SENDAI (Kyodo) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 rocked northeastern Japan shortly before noon on Wednesday, measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in nort

(Kyodo) - Japan's top government spokesman on Wednesday voiced strong regret over China's reported unilateral start of development in a disputed gas field in the East China Sea.

TOKYO, March 9 Kyodo - UPDATE2(EDS: ADDING DETAILS)Prime Minister Naoto Kan decided Tuesday to promote State Foreign Secretary Takeaki Matsumoto to foreign minister following Seiji Maehara's resign

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - UPDATE1:(EDS: RECASTING WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS)

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo -Japan on Tuesday expressed regret over alleged comments by a senior U.S.

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan approved Tuesday a set of sanctions against Libya as part of international efforts to stop crackdowns by its leader Muammar Gaddafi on

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - The Japanese government will bring to Japan four pirates who were captured after attacking a tanker operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan slipped 9.4 percent from a year earlier to 987 in February, the 19th straight month of fall, as government financial aid apparen

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Serbian President Boris Tadic agreed Tuesday that the two countries will boost interpersonal exchanges by easing visa requirements and w

TOKYO, March 8 Kyodo - Japan on Tuesday expressed regret to the United States over alleged comments by a U.S.