OSAKA, June 16 (Kyodo) - Group of Eight finance ministers on Saturday called for the development of new biofuels from nonfood materials as part of efforts to secure alternative energy

TOKYO, June 15 Kyodo - North Korea has promised to reinvestigate the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by its agents and expressed readiness to cooperate in handing over Japanese radicals who hi

OSAKA, June 14 (Kyodo) - Finance ministers from the Group of Eight major countries vowed Saturday to remain vigilant against surging commodity prices and to implement appropriate steps to fight inf

TOKYO, June 14 (Kyodo) - Japan, China and South Korea agreed in foreign ministerial talks Saturday to further cooperation on the North Korean nuclear and abduction issues, and to set a date in Sept

OSAKA, June 14 (Kyodo) - Finance ministers from the Group of Eight major nations pledged Saturday to help developing countries tackle climate change by providing financial and technological support

Paris, June 13 Kyodo - An international ministerial conference on assistance to Afghanistan began
Thursday in Paris, with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura pledging $550

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his visiting Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd said Thursday they agreed to take a cool-headed approach toward the whaling issue

Beijing, June 13 Kyodo - China and Taiwan held official negotiations here Thursday after a nearly decade-long freeze on government-level, face-to-face dialogue, with Chinese and

Sydney , June 13 Kyodo - The Dalai Lama said Thursday he is optimistic about future talks with the
Chinese government and that he expects a seventh meeting will go ahead next month.

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - Japan's public security chief Shinya Izumi called for increased cooperation as Group of Eight justice and home affairs ministers began full talks Thursday in Tokyo on securit