MOSCOW, April 30 Kyodo -
A youths organization under Russia's ruling party is preparing to open chapters
at two of the four Russian-administered islands also claimed by Japan and

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

BEIJING, April 30 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said Thursday that he agreed with Chinese
leaders to try to prevent the spread of the global swine flu epidemic by

JAKARTA, April 30 Kyodo -
The secretary general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations
said Thursday that ASEAN-related summits may be held in mid-June after they

BEIJING, April 29 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao agreed Wednesday to cooperate to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spreading and to make contributions t

TOKYO, April 29 Kyodo - Japanese quarantine officials found no suspected cases of swine flu infections Wednesday after carrying out inspections aboard the first direct flight arriving in Japan from

WELLINGTON, April 29 Kyodo - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key voiced concern Wednesday over a possible drop in the number of Japanese tourists to the country due to the outbreak of swine flu dur

TOKYO, April 29 Kyodo - The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso stands at 29.6 percent, up 5.9 percentage points from the previous poll in late March, a Kyodo News survey sho