Tokyo  - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Japan Tuesday for a five-day visit to enhance a "mutually beneficial relationship" between the two countries.

Amsterdam - A robot built entirely from LEGO bricks by Dutch students has won the LEGO robot championship held in Tokyo, Japan, the Dutch newswire ANP reported on Thursday.

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.

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

Tokyo  - Japanese home electronics company Panasonic reported a record net profit for the year that ended in March, the company announced Monday.

Tokyo  - Japan's traditional Nakizumo, or crying sumo, festival took place Sunday as babies competed to bawl the loudest in the arms of sumo wrestlers as a prayer to the gods for good health.