Niigata, Japan  - The labour ministers of eight of the world's most powerful economies gathered in th

Tokyo - The Japanese government announced Friday it would provide up to 10 million dollars to UN agencies for aid to cyclone-devastated Myanmar as it criticized Myanmar's military junta for not acc

Tokyo  - Japan's foreign reserves fell in April for the first time in 11 months due to decl

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened lo

Taipei  - Taiwan's incoming president Ma Ying-jeou has dropped plans to visit the US and Japan ahead of his inauguration on May 20, his office said Thursday.