U.S. military predicts at least 10 years for Futenma relocation
TOKYO, May 25 Kyodo - The U.S. military and the U.S. Department of Defense predict that it would take at least 10 years for a key U.S.
Japan files protest with S. Korea over Takeshima, Kunashiri visits
TOKYO, May 25 Kyodo - Japan lodged a protest Wednesday with South Korea over a visit by a South Korean minister to disputed islets earlier in the day as well as a trip by some South Korean oppositi
S. Korean lawmakers visit Russian-held island claimed by Japan
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, May 24 Kyodo - Three South Korean lawmakers visited on Tuesday one of the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido despite concerns expressed by the Japanese gov
Fukushima plant's Nos. 2, 3 reactors also suffered meltdown: TEPCO
TOKYO, May 24 Kyodo - The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday that meltdowns may have occurred in the cores of the Nos.
Kaieda vows to cooperate with IAEA fact-finding team on nuke crisis
TOKYO, May 24 Kyodo - Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda vowed Tuesday to provide all information the government has to a group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency that has
Blatter eyes Club World Cup as source of 'hope' to disaster-hit Japan
TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - Visiting FIFA President Sepp Blatter told Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday that he hopes the Club World Cup in December will boost Japan's morale and aid in rebuilding effo
Sony to fall into red for 3rd year in FY 2010
TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - Sony Corp.
Yudhoyono to visit Japan in June
JAKARTA, May 23 Kyodo - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to visit Japan next month and will likely tour the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster zone to express sympathy for vict
TEPCO rules out quake as causing coolant loss at crippled nuke plant
TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - The powerful March 11 earthquake did not cause any major damage to reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, such as a loss of coolant water, Tokyo Electric Power
Kan denies having instructed TEPCO to stop seawater injection
TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday denied having instructed Tokyo Electric Power Co. to stop injecting seawater into the troubled No.
