Japan Jan. wholesale prices post 1st yr-on-yr fall in over 5 yrs
TOKYO, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Japanese wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in January from a year earlier for
the first year-on-year decline in five years and one month due to sharp
Nearly 30,000, mostly elderly, returned driver's licenses in 2008
TOKYO, Feb. 12 Kyodo -
The number of people who voluntarily gave up their driver's licenses in Japan
Japan, U.N. envoy agree to step up calls for Myanmar democratization
TOKYO, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and visiting U.N. special envoy to Myanmar
Ibrahim Gambari agreed Thursday to step up joint efforts to press the Myanmar
Defendant given fresh warrant for intimidating witness in court
TOKYO, Feb. 12 Kyodo -
Prosecutors served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on a criminal defendant for
allegedly intimidating a woman who testified against him in court.
Ex-stablemaster denies conspiracy in fatal hazing of sumo wrestler+
NAGOYA, Feb. 12 Kyodo - A former sumo elder denied charges Thursday that he ordered wrestlers at his
stable to haze and assault a teenage grappler who later died from related
Nissan, Honda to cut hiring of new graduates for spring 2010
TOKYO, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co.
Japan supports warming relations across the Taiwan Strait: KMT chief
TAIPEI, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Japan welcomes the recent warming in relations between Taiwan and China, but it
continues to fret over security issues in the Taiwan Strait and seeks to
Pioneer to cut 10,000 jobs globally as FY 2008 loss set to balloon+
TOKYO, Feb. 12 Kyodo -
Japanese electronics maker Pioneer Corp. said Thursday it will withdraw from
