NHK 24-hour global English TV service to start Mon.+
TOKYO, Jan.
Toyota, Nissan see Dec. output fall by largest margin for the month+
TOKYO, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Major Japanese automakers slashed global production sharply in December, with Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co.
ILO foresees up to 230 mil. jobless people in 2009+
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan.
World economy`'falling off a cliff,` warns BOJ chief Shirakawa
TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa warned on Tuesday about the current
sharp deterioration in the global economy, describing the downturn as if it
U.N. rapporteur raises concern over N. Korea food crisis, rights abuses
TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo - An independent U.N. investigator on North Korea's human rights situation
Tuesday described the food shortage and rights violations in the country as
