Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--Ending its seven-year voyage, a
Japanese asteroid probe has returned to Earth, with scientists closely

Washington, June 10 (Jiji Press)--Senior U.S. State Department
official Kurt Campbell plans to visit Japan next week for talks with new

Washington, June 9 (Jiji Press)--The global economy is expected to
grow 3.3 pct in 2010 in real terms, the World Bank said Wednesday, a

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
has given key cabinet posts to politicians putting an emphasis on fiscal

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
has given key cabinet posts to politicians putting an emphasis on fiscal

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Naoto
Kan named his cabinet Tuesday, replacing six of 17 previous ministers while
retaining the others.

Tokyo, June 7 (Jiji Press)--The five-year Japanese government note
yield fell to its lowest level in nearly seven years Monday amid growing
risk aversion.

Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)--Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio
Hatoyama and all his cabinet ministers resigned Friday morning.

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Steep rises in the prices of iron ore
and other raw materials for use in steel production are starting to loom

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Executives of the Social Democratic
Party decided Monday that the party would vote for a no-confidence or