Washington, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Closed-door negotiations are
under way on a plan to allow Japan to resume coastal whaling if the country

Washington, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Closed-door negotiations are
under way on a plan to allow Japan to resume coastal whaling if the country

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)--Pasona Group Inc. <2168> will shut its
underground vegetable farm in Tokyo possibly in April due to rising rent,

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--The number of Japanese people who went
overseas in package tours dropped at the fastest pace in five years in 2008,

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese toy maker Bandai Co.
has started directly recruiting new American university graduates, who will

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--Sound financial industry regulations

Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--Nipponkoa Insurance Co. <8754> is the
next focus of nonlife insurance industry realignment in Japan following the

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Tokyo, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)--Uncertainty is looming over the fate
of the Japanese operations of Citigroup Inc. as the struggling U.S.

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese construction companies
have been racing to develop new technologies to prevent earthquake damages,