Japan, Switzerland work out deal for concluding free trade accord
TOKYO, Sept.
YOKOSUKA, Japan, Sept. 25 Kyodo - The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington arrived Thursday at
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - The approval rate for Prime Minister Taro Aso's just-inaugurated Cabinet stood
at 48.6 percent Thursday, according to the latest Kyodo News poll, lower than
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - Just as the world's second-largest economy was about to lapse into a recession,
Japanese banking giants have staged a stunning comeback with a frenzied series
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - Japan is likely not to implement a consumption tax hike over the next three years now that Taro Aso has become president of the ruling Liberal Democratic
KUSHIRO, Japan, Sept. 25 Kyodo - Bank of Japan policymaker Tadao Noda said Thursday that Japan's economic
slowdown is expected to ''pick up pace'' next year, contradicting the BOJ's
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - The family of slain Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai and their supporters
renewed their protest Thursday against Myanmar's military government ahead of
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan's first-ever dollar-fund supply operation has met with
sluggish demand with bids for money undershooting the amount the central bank
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - The government may need to spend more to enhance its new credit guarantee and lending programs to smaller firms in the wake of a serious financial crisis in