Chubu Electric puts off decision on suspending Hamaoka nuclear plant
NAGOYA, May 7 Kyodo - Chubu Electric Power Co.
Paper warning of Fukushima nuke plant risks draws attention on Net
TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo - A short paper penned 16 years ago by an anti-nuclear scientist is drawing attention on the Internet for having warned about the dangers posed by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear P
Iwate Pref.'s historic Hiraizumi area to be World Heritage site
TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo - An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic Hiraizumi area in Iwate Prefecture and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanes
Slim chance Japanese will escape Malaysian death penalty: lawyer
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, May 6 Kyodo - The lawyer for a Japanese woman who faces a mandatory death sentence for drug trafficking in Malaysia said Friday she is unlikely to escape a death sentence.
Chubu Electric plans to stop Hamaoka nuclear power plant
TOKYO, May 6 Kyodo - Chubu Electric Power Co.
Police launch investigation over fatal food poisoning
TOYAMA/FUKUI, Japan, May 6 Kyodo - Police launched an investigation Friday into a fatal food poisoning case involving an Ishikawa Prefecture-based ''yakiniku'' barbecue restaurant chain, following
Inflation unlikely to spiral out of control in Asia, ADB chief says
HANOI, May 6 Kyodo - Some Asia-Pacific countries face ''very strong'' inflationary pressures, but they are unlikely to see inflation spiral out of control as they employ appropriate policy measures
New vehicle sales by Toyota, Honda in China dive over 20% in April
BEIJING, May 6 Kyodo - New vehicle sales by Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
Workers enter No. 1 reactor building for 1st time since explosion
TOKYO, May 5 Kyodo - Workers entered the No.
Sony confirms personal info on all 77 mil. network users stolen
WASHINGTON, May 4 Kyodo - Sony Corp. has informed a U.S.
