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S. Korea halts inspections of U.S. beef imports after bone discovery+
14 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ South Korea has suspended quarantine inspections of U.S. beef imports following the discovery of banned backbones in a shipment, Yonhap News Agency reported Friday. Yonhap...
Dollar hovers at mid-116 yen level ahead of U.S. jobs data+
16 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar hovered around the middle of the 116 yen level Friday morning in Tokyo as nervous investors refrained from taking fresh positions ahead of the release later in...
LEAD: Tokyo stocks flat in morning ahead of U.S. jobs data, 3-day weekend+
29 minutes ago (Kyodo)
TOKYO, Oct. 5 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: EXPANDING, CORRECTING INFO ON CASIO COMPUTER EARNINGS FORECAST IN 9TH GRAF) Tokyo stocks were flat Friday morning amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of...
Japanese editorial excerpts -4-+
32 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press: MSDF REFUELING MISSION (IHT/Asahi as translated from the Japanese- language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published Oct. 4)
Roh conveys Japan premier's message to Kim Jong Il in summit+
35 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun conveyed a message from Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the inter-Korean summit, sources who...
Ruling bloc OKs presenting refueling law outline to opposition camp+
39 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ The ruling parties endorsed a government plan Friday to present an outline of a new law to continue Japan's contentious refueling mission in the Indian Ocean to opposition...
N.Y. Philharmonic begins talks for performance in N. Korea: Yonhap+
53 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ A delegation from the New York Philharmonic headed to North Korea on Thursday to settle details for a performance there, most likely early next year, Yonhap News Agency reported
LEAD: Japan's lunar explorer successfully put into orbit around moon+
55 minutes ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH DETAILS) Japan's first lunar probe, nicknamed "Kaguya," has successfully entered orbit around the moon, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said...
Japan Post, Nippon Express to integrate delivery service in Oct. 2008+
1 hour ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Japan Post Holdings Co. and Nippon Express Co. said Friday they will integrate their parcel delivery service in October 2008. Japan Post Holdings,...
S. Korea papers welcome agreement to seek formal end of Korean War+
1 hour ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ South Korea's newspapers welcomed Friday the agreement between President Roh Moo Hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to seek a summit with the United States and China in an
Tokyo stocks flat in morning ahead of U.S. jobs data, 3-day weekend+
1 hour ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ Tokyo stocks were flat Friday morning amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of closely watched U.S. job market data and the three-day weekend. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average...
Microsoft, Wakayama City to run education program using Tablet PCs+
1 hour ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ The Wakayama municipal government and Microsoft Corp. said Friday they will run a joint program to boost the basic academic ability of students at the city's 52 public...
LEAD: Japan's September foreign reserves hit record high $946 billion+
1 hour ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 1ST 4 GRAFS) Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit a record $945.60 billion in September, up for the fourth consecutive month due mainly to valuation ...
Japan to accept absence of abduction talks at inter-Korean summit+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ Japan was hoping the abduction issue of Japanese and other foreign nationals by North Korea would be mentioned in the inter- Korean summit talks, but it is willing to accept the
WTO chief Lamy upbeat on prospects of Doha Round deal: Nakagawa+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ Former Japanese farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa described World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy on Thursday in Geneva as being "relatively optimistic" on the...
Lee objects to ASEAN slapping sanctions on Myanmar+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said he does not think the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should slap sanctions on Myanmar in the wake of the military...
Japan's lunar explorer successfully put into orbit around moon+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ Japan's first lunar probe has successfully entered orbit around the moon, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Friday. The Selenological and Engineering Explorer,...
Sumo: JSA to fire stablemaster over teen wrestler's death+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ The Japan Sumo Association plans to hold an executive meeting Friday afternoon to decide on measures on stablemaster Tokitsukaze and others over the death of a 17-year-old...
U.S. recalls over 550,000 Chinese-made products+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday the recall of 555,200 Chinese-made toys, key chains and other products because they contain dangerous levels of...
Gov't eyes to ban putting colored plastic cover on license plates+
2 hours ago (Kyodo)
(Kyodo) _ The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry is considering a legal revision to ban putting colored plastic covers on automobile license plates as early as in 2009,...
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