Japan to call for IMF, ADB capital boost at G-20 meeting+
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Japan will seek capital boost of the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank at a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central
Ozawa hints at resignation if scandal hurts DPJ's election chances+
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa hinted Tuesday he will make a decision on resignation if a political funds scandal which led to the arrest o
Japan defense chief urges N. Korea to show restraint over missile launch+
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada urged North Korea on Tuesday to refrain from launching what it says is a satellite, warning the test-firing of what other countries
Japanese abductee kin in S. Korea to meet ex-N. Korean agent+
BUSAN, South Korea, March 10 Kyodo - A brother and the son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi arrived Tuesday in Busan, South Korea, for a meeting Wednesday with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North
New report urges Japan, U.S. to mull joint security declaration next year+
WASHINGTON, March 10 Kyodo -
Japan and the United States should mull issuing a new joint security
Dalai Lama marks 50th anniversary of uprising with call for calm+
DHARAMSALA, India, March 10 Kyodo -
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged Tibetans to keep ''calm'' on the 50th
N. Korean leader, aides elected to seats in parliament+
PYONGYANG, March 9 Kyodo - A total of 687 delegates including North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his
close aides have been elected to the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's
