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International Organizations Call For G8 Action On Health Improvement

Eight international organizations has announced that leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations would meet next month in Japan, to tackle health scourges in developing nations in order to impr

Japan's April core machinery orders up 5.5 per cent

Tokyo  - Japan's core machinery orders rose 5.5 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in April to 1.01 trillion yen (9.58 billion dollars), compared to the month before, the government said Tuesday

Tokyo stocks lose early gains on renewed economic uncertainties

Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks lose early gains on renewed economic uncertainties

Japan's prime minister calls for reductions in CO2 emissions

Tokyo  - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday unveiled a policy to try emissions' trading in the fall to achieve 60 to 80-per-cent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Japan by 2050.

Japan mulls providing military assistance in Afghanistan

Tokyo - Japanese government officials were expected to begin research on needs of assistance in counterinsurgency and security in Afghanistan, government sources said Monday.

Tokyo stocks lose 2 per cent on US economic concerns

Tokyo StocksTokyo - Tokyo stocks lost more than 2 pe

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