Aso says Yasukuni should not become election issue+
TOKYO, Aug. 14 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday said the war-related Yasukuni Shrine should
Pardon sought for Myanmar's Suu Kyi+
BANGKOK, Aug. 14 Kyodo -
Thailand, as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, sought a
consensus Friday from the other nine ASEAN members as to whether the group
ASEAN contemplates models for regional economic integration+
BANGKOK, Aug. 14 Kyodo -
Economic ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations discussed Friday
possibilities for analytical models for economic integration with Japan, China,
3 opposition parties formulate joint campaign platform+
TOKYO, Aug. 14 Kyodo -
Three opposition parties said Friday they have formulated a set of joint
campaign pledges for the Aug. 30 general election, featuring boosting people's
Ajinomoto eyes mergers and acquisitions in India, some other markets+
TOKYO, Aug. 13 Kyodo -
Ajinomoto Co. may consider mergers and acquisitions in India and other overseas
Strong quake jolts Hachijo Island, south of Tokyo+
TOKYO, Aug. 13 Kyodo -
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted Hachijo Island, some
FOCUS: Has DPJ opened door to another era of pork-barrel politics?+
TOKYO, Aug. 13 Kyodo -
In Japan, pork-barrel politics -- a term that refers to lavish spending aimed
at winning votes -- has been almost exclusively applied to the Liberal
Woman dies, over 120 injured after strong quake jolts western Japan+
SHIZUOKA, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - One woman is believed to have been killed by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that shook Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan and its vicinity on Tuesday while
Taiwan military finds 1,000 stranded by typhoon, death toll tops 100+
KAOHSIUNG COUNTY, Taiwan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - Taiwan's death toll in the wake of Typhoon Morakot reached 103, the island's Central Disaster Emergency Operation Center said Wednesday.
