High court decides to retry 1990 murder case to acquit Sugaya+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
The Tokyo High Court decided Tuesday to open a retrial of a 62-year-old man,
who was convicted and imprisoned for more than 17 years over a 1990 murder
Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle+
NAHA, Japan, June 23 Kyodo -
Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday marked the 64th anniversary of the end of the
Japan plays down impact of Clinton's absence at G-8 ministers' meeting+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
A Japanese Foreign Ministry official played down on Tuesday the impact of U.S.
ASDF F-2 fighter jet swerves off runway at Misawa, pilot injured+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
An Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jet swerved off a runway at Misawa Air
Toyoda, member of founding family, takes helm of Toyota+
NAGOYA, June 23 Kyodo -
Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. executive vice president and a member of the
company's founding family, assumed the presidency of the world's largest
Hitachi, Sharp pledge business turnaround to shareholders+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
Electronics makers Hitachi Ltd. and Sharp Corp. joined a string of major
Seven-Eleven Japan to cover 15% of costs in disposal of unsold items+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Tuesday it will introduce a new system on July 1
FY 2008 tax revenues to fall below forecast by over 2 trillion yen+
TOKYO, June 22 Kyodo -
Japan's tax revenues for fiscal 2008 are estimated to have totaled about 44
trillion yen, falling below the government's latest projection by over 2
Minister OKs Nishikawa's reappointment as Japan Post president+
TOKYO, June 22 Kyodo -
Internal affairs minister Tsutomu Sato said Monday he decided to authorize the
Japan's big-firm business sentiment recovers in Apr.-June qtr+
TOKYO, June 22 Kyodo -
Business sentiment among large Japanese firms improved in the April-June
quarter from the first three months of 2009 at a fast pace, helped by signs of
