Korolev, Russia, June 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa kicked off his five-month-plus stay at the International Space Station early Friday after a Russian spacecraft carrying hi

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--A key Japanese government council is considering putting the total costs to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at 15 trillion to 20 trillion

(Update)Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's current account surplus in April dived 69.5 pct from a year before to 405.6 billion yen as the trade balance fell into the red due to the impacts of the

Washington, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their 2012 annual meetings in Tokyo in October that year, the executive boards of the two institutions

(Update 2) Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday offered to step down, allowing his cabinet to survive a no-confidence motion submitted by opposition parties t

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)--Former Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa is likely to vote for an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's cabinet at

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito plan to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday evening, or soon

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--A collection of paintings and diaries of Japanese painter Sakubei Yamamoto depicting coal miners in the first half of the 20th century has been chosen as world heritage

Tokyo, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan's economy is projected to fall 0.9 pct in 2011 in real terms, against a 0.8 pct rise estimated in April, due to the impact of the March disaster, the Organization

Tokyo (Jiji Press)- The nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is rocking the Japanese capital market.