FOCUS: Japan lives up to 'cash dispenser' role to help poor nations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 Kyodo -
Japan has established a reputation as a generous financial contributor during
Japanese-managed freighter hijacked off Somalia
TOKYO, Nov. 16 Kyodo - A Panama-flagged freighter managed by a Japanese company with 23 crew members
aboard was hijacked off Somalia on Saturday by suspected pirates, the Japanese
FOCUS: Idea for Chinatown in Ikebukuro draws negative reaction
TOKYO, Nov. 16 Kyodo - A plan by some Chinese store and restaurant owners to create a community named
16-year-old boy dies after hit-and-run incident
OSAKA, Nov. 16 Kyodo -
A 16-year-old boy was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run incident in Tondabayashi,
Marathon: Ozaki wins Tokyo International Women's Marathon
TOKYO, Nov. 16 Kyodo - Up-and-coming Yoshimi Ozaki made a tenacious late run to win the Tokyo
International Women's Marathon on Sunday, claiming her first full-marathon
Japan eyes statement on banking crisis at summit with China, S. Korea
TOKYO, Nov. 16 Kyodo -
The Japanese government is working toward preparing a joint statement on the
global financial crisis to be issued at a trilateral summit with China and
Japan, World Bank to set up $3 bil. fund for developing nations+
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 Kyodo -
Japan and the World Bank said Friday they have agreed to launch a $3 billion
Aso calls for doubling IMF capital to assist developing economies+
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso proposed Friday that the capital base of the
G-20 leaders fight downturn, mull financial system reform+
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 Kyodo - Leaders of the world's major industrialized and emerging economies gathered
Friday in Washington to fight the sharp slowdown of the global economy amid a
Local public entities lose 33 bil. yen on land sales in Japan+
TOKYO, Nov. 15 Kyodo - Land development corporations of 11 prefectural and six municipal governments
in Japan have lost a total of 32.5 billion yen on sales of idled lands since
