K.K. Kyodo News to transmit press releases by firms, gov't

TOKYO, Japan - K.K. Kyodo News, the business arm of Kyodo News, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 3 to announce the formation of a new company to distribute press releases by companies and the government to news organizations via e-mail and the Internet, starting Sept. 3. Kyodo News PR Wire is the first Japanese company to launch such a public relations wire service.

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