TOKYO, May 21 Kyodo -
More major companies in Japan stepped up precautionary measures against a new
strain of influenza on Thursday, following Wednesday's confirmation of the

TOKYO, May 21 Kyodo -
Japan and the World Bank are considering establishing a disaster insurance
system for Pacific island countries that would allow them to receive immediate

TOKYO, May 21 Kyodo -
The tally of new-influenza infections in Japan continues to rise, reaching 292
on Thursday with Kyoto becoming the sixth Japanese prefecture with a patient,

TOKYO, May 21 Kyodo -
Japan joined the ranks of many other countries Thursday by introducing an
aspect of the judicial system that enables ordinary citizens to try criminal

BEIJING, May 21 Kyodo -
Japan, China and South Korea agreed in principle on Thursday that a summit of
the three countries that China is hosting this year will take place in late

TOKYO, May 20 Kyodo -
The first cases of the new strain of H1N1 influenza were confirmed both in
Tokyo and Shiga Prefecture on Wednesday, bringing the tally of infections in

TOKYO, May 20 Kyodo -
Japan from Thursday will join many other countries in having a system that
makes ordinary citizens try criminal trials, but its prospects are shadowed

TOKYO, May 20 Kyodo -
The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan's election campaign operations
will be handled by the party's scandal-tainted former chief Ichiro Ozawa, but

TOKYO, May 20 Kyodo -
Casual clothing retailer Uniqlo Co. said Wednesday it will launch a charity
T-shirt project in June in collaboration with the U.N. refugee agency to raise

TOKYO, May 20 Kyodo -
Japan's economy suffered a record contraction in the first three months of
2009, struck by weakness in both external and domestic demand amid the economic