Bill to redress issue of uninsured children enacted
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
The Diet on Friday enacted a law to redress the issue of children without
health insurance.
1st ASDF cargo plane returns to Japan after completing Iraqi ops+
NAGOYA, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
The first of Japan's three Air Self-Defense Force cargo planes involved in
Shirakawa hints at further cut, says CP purchase 'extremely unusual'+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa indicated Friday that the central
Gist of BOJ monetary policy decisions+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
The following is the gist of the decisions made by the Bank of Japan's Policy
Board at a two-day meeting that ended Friday.
Japan local tax revenues to plunge 10.6% in FY 2009+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Local government tax revenues in Japan are expected to plunge in fiscal 2009
ending March 2010 to 36,186 billion yen, down 4,284.3 billion yen, or 10.6
Japan's Nov. crude steel output logs steepest fall in 10 yrs
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Japan's crude steel production in November plunged 12.9 percent from a year
UNHCR's Guterres hails Japan's adoption of refugee resettlement program
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed Japan's
decision to become the first Asian country to accept refugees under a
Honda president warns of hollowing out of Japan's auto industry
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui on Friday rapped the Japanese
government's ''slow'' response to the yen's recent sharp appreciation, saying
BOJ lowers key rate to 0.1% amid gov't pressure, Fed's move+
TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan cut its key interest rate to 0.1 percent from 0.3 percent
Friday, bowing to pressure from the government to do more to prop up the
Panasonic to turn Sanyo into subsidiary through tender offer+
OSAKA, Dec. 19 Kyodo -
Panasonic Corp. said Friday it will launch a tender offer to turn smaller rival
