Paris, June 13 Kyodo - An international ministerial conference on assistance to Afghanistan began
Thursday in Paris, with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura pledging $550

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his visiting Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd said Thursday they agreed to take a cool-headed approach toward the whaling issue

Beijing, June 13 Kyodo - China and Taiwan held official negotiations here Thursday after a nearly decade-long freeze on government-level, face-to-face dialogue, with Chinese and

Sydney , June 13 Kyodo - The Dalai Lama said Thursday he is optimistic about future talks with the
Chinese government and that he expects a seventh meeting will go ahead next month.

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - Japan's public security chief Shinya Izumi called for increased cooperation as Group of Eight justice and home affairs ministers began full talks Thursday in Tokyo on securit

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - The ruling bloc-dominated House of Representatives approved on Thursday a resolution of confidence in Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet to counter the passage of a nonbin

Beijing, June 13 Kyodo - North Korea explained its position on the past abductions of Japanese nationals by its agents in talks with Japan on Thursday, and while the Japanese envoy declined to rev

Tokyo, June 12 (Kyodo) - Justice and home affairs ministers of the Group of Eight nations started a three-day meeting Wednesday in Tokyo to address issues such as countermeasures against terrorism

BEIJING, June 12 (Kyodo) - Japan repeated on Wednesday its demand that North Korea get to the bottom of the abduction cases of Japanese nationals by the North's agents, as envoys from the two coun

Tokyo, June 12 (Kyodo) - The opposition-controlled House of Councillors passed a nonbinding censure motion against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday, a move unlikely to lead to Fukuda's