TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo - The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co.

TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - A volunteer group is set to send more than 300 Japanese-speaking interpreters to help foreigners in the areas of northeastern and eastern Japan that were stricken by the dev

TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Earthquake insurance payments resulting from the massive quake that struck northeastern Japan could top 1 trillion yen, far higher than the previous record of 78.3 billion y

TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.

TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Tuesday that Japan will basically welcome all overseas assistance for those affected by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsuna

TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - The number of people killed or unaccounted for following the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan topped 22,000 on Tuesday, becoming the biggest disaster sin

SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a South Korean national is not eligible to ask the government to confirm his or her ownership of land in the North, dismissing a lowe

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TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Asian countries have stepped up their screening of Japanese food imports for radioactive contamination after radioactive substances were detected on vegetables and raw milk