BEIJING, July 11 Kyodo - Thursday to try to set up a mechanism to verify North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programs.

BEIJING, July 11 Kyodo - Japan's top nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki expressed dissatisfaction Thursday over North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programs, saying the documentdoes not contain

TOKYO, July 11 Kyodo - Major bourses around the world are feared to be entering into a bear market as a drain of capital continues amid persistent deterioration in the investment environment under

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