Real estate developer C's Create files for bankruptcy protection
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Real estate developer C's Create Co.
BOJ seen having hard time steering market rates
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan pumped 1.5 trillion yen into the money market Friday only to
absorb 300 billion yen later, indicating that the central bank was having a
Japan to field diplomat Amano in race for IAEA chief+
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Japan will nominate veteran diplomat Yukiya Amano in the race for the top post
at the International Atomic Energy Agency to succeed Nobel Prize winner Mohamed
FOCUS: Street corner fish stores declining rapidly+
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Fresh fish stores on street corners are disappearing because of the growing
number of fish sections in supermarkets and a declining appetite for fish among
Aso downplays lower initial approval rates than Fukuda's+
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday downplayed the significance of
lower approval ratings at the time of his government's inauguration than the
Japan picks 5 more candidate World Cultural Heritage sites+
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - The Japanese government has picked five more places as candidates for cultural heritage sites to be registered on the World Heritage list by UNESCO, bringing
Nakayama apologizes for gaffes, opposition demands dismissal
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - New transport minister Nariaki Nakayama on Friday apologized for his
controversial remarks that included calling Japan ''ethnically homogenous,'' in
Aso, Rudd agree to boost bilateral ties on security, economy+
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd
agreed Thursday to boost their countries' ''strategic partnership'' on sectors
Key inflation rate up 2.4% in Aug., still fastest in over 16 yrs.
TOKYO, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Japan's key consumer price index rose 2.4 percent in August from a year earlier
as inflation remained at its highest level in over 16 years, with energy costs
World leaders commit $3 billion to combat malaria
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 Kyodo - World leaders pledged $3 billion Thursday to finance a new plan aimed at
eradicating malaria.
