Sumo: Promoted Kotoshogiku wants to be loved like Kaio
TOKYO, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Kotoshogiku hopes to become as popular as the wrestler whose void he will be filling after being formally promoted Wednesday to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.
Chinese marine research ships spotted near Senkaku Islands
NAHA, Japan, Sept.
Tourist plane crashes near Kathmandu, killing 19
KATHMANDU, Sept. 25 Kyodo -
N. Korea, Spratlys on agenda for Aquino's talks with Noda
MANILA, Sept. 25 Kyodo -
Philippine President Benigno Aquino left for Japan on Sunday for a four-day official visit to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
IMF panel urges exceptional vigilance, decisive action on crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 Kyodo -
