Gist of Medvedev remarks
MOSCOW, July 4 Kyodo - Following is the gist of remarks Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made to Kyodo News and NHK.
20,000 police officers each in Tokyo, Hokkaido for G-8 security
TOKYO, July 2 Kyodo - Japanese police are deploying about 20,000 officers around the venue of the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido and also as many officers in Tokyo, the nation's capital, to brac
FOCUS: Nikkei hit by longest losing streak in 43 yrs on global inflation risk
TOKYO, July 2 Kyodo - Japan's key Nikkei stock index on Wednesday marked its longest losing streak for 43 years as the specter of inflation risks causing a global recession struck hard at the Tokyo
Japan affirms commitment with Israel, Palestine, Jordan over West Bank
TOKYO, July 2 Kyodo - Japan urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to exercise self-restraint and press forward with peace talks as their ministers, together with Jordan's, reaffirmed political
GSDF officer's theft leads to loss of data on Japan-U.S. joint drill
TOKYO, July 2 Kyodo - The Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, lost a USB flash memory device in February last year that contained data on a Japan-U.S.
6-way chief delegates meeting unlikely before G-8 summit: Komura
TOKYO, July 2 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura indicated on Tuesday it is unlikely that chief delegates to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization will meet before next Monday
Security checks tightened at airports ahead of G-8 summit
NARITA, Japan, July 2 Kyodo - Airlines expanded passport checks for passengers at boarding gates at Narita and other international airports Tuesday for all departures ahead of the July 7-9 Group of
Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido
SAPPORO, July 2 Kyodo - Indigenous people from around the world gathered Tuesday in Biratori, Hokkaido, to talk about how to secure their indigenous rights and how to tackle environment issues.
Japan-Indonesia FTA takes effect
TOKYO, July 2 Kyodo - The free trade agreement ratified by Japan and Indonesia took effect Tuesday, clearing the way for Indonesian nurses to work in Japan and with Tokyo also eliminating import ta
Future jungle warfare training sessions eyed in Okinawa
NAHA, Japan, July 2 Kyodo - Military liaison officers from Germany, Israel, Japan and the Netherlands visited a U.S.
