Beijing  - China's Hu Jintao is due next week to make the first visit by a Chinese president to Japan in 10 years.

Tokyo  - Japanese home electronics company Panasonic reported a record net profit for the year that ended in March, the company announced Monday.

Tokyo  - Japan's traditional Nakizumo, or crying sumo, festival took place Sunday as babies competed to bawl the loudest in the arms of sumo wrestlers as a prayer to the gods for good health.