Police sent a 17-year-old male high school student to prosecutors Sunday on
Japan orders Amazon.com arm to pay 14 bil. yen in back taxes+
TOKYO, July 5 Kyodo -
Japan's taxation authorities ordered a Seattle-based affiliate of online
retailer Amazon.com Inc. to pay 14 billion yen in back taxes for unreported
Forum to seek 50% global emissions cut by 2050, 80% by advanced nations
TOKYO, July 4 Kyodo -
A multilateral forum on climate change is set to call for a 50 percent global
emissions cut by 2050, with industrialized nations reducing greenhouse gas
GPS to be used to predict heavy rain
TOKYO, July 4 Kyodo -
The Japan Meteorological Agency will use a global positioning system to improve
Japan lodges protest with N. Korea over missile launches
TOKYO, July 4 Kyodo -
The Japanese government lodged a protest with North Korea through diplomatic
