Japan

Toyota formally decides to invest in passenger jet business

Tokyo  - Toyota Motor Corp officially decided Wednesday to invest 10 billion yen (96.12 million dollars) in a passenger jet business of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

Taiwan-based Tibetans demand Japan release torch relay disrupter

Taipei - Some 100 Taiwan-based Tibetans and supporters on Wednesday demanded Japan release a Tibetan man with Taiwan citizenship who was arrested while trying to disrupt the Olympic torch relay in

ANA's net profit hit record high in fiscal 2007

Tokyo - All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways Co (ANA) saw a record net profit in

Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent

Tokyo - Bank of JapanThe Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided on Wednesday to keep its key interest

Giant panda Ling Ling dies at 22 in Japan

PandaTokyo - A giant panda that was the most popular resident of a Tokyo zoo died Wednesday of old age at 22

Japan's jobless rate falls to 10-year low in fiscal 2007

EconomyTokyo  - Japan's jobless rate hit a 10-year low at 3.8 per cent in the past fiscal year, w

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