Man confesses forcibly took 5-yr-old girl to his house in Chiba Pref.
CHIBA, Japan, Dec.
CHIBA, Japan, Dec.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Some superexpress train services on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line were temporarily suspended Tuesday after the Nozomi No.
TOKYO, Dec. 30 Kyodo - About 150 people gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday to protest against Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
TOKYO, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Nomura Holdings Inc. will not renew its official sponsor contract with the
Japanese Olympic Committee expiring at the end of this year to trim its
BEIJING, Dec. 29 Kyodo -
A senior North Korean diplomat warned Monday that his government will suspend
TOKYO, Dec. 29 Kyodo -
Japan paid money equivalent to about 200 million yen to resolve the kidnapping
of a Japanese national in Iran, a government source said Monday.
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 28 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING CASUALTIES, CORRECTING DATE OF INCIDENT IN LEAD, SUNDAY, NOT
SATURDAY AS REPORTED EARLIER; POLLING TO BE RESCHEDULED, 3RD GRAF)
TOKYO, Dec. 28 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING, CHANGING DATELINE)
Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone on Sunday urged the Israelis and
JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING CASUALTIES, 1ST GRAF; ABBAS BLAMES HAMAS, 4TH, 5TH GRAFS)
Israel launched airstrikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for the second
TOKYO, Dec. 28 Kyodo -
District, high and supreme courts across Japan issued 27 death sentences in
2008, down from 46 the previous year, according to a Kyodo News tally as of