TOKYO, June 28 Kyodo - The largest number of companies, whose previous fiscal year ended March 31, held their shareholders meetings for the business year on Friday amid increasing attendance of act

TOKYO, June 28 Kyodo - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Group of Eight leaders on Friday to agree to last year's Japan proposal to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 during

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - The Group of Eight foreign ministers urgently issued a joint statement Friday expressing ''grave concern'' over the situation in Zimbabwe and urging the African nation t

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - The Group of Eight major nations stressed Friday the importance of verifying North Korea's account of its nuclear programs and deplored the political violence in Zimbabw

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - The U.S. action to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism dealt a blow to Japan as the country counted on a hard U.S.

TOKYO, June 28 Kyodo - Japanese and three other Asian unions representing pelagic long-line tuna fishing operators under a Tokyo-based umbrella group have agreed to suspend operations in a co

Kyoto, June 28 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and U.S.

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - Japan, the United States and Australia agreed Friday to enhance trilateral cooperation in disaster relief measures in case a major disaster hits a part of the Asia-Pacific re

Pyongyang, June 28 Kyodo - North Korea on Friday demolished a cooling tower attached to its key Yongbyon nuclear reactor, in a symbolic demonstration underscoring progress in the disablement o

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations urged North Korea on Friday to ''fully cooperate'' in the verification of its nuclear declaration under the six-nation proce