Japan to send envoy to Mideast from Sat. to help peace process
TOKYO, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
Japan's special envoy for the Middle East, Tatsuo Arima, will pay an eight-day
Japan, China agree to expedite gas deal, still apart on unsettled areas
TOKYO, Jan. 9 Kyodo -
Japan and China agreed in ministerial talks Friday to move forward speedily
Man suspected of helping illegal immigrants rent apartments
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
A 41-year-old Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of helping illegally
U.S. to continue addressing abduction issue
TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer indicated Thursday that the United
States will continue to address North Korea's past abductions of Japanese
No. of foreign visitors down for 1st time in 5 yrs
TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2008 turned downward for the first
Aso, Lee to bolster cooperation, but leave touchy issues aside+
TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
Japan and South Korea at their scheduled summit in Seoul on Monday plan to
discuss cooperation in academic research, ways of addressing the global
Japan promises Italy, Iran more efforts on Gaza
TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo -
(EDS: INCORPORATING STORY HEADLINED 'JAPAN, ITALY AGREE TO COORDINATE G-8 EFFORTS ON GAZA')
Japan`s antipiracy mission uncertain as ruling bloc remains divided+
TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo -
The ruling coalition decided Wednesday to launch a project team to discuss
dispatching Maritime Self-Defense Force ships to waters off Somalia on an
