SENDAI, March 13 Kyodo - The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern and eastern Japan will likely surpass 10,000, the Miyagi police chief said Sunday as J

TOKYO, March 13 Kyodo - Japanese authorities scrambled Sunday to avert a nuclear disaster, injecting seawater into overheating reactors and relieving the pressure inside at a nuclear power plant in

TOKYO, March 13 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Co.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The loss of life and destruction caused by Friday's catastrophic earthquake in Japan grew Saturday, with the combined number of people who have died or remain unaccounted for expect

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Land and air transportation remained disrupted in Japan on Saturday with over 400 flights canceled, many trains suspended and many highways closed due to a powerful earthquake that

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday inspected areas in northeastern Japan hit by a devastating earthquake and said the government will make a full commitment to the ''mission'' of

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Toyota Motor Corp.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japanese authorities have confirmed there was an explosion at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant Saturday afternoon but it did not occur at its troubled No.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Self-Defense Forces went into full relief mode on Saturday as Prime Minister Naoto Kan called for more SDF troops to help areas hit by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of

TOKYO (Kyodo) - U.S.