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

Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--KDDI Corp. <9433>, the operator of the
"au" mobile phone service, has developed a unique biometric authentication

Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Business Federation, the country's biggest business lobby known as Nippon Keidanren, on Wednesday requested the government to boost its official development a

Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nippon Paper Group Inc. <3893>
aims to strengthen its businesses abroad, mainly in Southeast Asia, after it

Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Finance Ministry is set to take the initiative in reviving a plan to create an Asian version of the International Monetary Fund but in a low-profile manner

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)--Internal Affairs and Communications

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan's defense minister Friday
ordered a deployment of interceptors to protect the country from a North