Conversational Japanese Course Review

Chinese President Hu Jintao met separately with German President Horst Koehler and Japan-China Friendship Association Chairman Koichi Kato in Beijing on Sunday. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the Beijing Paralympic Games, which just opened on Saturday night. President Koehler and...  

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea may have abducted a Japanese woman who disappeared 10 years ago in central Japan, the Sankei newspaper reported, citing unidentified Japanese government officials.  

TOKYO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese users of Yahoo Japan Corp.'s auction site say they have been victims of identity theft.  

HA NOI — A week-long series of activities and performances in Japan will soon bring vivid images of Vietnamese land, culture and people to the Japanese.  

BC-Japan-Green Bears, 1st Ld-Writethru,0247 Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors Eds: MINOR edits AP Photo TOK802, TOK803 TOKYO (AP) -- Green polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo.  

With Internet access rapidly spreading through the mobile phone network in Japan, many people are getting involved in online auctions. But Japanese people are still suspicious about the security of online trading.  

TOKYO (Reuters) - Parties within Japan's ruling coalition are discussing a plan for a lower house election on Nov. 9, Japanese daily Yomirui Shimbun reported on Saturday.  

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said on Friday that he would like to make continued efforts in the future to further develop the relations between Japan and China. The outgoing prime minister made the remarks during meeting with a Chinese delegation, which is led by Song Jian, president of...  

By M.D. NALAPAT UPI Outside View CommentatorMANIPAL, India, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Although Germany shed its "historical guilt" for the 1939-45 war by the 1980s, most Japanese leaders have yet to abandon the cringing tone that they employ in the presence of those coming from countries that collectively...  

TOKYO, JAPAN: Kidnapped Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito was found dead Wednesday (27 Aug) in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan, according to Ichita Yamamoto, senior vice minister of Japan's foreign ministry.  

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A Japanese salaryman walks out of the office for the last time to a standing ovation from colleagues. The scenario is familiar in graying Japan.  

Japanese economics minister Kaoru Yosano and former defence minister Yuriko Koike lined up on Thursday to challenge frontrunner Taro Aso in the race to become prime minister, setting up a clash over economic policy as Japan teeters on the edge of recession.  

Unlike his father, who used to get arrested fighting for Japan's indigenous Ainu people, Koji Yuki sees the key to securing his community's rights in preserving and spreading the culture.  

TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc <8604.T> is considering acquiring a stake in U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers , the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.  

TOKYO, JAPAN: The Japanese government and the ruling parties officially decided Friday (29 Aug) to introduce an 11.7 trillion yen (US$107 billion) economic stimulus package and to implement a fixed reduction in income and residence taxes that will be effective only for a year.