Japan elected as nonpermanent member of UNSC for 2009-2010 term
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 Kyodo - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday elected Japan and four other countries as
nonpermanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginning in
Major Japanese supermarkets cut prices to retain consumers
TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Major supermarkets in Japan are competing using price cuts to retain consumers
as the sagging stock market and worsening corporate earnings have tightened
Japanese pop culture festival begins at Kansai airport
OSAKA, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A Japanese pop culture festival began Saturday at Kansai International Airport
in Osaka Prefecture, showcasing a range of things including fashion and music
Complaint eyed against funds for failure to reimburse, pay dividends+
TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A group of investors is considering filing a complaint against two Tokyo
investment partnerships that have secured around 600 million yen in investments
Shipments of Sakhalin LNG due to arrive in Japan early next year
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Shipments of liquefied natural gas from Sakhalin to Japan will begin early next
Japanese child in China develops kidney stones, melamine suspected
BEIJING, Oct. 18 Kyodo -
A Japanese toddler residing in China's Shandong Province has developed kidney
Over 90% of local firms see Japan economy in recession phase: poll+
TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - More than 90 percent of locally renowned companies surveyed by Kyodo News
believe that the Japanese economy is in a ''recession phase,'' up sharply from
21st Tokyo International Film Festival opens with Aso in attendance+
TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival opened Saturday in Tokyo with
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso among around 300 guests who walked the ''green
12 prefectures misused 550 mil. yen of central gov't subsidies+
TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - All 12 prefectural governments randomly inspected by the Board of Audit of
Japan misused as much as a total of 550 million yen in subsidies from the
