Japan's concerns about abduction issue conveyed to N. Korea+
TOKYO, Feb. 20 Kyodo -
Visiting senior Chinese Communist Party official Wang Jiarui said Friday he
mentioned Japan's concerns over the abduction issue to North Korea when he
Clinton arrives in Seoul amid heightened tensions+
SEOUL, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING WITH COMMENTS BY CLINTON ON N. KOREA IN 4TH TO 6TH GRAFS)
Wrong fertilized egg believed to have been implanted in woman+
OSAKA, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
A prefecture-run hospital in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, implanted a
fertilized egg believed to be from another patient in a woman last September
London summit a potential 'lifeboat' for Aso, others: British minister+
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
A successful Group of 20 financial summit in London in April could provide a
''lifeboat for everybody,'' including Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and
BOJ to launch `unusual` corporate bond purchase as crisis deepens
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan said Thursday it will purchase outright up to 1 trillion yen
($10.7 billion) worth of corporate bonds from financial institutions, taking a
Japan, Switzerland ink free trade agreement
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japan and Switzerland signed a free trade agreement Thursday, paving the way
for the two countries to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of their
BOJ`s Shirakawa foresees `severe` drop in GDP in Jan.-June period
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Thursday he is anticipating a
''severe'' drop in Japan's gross domestic product data for the first half of
Gov`t says economy in `severe situation,` cuts view for 5th month
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japan's economy ''is worsening rapidly'' and is ''in a severe situation'' as
the country faces its worst recession in the postwar era, with weakness in the
