TOKYO, April 30 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan on Thursday slashed its economic forecast for the current
business year ending next March to a 3.1 percent contraction to reflect a

JAKARTA, April 30 Kyodo -
Health ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will

BEIJING, April 30 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said Thursday that he agreed with Chinese
leaders to try to prevent the spread of the global swine flu epidemic by

JAKARTA, April 30 Kyodo -
The secretary general of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BEIJING, April 29 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao agreed Wednesday to cooperate to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spreading and to make contributions t

TOKYO, April 29 Kyodo - Japanese quarantine officials found no suspected cases of swine flu infections Wednesday after carrying out inspections aboard the first direct flight arriving in Japan from

WELLINGTON, April 29 Kyodo - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key voiced concern Wednesday over a possible drop in the number of Japanese tourists to the country due to the outbreak of swine flu dur

TOKYO, April 29 Kyodo - The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso stands at 29.6 percent, up 5.9 percentage points from the previous poll in late March, a Kyodo News survey sho

TOKYO, April 29 Kyodo - U.S.

WASHINGTON, April 27 Kyodo -
The U.S. point man on North Korea policy on Monday told family members and