TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo - The Japanese government on Sunday launched discussions on the possible introduction of tax systems for currency trading activities and airline ticket purchases to help fund i

TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo - The aggravated bilateral row over South Korean-administered islets in the Sea of Japan has affected 104 exchange programs between Japan and South Korea, including the cancell

TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo - The Japanese government will set the request ceiling for the state budget's general expenditures, or core policy-related outlays, for fiscal 2009 starting next April at aroun

PHNOM PENH, July 27 Kyodo - Cambodians voted Sunday in a general election seen largely as a two-way race between the ruling Cambodian People's Party and the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, after which

GENEVA, July 26 Kyodo - The world's seven major trading powers on Friday took a step forward toward striking an outline agreement in the Doha Round of free trade talks, bringing back their ongoing

TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo - Naoki Akiyama, a senior official of a Foreign Ministry-linked organization who was arrested Thursday on tax evasion charges, may have received $250,000 (about 30 million yen)

WASHINGTON, July 26 Kyodo - U.S.

Bangkok, July 26 Kyodo - Tej Bunnag, a former career diplomat, was appointed Saturday as Thailand's new foreign minister, with the initial task of trying to resolve a tense military standoff betwee

TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo - Income outflows from Japan to oil producing countries in the Middle East are expected to increase by some 17 trillion yen in the current fiscal year through next March from a

TOKYO, July 25 Kyodo - Honda Motor Co.