Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits+
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo -
Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, had a minor eruption early
No. of foreign trainees at Japanese firms on sharp decline: survey
TOKYO, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
The number of foreign trainees newly accepted by Japanese companies has been on
Panasonic likely to mark over 300 bil. yen in FY 2008 group net loss
OSAKA, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
Panasonic Corp. is expected to report more than 300 billion yen in consolidated
Major firms` pretax profits expected to fall 37% in FY 2008
TOKYO, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
Total pretax profits of major nonfinancial companies for fiscal 2008 ending in
Refugees say Thai navy towed boats to open sea, left them adrift
SABANG, Indonesia, Feb. 1 Kyodo -
The Thai navy dumped 583 mainly ethnic Rohingya refugees into four boats with
Aso pledges $17 bil. in aid to Asia to help counter crisis
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pledged Saturday to provide more than $17
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar, likely to meet with Suu Kyi
YANGON, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar for a seventh time Saturday as
Sharp to fall into red ink in FY 2008
OSAKA, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
Sharp Corp. is likely to report a consolidated net loss for the 2008 business
Gov't to co-develop improved radioactive waste disposal furnace
TOKYO, Jan. 31 Kyodo -
The industry ministry and Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. have decided to jointly
develop an improved model of a radioactive waste disposal furnace at a spent
