Washington, April 24 (Jiji Press)--Group of Seven top finance
officials held out a slender hope Friday that the worst downturn of the

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and
U.S. President Barack Obama agreed Friday to enhance the two countries'

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to allow the country's military to step up its fight against piracy.

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)--FamilyMart Co. <8028> will be the
first Japanese convenience store chain to open an outlet in Vietnam, it was
learned Wednesday.

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Diet enacted Tuesday bills to
revise the foreign exchange and unfair competition prevention laws in a bid

Tokyo, April 19 (Jiji Press)--Visiting European Central Bank
President Jean-Claude Trichet has said there are "a great number of reasons"

Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives on
Friday passed a bill to establish a new government agency that would

Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese private-equity firm Unison Capital Inc. plans to propose a tender offer for struggling wig maker Aderans Holdings Co.

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)--A long-term project to combat global warming in Japan is due to begin in the current fiscal year in 13 municipalities designated by the government as "environment mode

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan is considering
strengthening its capital base in case the central bank suffers losses on