WTO calls on Japan to accept more FDI, reform farm sector
GENEVA, Feb. 18 Kyodo -
Japan should open its doors wider to direct investment from abroad and step up
Support rate for Aso Cabinet hits new low after minister`s resignation
TOKYO, Feb. 18 Kyodo -
Public discontent with the already shaky Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister
Taro Aso has grown after the resignation of his finance minister with the
Toyota to reject pay-scale hike for 1st time in 4 years
TOKYO, Feb. 18 Kyodo -
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to reject its trade union's pay-scale hike demand this
Aso to become 1st Japanese prime minister to visit Sakhalin on Wed.+
TOKYO, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will visit Sakhalin Island on Wednesday for
summit talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, becoming the first
FOCUS: Haze remains as Nakagawa takes bitter medicine+
TOKYO, Feb. 17 Kyodo - As soon as Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa started to talk at his weekend
press conference in Rome, it was evident to everyone in the hotel banquet room
Japan signs pact to spend $2.8 bil. on U.S. Marines Guam transfer+
TOKYO, Feb. 17 Kyodo -
Japan signed a pact with the United States on Tuesday to spend up to $2.8
billion on the relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, reconfirming
Nakagawa quits over behavior at G-7, dealing fresh blow to premier+
TOKYO, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa resigned Tuesday following criticism of his
behavior at a weekend press conference after a Group of Seven meeting in Rome
Aso, Obama to meet Feb. 24, strong Japan-U.S. ties reaffirmed+
TOKYO, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. President Barack Obama will meet in
Washington on Feb. 24 for Obama's first talks with a foreign leader at the
Clinton tells families N. Korea abduction issue is U.S. priority+
TOKYO, Feb. 17 Kyodo -
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday met relatives of
Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the past and pledged to help
