Panasonic to acquire Sanyo to form world's No. 2 appliance group+
TOKYO, Nov. 7 Kyodo - Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co.
Aeon opens mega-mall in Beijing+
BEIJING, Nov. 7 Kyodo - Supermarket operator Aeon Co. on Friday opened a large-scale shopping center in suburban Beijing with an eye to expanding its business in emerging China.
Japan's Saiki to go to Beijing Fri. for talks on N. Korea+
TOKYO, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Japan's top nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki will visit Beijing on Friday and Saturday to discuss arrangements for the resumption of multilateral talks on
Ex-Air defense chief to testify at Diet over controversial essay Tues.+
TOKYO, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Ruling and opposition lawmakers agreed Thursday to summon former Air self-Defense Force chief Gen.
China rejects Dalai Lama's plea for greater Tibetan autonomy+
BEIJING, Nov. 6 Kyodo - The Chinese government on Thursday appeared to rule out any form of constitutional reform in Tibet to give the region greater autonomy.
N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units
PYONGYANG, Nov.
Japanese business leaders call for Obama to tackle financial turmoil
TOKYO, Nov. 5 Kyodo - Japanese business leaders Wednesday congratulated Democrat Barack Obama on his ''historic'' victory in the U.S.
Former Indonesian classmates cheer Obama's election victory
JAKARTA, Nov. 5 Kyodo - Former classmates of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama at a Jakarta elementary school congratulated him Wednesday for winning the U.S.
