China viewed by U.S. citizens as most important Asian partner: poll
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - China is now viewed by U.S.
IAEA to call for stronger nuke regulatory authority at next meeting
VIENNA, June 9 Kyodo - Member countries of the International Atomic Energy Agency are expected to call for strengthening the function of nuclear regulatory authorities in a draft statement of their
Japan's 1st qtr GDP slightly upgraded to minus 3.5%
TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 3.5 percent in the three months through March, the government said Thursday, slightly upgrading the preliminary figure of minus 3.7 p
Gov't tells Kagoshima of plan to relocate U.S. drill
TOKYO, June 8 Kyodo - Senior Vice Defense Minister Katsuya Ogawa notified Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito on Wednesday that the government is considering relocating U.S.
Blackout hits Fukushima nuclear plant's Nos. 1, 2 reactors
TOKYO, June 8 Kyodo - The crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered power outages at its Nos.
Kan under unrelenting pressure to quit after 1 year in office
TOKYO, June 8 Kyodo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan came under unrelenting pressure to quit in the near future from both ruling and opposition lawmakers on Wednesday, the first anniversary of his taking
BOJ eyeing upgrading loan program to stimulate growth
TOKYO, June 7 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan will consider at its next policy meeting expanding one of its emergency loan programs to boost the country's economy amid the negative impact of the earthqua
Japan says failed to act swiftly in nuclear crisis
TOKYO, June 7 Kyodo - Japan said Tuesday in a report to be submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency that its nuclear regulatory system failed to deal swiftly with the ongoing crisis at t
DPJ eyeing election to pick Kan's successor in early July
TOKYO, June 7 Kyodo - The ruling Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday started making arrangements to hold its presidential election in early July to pick Prime Minister Naoto Kan's successor.
Seoul stocks down 0.79 pct in late-morning trade
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean stocks traded 0.79 percent lower late Tuesday morning, dragged down by oil refiners and auto makers, analysts said.
