TOKYO, May 1 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso has decided to provide around 4 billion yen of
additional assistance to Russia for the dismantlement of decommissioned nuclear

TOKYO, May 1 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso said Friday that Japan remains on the alert for a new
strain of influenza A and will take all possible measures to prevent its

TOKYO, May 1 Kyodo -
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has reached an agreement with Citigroup

TOKYO, April 30 Kyodo -
Japan's industrial production rose in March, up 1.6 percent from the previous
month for the first growth in six months on recovery in output in such

NEW YORK, April 30 Kyodo -
It may just be a matter of time for the new influenza, which is quickly
spreading around the globe, to be confirmed in Japan as the country is

TOKYO, April 30 Kyodo -
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Japan for three days from May

MOSCOW, April 30 Kyodo -
A youths organization under Russia's ruling party is preparing to open chapters

TOKYO, April 30 Kyodo -
Japan will set up ''fever clinics'' at select medical institutions nationwide
that will solely treat people suspected of being infected with the new

TOKYO, April 30 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan on Thursday slashed its economic forecast for the current
business year ending next March to a 3.1 percent contraction to reflect a

JAKARTA, April 30 Kyodo -
Health ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will