TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday he has a keen desire to remain in power to help Japan's economic recovery gather momentum and push through social security reforms, resisting mo

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government on Monday revised upward its assessment of the Japanese economy in February, upgrading its evaluation for the second consecutive month, citing recovering exports and

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Around 520 Japanese had registered territories disputed with neighboring countries as their official domicile as of the end of January, according to Kyodo News surveys of municipali

PYONGYANG/BEIJING (Kyodo) - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday and held talks with North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan.

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The Social Democratic Party plans to oppose a bill that would enable the

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 Kyodo -
Japanese and Muslim American communities called Saturday for the protection of

SEOUL, Feb. 20 Kyodo -
North Korea has been digging special tunnels at its nuclear test site, sparking

PARIS, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda hailed Saturday an agreement by the

PARIS, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
The Group of 20 economies agreed Saturday to adopt a set of tools to measure

PARIS, Feb. 19 Kyodo -