Howard plan Aug. trip to Japan: report
SYDNEY, July 24 Kyodo - Prime Minster John Howard is planning a trip to Japan to meet his counterpart Junichiro Koizumi early next month, an Australian newspaper reported Tuesday

Public support for Koizumi cabinet hovers around 70%: papers
TOKYO, July 24 Kyodo - the public  approval rating for Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet remaining relatively high at around 70%, according to the results of opinion polls published tuesday by three leading Japanese newspapers.

Kawaguchi hints at Kyoto pact ratification without U.S.
BONN, July 23 Kyodo - Japanese Environment Minster Yoriko Kawaguchi suggested Monday that Japan could ratify the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming independent of the U.S. position

Annual pay in japan public sector down for 3rd straight year
TOKYO, July 24 Kyodo - The annual income of state employees in the current fiscal year is headed to a decline for the third consecutive year as the national Personnel Authority is unlikely to recommend a pay raise this summer, sources close to the personnel agency said monday.

4TH LD: Climate talks approve accord on Kyoto pact rules
BONN, July 23 Kyodo - Countries participating in the ongoing U.N. climate talks in Bonn germany, approved Monday a final accord on core elements of rules to implement the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming, paving the way for its enforcement in the target year 2002.

Powell voices regret over Okinawa incidents
TOKYO, July 23 Kyodo - U.S. Secretary of  State Colin  Powell on Monday expressed regret over a series of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture but was skeptical about revising the japan-U.S. Status-of-Forces Agreement (SOFA).
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