KABUL, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A German team has discovered a great-sealed small jute bag for Buddha's soul
inside of one of the two giant statues in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan that

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd
pledged Saturday to step up bilateral cooperation in dealing with the global

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 Kyodo - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday elected Japan and four other countries as
nonpermanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginning in

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Major supermarkets in Japan are competing using price cuts to retain consumers
as the sagging stock market and worsening corporate earnings have tightened

OSAKA, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A Japanese pop culture festival began Saturday at Kansai International Airport
in Osaka Prefecture, showcasing a range of things including fashion and music

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A group of investors is considering filing a complaint against two Tokyo
investment partnerships that have secured around 600 million yen in investments

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Shipments of liquefied natural gas from Sakhalin to Japan will begin early next

BEIJING, Oct. 18 Kyodo -
A Japanese toddler residing in China's Shandong Province has developed kidney

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - More than 90 percent of locally renowned companies surveyed by Kyodo News
believe that the Japanese economy is in a ''recession phase,'' up sharply from

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival opened Saturday in Tokyo with
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso among around 300 guests who walked the ''green