MSDF, Coast Guard conduct joint antipiracy exercise off Hiroshima+
HIROSHIMA, Feb. 20 Kyodo -
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard conducted a joint
Clinton unveils Bosworth as special U.S. rep. for N. Korea policy+
SEOUL, Feb. 20 Kyodo -
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the appointment Friday of
Stephen Bosworth, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, as special
Japan's concerns about abduction issue conveyed to N. Korea+
TOKYO, Feb. 20 Kyodo -
Visiting senior Chinese Communist Party official Wang Jiarui said Friday he
mentioned Japan's concerns over the abduction issue to North Korea when he
Clinton arrives in Seoul amid heightened tensions+
SEOUL, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING WITH COMMENTS BY CLINTON ON N. KOREA IN 4TH TO 6TH GRAFS)
Wrong fertilized egg believed to have been implanted in woman+
OSAKA, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
A prefecture-run hospital in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, implanted a
fertilized egg believed to be from another patient in a woman last September
London summit a potential 'lifeboat' for Aso, others: British minister+
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo -
A successful Group of 20 financial summit in London in April could provide a
''lifeboat for everybody,'' including Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and
