Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd., a joint venture between Japan's Hitachi Ltd. <6501> and General Electric Co.

Tokyo, March 23 (Jiji Press)--A gigantic project to relocate the functions of Japan's capital from Tokyo, touted as a plan to "change the shape of the nation," is on the verge of extinction.

Narita, Chiba Pref., March 23 (Jiji Press)--An inbound cargo plane
operated by U.S. parcel delivery firm FedEx Corp. burst into flames at

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., March 18 (Jiji Press)--The Kanazawa branch of Nagoya High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling that ordered a halt to the operations of a nuclear power react

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)--More than 300 major Japanese

Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's transport ministry has
decided to maintain and apply a rule that unused slots held by airlines at

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--The government must come up with
major policy surprises to spur Japan's weak private consumption, such as

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu
Hamada on Friday ordered the dispatch of warships on an antipiracy mission
in waters off Somalia.

Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's machinery orders dropped to a
21-year low in January, underscoring the severity of corporate cutbacks on
capital spending.

Washington, March 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan will provide 124 million
dollars to pay salaries of Afghan police, special envoy Sadako Ogata said
Monday.