TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will place greater emphasis on making smaller, more fuel-efficient models, including the Prius gas-electric hybrid car, at its U.S.

BEIJING, July 11 Kyodo - Top nuclear negotiators from six countries agreed in Beijing on Thursday on the need to come up promptly with a mechanism to verify North Korea's declaration of its nuclear

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Physically active people have a lower risk of developing cancer regardless of whether their activities are part of work or leisure, a recent government study showed Thursday

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura expressed disappointment Thursday over Iran's test-firing of missiles the previous day, coinciding with the final day of the three-

YOKOSUKA, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - A worker was exposed to minor radiation Wednesday when a small amount of uranium scattered in a plant producing nuclear fuel for reactors in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Japan's current account surplus in May shrank 5.9 percent from a year earlier to 2,000.6 billion yen for the third straight monthly slip, as a fall in the income surplus over

YOKOHAMA, July 11 Kyodo - A Maritime Self-Defense Force officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to the charge of violating the defense secret protection law for allegedly leaking confidential data on t

RUSUTSU, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - Group of Eight leaders are expected to mark major progress in tackling global warming and the food crisis when they meet again in Italy next year, according to John

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - As Japanese politicians facing the possibility of an imminent general election hesitate to openly advocate a sharp rise in the consumption tax, the idea ofjacking up tobacco

SAPPORO, July 11 Kyodo - The town of Toyako, Hokkaido, the host of the Group of Eight summit, was seen returning to its daily routine Thursday after the end of the event for which local people spen