TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan will proceed with a planned visit to the United States by the end of June, despite the demands of dealing with the ongoing nuclear crisis and the aftermath

TOKYO (Kyodo) - A child aged under 15 has been declared brain-dead with family consent for the first time in Japan, with the child's organs to be harvested for transplantation shortly, a transplant

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Group of 20 financial chiefs are likely to discuss the aftermaths of Japan's worst postwar crisis triggered by the March 11 killer earthquake on the global economy at a two-day

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been easing gradually in recent days, although there is absolutely no

TOKYO (Kyodo) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 jolted eastern and northeastern Japan on Monday afternoon, killing a 16-year-old young woman and leaving at least two of her

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The injection of coolant water into three troubled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was stopped for about 50 minutes after the area was hit by a strong earthqua

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan on Monday expanded evacuation areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the killer earthquake and tsunami a month ago, due to high amounts

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Japan Meteorological Agency warned Monday that the country could experience more aftershocks of magnitude 7 levels accompanied by shaking at the maximum possible intensity of 7

WASHINGTON - (Kyodo) - The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast Monday for the Japanese economy to 1.4 percent for 2011, down from its previous 1.6 percent estimate in January, due t

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan expressed gratitude Monday in a written message published in newspapers worldwide for ''the bonds of friendship'' shown by more than 130 countries and regio