Japan's finance minister faces donations scandal+
TOKYO, June 24 Kyodo - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano was confronted Wednesday with allegations that his fund management body might have received illegal donations from a dummy political organizatio
Japan sets new fiscal plans, social security cuts put on ice+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
The government adopted a set of policy guidelines Tuesday to help restore
Nissan's Ghosn cautions shareholders financial crisis not fully over+
YOKOHAMA, June 23 Kyodo -
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn told shareholders Tuesday the financial
Inspection of N. Korean vessels 'complex and sensitive' issue: China+
BEIJING, June 23 Kyodo -
China stressed Tuesday that any interception and inspection of North Korean
LDP asks Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru to run in general election+
MIYAZAKI, Japan, June 23 Kyodo -
The Liberal Democratic Party asked popular Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru
High court decides to retry 1990 murder case to acquit Sugaya+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
The Tokyo High Court decided Tuesday to open a retrial of a 62-year-old man,
who was convicted and imprisoned for more than 17 years over a 1990 murder
Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle+
NAHA, Japan, June 23 Kyodo -
Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday marked the 64th anniversary of the end of the
Japan plays down impact of Clinton's absence at G-8 ministers' meeting+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
A Japanese Foreign Ministry official played down on Tuesday the impact of U.S.
ASDF F-2 fighter jet swerves off runway at Misawa, pilot injured+
TOKYO, June 23 Kyodo -
An Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jet swerved off a runway at Misawa Air
Toyoda, member of founding family, takes helm of Toyota+
NAGOYA, June 23 Kyodo -
Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. executive vice president and a member of the
company's founding family, assumed the presidency of the world's largest
