Diet convenes, debates to focus on extra budget
TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Japan's parliament convened Monday for a regular 150-day session, with ruling
and opposition parties expected to clash over a supplementary budget for fiscal
Bayer filed for stem cell patent before Kyoto Univ. team
TOKYO, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
German chemical giant Bayer AG applied for a patent in Japan on June 15, 2007,
Japan protests to China over work at gas field
BEIJING, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
Japan has lodged repeated protests to China for continuing exploration work at
Ex-lawmaker Nagata commits suicide in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
Former House of Representatives member Hisayasu Nagata, who resigned as an
Aso not to call general election until passage of FY 2009 budget
TOKYO, Jan. 4 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso said Sunday he will not consider dissolving the House
Japan pledges $10 mil. in humanitarian aid to Palestinians
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pledged Saturday to provide $10 million (about
Keidanren eyes job recovery through boost in green technology: Mitarai
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Japan's most influential business lobby is planning to compile its own
job-creating measures to address a recent tide of layoffs among temporary
Vacationers returning from overseas peak at Narita airport
NARITA, Japan, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Overseas vacationers and other travelers crowded Narita International Airport
Japan`s Amano, S. Africa`s Minty nominated for IAEA chief
VIENNA, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that Japan's Yukiya Amano
and South African Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty have been nominated as
Almost all firms see Japan in recession: poll
TOKYO, Jan. 3 Kyodo -
Almost all of 109 major Japanese companies surveyed said Japan is in recession,
