U.S. senators' Futenma idea could be starting point for talks: Nakaima
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima said Friday a proposal by influential U.S. senators to scrap a stalled relocation plan for a U.S.
Russian Deputy PM Ivanov confirms planned visit to disputed islands
MOSCOW (Kyodo - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday he will soon head a government delegation to visit islands at the core of a Japan-Russia territorial row, Interfax news agenc
Radioactive substance detected in incinerator ashes in Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) - A highly radioactive substance was detected in incinerator ashes at a sewage plant in eastern Tokyo in late March, shortly after the start of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai
Chubu Electric brings Hamaoka No. 4 reactor to halt
SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) - Chubu Electric Power Co.
U.S. urges Japan to ratify pact on compensation for nuclear damage
TOKYO (Kyodo) - U.S.
Gov't submits Diet bill on increasing Cabinet members
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government on Friday submitted a bill to the Diet to raise the number of Cabinet members by three in the hope of speeding up reconstruction of areas devastated by the catastroph
Work to halt Hamaoka reactors to start early Friday: Chubu Electric
NAGOYA (Kyodo) - Chubu Electric Power Co.
Nuclear fuel at Fukushima No. 1 unit melted after full exposure
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Water inside the troubled No.
Japan's view on Futenma remains intact despite U.S. senators' appeal
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan's stance on the existing plan to relocate the U.S.
Japan, China, S. Korea news agencies to jointly offer summit news
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Leading Japanese, Chinese and South Korean news agencies said Thursday they will for the first time jointly provide news reports, transcripts, official documents and other informati
