Businessman found guilty of abandoning, damaging Blackman's body
TOKYO, Dec. 16 Kyodo -
The Tokyo High Court sentenced a Japanese businessman Tuesday to life in
prison, finding him guilty of kidnapping British woman Lucie Blackman eight
Destroyer's missile defense system clears test despite failure
TOKYO, Dec. 16 Kyodo - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tuesday the U.S.-developed
anti-ballistic missile system built into a high-tech Aegis destroyer has passed
30 ASDF flights canceled in Iraqi airlift mission over threats
TOKYO, Dec. 16 Kyodo -
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force transport unit was forced to cancel some 30
flights due to security alerts during the nearly five years of its Iraqi
Gunma eyes cellphone-based translation for people helping foreigners
MAEBASHI, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo -
The Gunma prefectural government plans to launch a cellphone-based translation
Nomura Holdings says Madoff-linked exposure at 27.5 billion yen+
TOKYO, Dec. 15 Kyodo - Japan's largest securities house, Nomura Holdings Inc., announced Monday that its exposure to a U.S.
Japan begins pulling out Iraqi airlift mission
TOKYO, Dec.
Japan regrets failure to reach WTO deal this year+
TOKYO, Dec. 15 Kyodo - Prime Minister Taro Aso on Monday voiced regret over World Trade Organization members' latest failure to reach a breakthrough in the Doha Round of free trade talks.
Egyptian company launches 3G mobile phone network in N. Korea
PYONGYANG, Dec. 15 Kyodo -
Egypt's mobile carrier giant Orascom Telecom Holding on Monday launched a
Pace of global warming slowing: Japan Meteorological Agency data
TOKYO, Dec. 15 Kyodo - The pace of global warming appears to be slowing, with the average temperature
in the world in 2008 registering a rise of 0.2 degree Celsius compared with the
Nepal seeks term extension of U.N. peace mission
KATHMANDU, Dec. 14 Kyodo -
Nepal has sent a formal request to the U.N. Security Council to extend the
mandate of its peace mission in the country by another six months, the
