WASHINGTON, April 17 Kyodo - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed Friday that Japan, the United States and China hold a meeting of their leaders on a regular basis in the future.

TOKYO, April 18 Kyodo - Toshiba Corp.

SEOUL, April 18 Kyodo - South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang Hee will visit Japan next week for talks with his Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada and to conclude a broad agreement to promote n

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Taro Aso reiterated Friday that Japan has sought the return of

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo - Bills to form a new government agency to comprehensively deal with consumer affairs cleared the House of Representatives on Friday with unanimous support, paving the way for

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan on Friday downgraded assessments on seven out of the nation's nine regional economies on slowing consumption and a sharp drop in capital investments, with

BEIJING, April 17 Kyodo -
U.S. nuclear experts who were involved in disablement work at North Korea's

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo -
Japan's economy is ''worsening rapidly'' and is ''in a severe situation,'' the

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo -
Pakistan garnered more than $5 billion, or 500 billion yen, in fresh aid for a

TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo - The estimated number of people who were born on or after Aug.