TOKYO - Labor ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations met with international trade union and business groups to discuss the reduction of workplace emissions of "greenhouse" gases blamed for global warming. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 60 and 80 percent by 2050, news reports said on Sunday, as part of measures setting out the country's long term environmental goals. More »
TOKYO - Japanese officials worried Saturday that the H5N1 bird flu virus may be spreading among wild birds in the north after the body of a swan tested positive for the disease, the third case in recent weeks. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - The US military said Friday it had given a Marine a two-year prison term and dishonourable discharge for sexual misconduct with a Japanese woman, even though he was cleared of charges of gang-rape. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan is considering a copyright fee for buyers of iPods and similar portable audio players, as well as hard disc video recorders, an official said Thursday. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan on Thursday thanked Yemen for its quick action in securing the release of two Japanese women taken hostage by tribesmen, as relatives back home eagerly waited to hear from them. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - A series of strong earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area early Thursday, briefly cutting off power to more than 4,000 homes and causing light injuries, officials said. More »
SANAA (AFP) - - Yemeni tribesmen have released two Japanese women holidaymakers who were kidnapped Wednesday while on their way to a tourist site in the region of Marib, a tribal chief said. More »
TOKYO - A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early Thursday, the national Meteorological Agency said, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. More »
TOKYO - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the Japanese coast rattled Tokyo early Wednesday but did little damage, the national Meteorological Agency said. More »

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