Senator points to China's buildup as a factor behind U.S. presence
TOKYO (Kyodo) - An influential U.S. senator pointed Tuesday to China's military buildup as a factor requiring U.S.
Moody's to review Japan debt rating for possible downgrade
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Moody's Investors Service Inc.
Japan, Peru sign free trade pact, boon for Japanese carmakers
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan and Peru signed Tuesday a bilateral free trade agreement, which is expected to enable Japanese automobile and electric appliance makers to keep up with their South Korean riva
Opposition may file no-confidence vote against Kan's gov't Wed
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The opposition camp on Tuesday continued to pile pressure on Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down as the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party
TEPCO starts system to cool spent fuel pool at Fukushima plant
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Tuesday that it has started to fully operate a water circulation system to stably cool one of the pools stori
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.
