April-June GDP posts largest contraction in nearly 7 yrs
TOKYO, Sept.
Envoys from Taiwan, Japan meet in symbolic nod to bilateral ties
TAINAN, Taiwan, Sept. 12 Kyodo - The Taiwanese and Japanese de facto ambassadors to each other's countries met informally here Friday in one of the clearest signs yet that Taipei-Tokyo ties
U.S. carrier George Washington to arrive at Yokosuka on Sept. 25
TOKYO, Sept. 12 Kyodo - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will arrive at its new home port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept.
FOCUS: Enthusiasm for tourism education mounting
TOKYO, Sept.
Overheating iPod nano players may have caused 2 fires in Tokyo
TOKYO, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Overheating iPod nano portable media players may have caused two incidents of fire in Tokyo in January and August, the industry ministry said Tuesday.
Light plane crashes onto nat'l highway in Osaka Pref
OSAKA, Aug. 19 Kyodo - A twin-seat light plane on Tuesday morning crashed at an intersection on a national highway in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, injuring two people on board, police said.
