Kawaguchi appeals for total elimination of nuke weapons
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 Kyodo - A Japanese envoy urged high level officials at a meeting Wednesday to ratify
the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty as soon as possible.
New land minister Nakayama retracts 'gaffes' in media interviews
TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo - Nariaki Nakayama, the new minister of land, infrastructure, transport and
tourism, on Thursday retracted a series of remarks in media interviews earlier
Business leaders call for prompt measures to lift economy+
TOKYO, Sept. 24 Kyodo - Business leaders called on the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday to promptly implement stimulus measures to buoy up the sagging Japanese economy.
New economic ministers seek stimulus policy, fiscal health+
TOKYO, Sept. 24 Kyodo -
(EDS: ADDING BACKGROUND, ECONOMIST'S COMMENTS)
Economic ministers of the new Cabinet under Prime Minister Taro Aso stressed
Beijing Olympics protest applicant sent to labor camp: rights group+
BEIJING, Sept. 24 Kyodo - A network of Chinese human rights activists and groups said Wednesday that a
Chinese man who applied to hold a demonstration during the Beijing Olympics has
SMFG ready to invest 100-300 bil. yen in Goldman Sachs: sources
TOKYO, Sept. 24 Kyodo - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is willing to invest 100 billion to 300
billion yen in Goldman Sachs if so requested by the largest investment bank in
