TOYAKO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday ruled out immediately lifting Japan's sanctions against North Korea when he met Chinese President Hu Jintao, saying

TOYAKO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Leaders of 16 major greenhouse gas emitters agreed Wednesday that they will strive to ensure ''deep cuts'' in global emissions to address climate change, but stopped

TOKYO, July 10 Kyodo - Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday from the previous day's sharp fall as investors took comfort from an overnight rebound on Wall Street, but early gains were trimmed by the U.

CHIBA, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Police sent papers Wednesday on a Tokyo-based meat packer and its chief to prosecutors on suspicion of having delivered Brazilian chicken for school lunches in Urayasu

TOKYO, July 10 Kyodo - Japan is considering building 12 nuclear reactors in South Africa to cover the power shortage there and in surrounding countries and to curb greenhouse gas emissions, govern

TOKYO, July 10 Kyodo - The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan hit a record high of 181.50 yen per liter on Monday, up 9.50 yen or 5.5 percent from a week earlier, due to last month's

TOYAKO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday he is looking forward to traveling to Beijing in August to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

RUSUTSU, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has played the major role of host at a Group of Eight summit he described as ''a success,'' eking out a face-saving agreement in climate

RUSUTSU, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Enlarging the Group of Eight summit membership to include fast-growing economies makes sense if the international community wants to address key global issues more e

TOYAKO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations wrapped up their annual summit Wednesday by reaching a consensus with other major greenhouse gas emitters on the needfor ''deep