Japan to invite U.S. students in memory of JET disaster victims
(Kyodo) - Japan will invite 32 U.S.
DPJ's Ozawa hints at support for no-confidence motion against gov't
(Kyodo) - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa hinted Monday that he could support the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet that the main opposition
Japan, U.S. eye holding ministerial security talks on June 21
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan and the United States are arranging to hold a top security meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Washington on June 21, a leading U.S. senator said Monday.
Soccer: Bin Hammam to appeal FIFA suspension
ZURICH (Kyodo) - Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam will appeal the provisional ban handed down to him by FIFA's ethics committee ahead of Wednesday's Congress.
Cooling system pumps stop for 15 hours at Fukushima plant's No. 5 unit
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday pumps to cool the nuclear reactor and fuel pool at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant's No.
Cooling system pumps stop for 15 hours at Fukushima plant's No. 5 unit
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday pumps to cool the nuclear reactor and fuel pool at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant's No.
Typhoon weakens to tropical storm, downpours expected across Japan+
(Kyodo) - Typhoon Songda weakened to a tropical storm off Shikoku Island in southwestern Japan on Sunday afternoon, but the Japan Meteorological Agency warned it could still bring downpours and str
Japan, China, S. Korea to jointly tackle tourism predicament
(Kyodo) - Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to jointly work out crisis management guidelines to address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natur
Japan, EU to start preliminary free trade talks, promote nuke safety
BRUSSELS (Kyodo) - Japanese and European Union leaders on Saturday agreed to swiftly start preparatory talks for a future free trade accord during an annual summit in Brussels, while vowing to coop
Defense Ministry to hire U.S. Embassy security expert
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Defense Ministry will hire Ayako Kimura, an expert on security issues at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, on June 8 as a senior official in charge of the relocation of a U.S.
