TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Domestic sales of new vehicles plunged 27.9 percent in January from a year
earlier to 174,281 units, the largest drop for the reporting month, as the

TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
The Japanese government is arranging to host an international ministerial-level
donors conference in late March to help Pakistan stabilize its economy,

TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, had a minor eruption early

TOKYO, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
The number of foreign trainees newly accepted by Japanese companies has been on

OSAKA, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
Panasonic Corp. is expected to report more than 300 billion yen in consolidated

TOKYO, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
Total pretax profits of major nonfinancial companies for fiscal 2008 ending in

SABANG, Indonesia, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
The Thai navy dumped 583 mainly ethnic Rohingya refugees into four boats with

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pledged Saturday to provide more than $17

YANGON, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar for a seventh time Saturday as

OSAKA, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
Sharp Corp. is likely to report a consolidated net loss for the 2008 business