Icelandic leader foresees difficulty in redeeming samurai bond issue+
REYKJAVIK, Nov.
U.S. military to stop public showing of artillery training in Hokkaido
KUSHIRO, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo -
The U.S. military in Japan has decided to stop showing to the public its
Greenpeace shifting focus to dialogue in anti-whaling campaign
TOKYO, Nov. 13 Kyodo -
Greenpeace Japan said Thursday the focus of its anti-whaling campaign is
shifting from active protesting to dialogue, stating that it will not be
Mizuho FG eyes 300 bil. yen capital raising amid credit crisis
TOKYO, Nov. 13 Kyodo -
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Thursday it is planning to raise up to 300
Aso vows to reeducate SDF personnel, criticizes Tamogami's essay
TOKYO, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso vowed Thursday to ''reeducate'' Self-Defense Forces personnel, following the dismissal of Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Toshio
World population at 6.7 bil., to reach 9.2 bil. by 2050: U.N.+
TOKYO, Nov. 12 Kyodo - A U.N. population report Wednesday estimated the world's population in 2050 at
9.2 billion, up from the current estimate of 6.7 billion in 2008, and predicted
