Gov`t to tell defense force on Wed. to prepare for antipiracy mission
TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada will instruct the Self-Defense Forces
on Wednesday morning to prepare for a deployment to waters off Somalia to
Nomura posts 492.36 bil. yen net loss for April-Dec. period
TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo - Japan's largest brokerage house Nomura Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it fell into
the red with a group net loss of 492.36 billion yen for the first nine months
U.N. rapporteur to continue pressing N. Korea on abduction cases+
TOKYO, Jan. 26 Kyodo - An independent U.N.
Passage of 2nd extra budget delayed until Tuesday
TOKYO, Jan. 26 Kyodo -
The Diet passage of a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2008 to
reinvigorate the economy that features a controversial 2 trillion yen cash
G-20 to eye creation of low-carbon economy at April summit+
TOKYO, Jan. 26 Kyodo -
Leaders of 20 major developed and emerging economies are expected during their
Japan's top defense official urges China to work on transparency
TOKYO, Jan. 26 Kyodo -
Japan's top Defense Ministry bureaucrat on Monday urged China to make its
defense policy more transparent, saying that doing so would help peace and
