Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Saturday ruled out an early Cabinet reshuffle and indicated he has no plans to dissolve the House of Representatives for an election before this autumn.
Europe replaced Japan last year as the top producer of solar batteries, a survey by a U.S. industry journal said Saturday. Japan's annual production of solar cells came to 920,000 kw last year, down 11.
The Japan Times was among a select band of U.S. and international media outlets announced Friday as the winners of the 22nd Genesis Awards at a star-studded ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif.
people gathered Saturday at Tokyo's Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School to take in seminars, workshops, food, refreshment, music and films during a unique festival to address poverty in Japan.
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