Inflation a main concern for new economic ministers
TOKYO, Aug.
Fukuda's new Cabinet lineup
TOKYO, Aug. 2 Kyodo -The following is the lineup of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's new Cabinetannounced Friday.
MOF lowers regional economic view for 2nd straight qtr
TOKYO, July 31 Kyodo - The Finance Ministry on Wednesday revised its regional economic assessment downward for the second straight quarter, recognizing ''weak movements'' in some areas with deteri
Japan's June industrial output down 2.0% on weak auto exports
TOKYO, July 31 Kyodo - Japan's industrial production in June fell by a larger-than-expected seasonally adjusted 2.0 percent from the previous month for the first decline in two months as the car in
Farmers welcome collapse of WTO talks, business leaders deplore outcome
TOKYO, July 31 Kyodo - Japanese farmers were relieved Wednesday to find an escape from an influx of cheap imported farm products as free trade talks under the World Trade Organization collapsed Tu
Collapse of WTO talks likely to trigger more FTAs
TOKYO, July 31 Kyodo - With a free trade deal under the World Trade Organization now appearing unlikely to be struck in the foreseeable future, a number of countries are expected to gear up for fur
U.S. to keep N. Korea on terror list if no deal on nuke verification
WASHINGTON, July 31 Kyodo - The United States plans to postpone its removal of North Korea from its list of terror-sponsoring nations unless a regime for verifying Pyongyang's nuclear declaration i
More Japan-S. Korea exchange events affected by territorial row
SAPPORO, July 31 Kyodo - Some events to promote exchanges between students in Hokkaido and South Korea have been canceled, largely due to the aggravated dispute between Japan and itsneighbor over S
NTT Docomo's first quarter net profit jumps 41%
TOKYO, July 30 Kyodo - NTT Docomo Inc., Japan's top mobile phone carrier, said Wednesday its group net profit for the April-June quarter surged 41.3 percent from a year earlier to 173.51 billion ye
