American-born lawyer bids for Taiwan parliamentary seat
TAIPEI, Feb. 4 Kyodo - An American-born lawyer aiming to run in an upcoming by-election for a seat in
Taiwan's parliament said Wednesday he would focus on environmental issues and
TAIPEI, Feb. 4 Kyodo - An American-born lawyer aiming to run in an upcoming by-election for a seat in
Taiwan's parliament said Wednesday he would focus on environmental issues and
TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday it will cut about 15,000 jobs worldwide by the
end of March next year as it expects to incur 380 billion yen in group net loss
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Russia has demanded that Japan pay deposit money for the return of a
crab-fishing boat and the release of its captain and crew after the vessel was
TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Japan on Feb. 16-17 for
talks on issues including the financial crisis and Afghanistan, likely making
BEIJING, Feb. 4 Kyodo - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told a Chinese official who recently visited
Pyongyang that he is waiting to see the policies of the new U.S.
TOKYO, Feb. 4 Kyodo - About 1.59 million people were living on welfare in Japan as of November, up
nearly 50,000 from a year earlier, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said
TOKYO, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Tuesday it will not appeal a court
TOKYO, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
Japan and Peru are set to agree later this month to launch preliminary talks on
a bilateral free trade agreement, negotiation sources said Tuesday.
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso's support rate keeps plummeting due to public doubts
over his leadership ability and a series of policy flip-flops, but he may
LONDON, Feb. 3 Kyodo -
An International Whaling Commission panel proposed Monday allowing Japan to