Baseball: High school lefty Kikuchi torn between Japan, U.S.+
TOKYO, Oct.
Gates calls for Japan to implement U.S. forces realignment plan+
TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates pressed Japan on Tuesday to implement a 2006 bilateral accord on the relocation of a U.S.
Ex-premier Aso visits Yasukuni Shrine+
TOKYO, Oct.
Uyghur activist visits Japan amid China's protest
TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Exiled Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer arrived in Japan on Tuesday from the United States for a series of speeches across the country, amid a protest by China.
Japan stays elusive on U.S. base issue ahead of Gates visit
TOKYO, Oct. 19 Kyodo -
Japan remained elusive Monday on how the Democratic Party of Japan-led
government will review or possibly even alter a 2006 Japan-U.S. accord on the
BOJ raises assessment of all 9 regional economies for 2nd straight qtr
TOKYO, Oct. 19 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan on Monday raised its assessment of all of the nation's nine
Nonproliferation panel gives up nuke cut target to below 1,000 by 2025
HIROSHIMA, Oct. 21 Kyodo -
An international nuclear nonproliferation panel currently meeting in Hiroshima
JAL to incur loss of 200 bil. yen in FY 2009, eyeing sales of hotels
TOKYO, Oct. 19 Kyodo -
Japan Airlines Corp. is likely to incur a much bigger-than-expected group
operating loss of around 200 billion yen in fiscal 2009, with its management
U.S. may mull moving Okinawa airfield further offshore: official+
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 Kyodo -
The United States will consider moving its envisaged military airfield in
Japan to relax visa requirements for Chinese tourists+
NAGOYA, Oct. 18 Kyodo -
The Japanese tourism minister said Sunday the government will consider granting
