The dollar failed to make gains against the euro and yen on Tuesday despite a rally on Wall Street as players remained sceptical of chances of a strong US economic recovery.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday asked the UN General Assembly to speed up reforming the Security Council by creating more seats — including one for Japan.
Japanese media on Wednesday questioned North Korea’s sincerity at an historic summit and said the revelation that eight kidnapped Japanese citizens had died there was a bitter pill to swallow at the start of renewed normalisation talks.
Microsoft said on Tuesday its Xbox video console aims to win the number one slot in the Japanese computer game market, dominated by mighty rival Sony Corp’s PlayStation2.