Japan, India not to reach FTA deal during PM Singh's visit+
TOKYO, Oct.
Aso to attend global summit on financial crisis+
TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday he plans to attend a summit in the
United States of the Group of Eight powers and other major economies on the
BOJ lowers assessments of all of Japan's 9 regional economies
TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan downgraded its economic assessments of all of the country's
nine regions Monday, citing a negative impact from high energy and raw material
Lower house panel passes bill to extend Japan's refueling mission+
TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo - A House of Representatives panel on Monday passed a bill to continue next year
Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in
Gov't downgrades monthly assessment as economy weakens 'further'
TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo - The government on Monday downgraded its monthly evaluation of the country's
economy, warning Japan is under growing pressure from the global economic
Bush says to host global summit over financial crisis
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 Kyodo - U.S. President George W.
Aso at SDF review pledges to continue refueling mission
OMITAMA, Japan, Oct.
12 prefectures misused 550 mil. yen of central gov't subsidies+
TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - All 12 prefectural governments randomly inspected by the Board of Audit of
Japan misused as much as a total of 550 million yen in subsidies from the
