YANGON, May 20 Kyodo -
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday allowed some diplomats and journalists to attend
the court hearing of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi inside Yangon's Insein

TOKYO, May 20 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said Wednesday that Japan is sparing no effort
in helping Laos attain stable economic growth when he met with Lao Prime

TOKYO, May 19 Kyodo -
The government will phase out onboard quarantine inspections at airports to
detect infections of the new strain of influenza to focus on measures to

TOKYO, May 19 Kyodo -
(EDS: ADDING INFO)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and five other top Japanese banks expect

COLOMBO, May 19 Kyodo -
The ''complete defeat'' of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels was announced in
Parliament on Tuesday by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also

TOKYO, May 19 Kyodo -
Japan's key economic policy panel proposed Tuesday that the government start
considering relaxing immigration rules in favor of skilled workers from abroad

TOKYO, May 19 Kyodo -
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday reported its first red ink since
the group's launch in 2005 amid the turmoil in global financial markets, but

TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING FIGURES IN HEADLINE, LEAD, ADDING INFO IN 16TH GRAF)
The number of new-flu cases in Japan has reached 163 after 67 more infections

+

TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo -
(EDS: ADDING INFO ON PROTESTS IN 4TH GRAF)
Recycled nuclear fuel carried from France by two cargo ships arrived Monday at