Tokyo - Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday urged Group of Eight (G8) leaders to agree on the ambitious target to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 during their July summit in
Kyoto, Japan (G8) - North Korea's nuclear declaration and expected removal from a US terrorism list is in the spotlight Friday at two- day talks by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight, crea
Tokyo - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average hit a two-month low in morning trading Friday following the US market's overnight tumble that reflected heightened worries about inflation.
Tokyo - Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.5 per cent in May from a year before, recording the fastest increase in more than 15 years, the government said Friday.