TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japanese authorities said Tuesday they do not expect the radioactive release from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to heavily increase amid the ongoing restoration

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TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan raised the severity level of the ongoing emergency at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Tuesday from level 5 to the maximum 7 on an international scale, recogniz

OSAKA (Kyodo) - The Osaka District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former prosecutor to 18 months in prison for tampering with evidence during investigations into a postal discount system abuse case i

TOKYO (Kyodo) - A series of strong earthquakes continued to hit eastern and central Japan Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of injuries, the Japan Meteorological Agency and police said.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday to provide sufficient information about the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and call

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan will proceed with a planned visit to the United States by the end of June, despite the demands of dealing with the ongoing nuclear crisis and the aftermath

TOKYO (Kyodo) - A child aged under 15 has been declared brain-dead with family consent for the first time in Japan, with the child's organs to be harvested for transplantation shortly, a transplant

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Group of 20 financial chiefs are likely to discuss the aftermaths of Japan's worst postwar crisis triggered by the March 11 killer earthquake on the global economy at a two-day

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been easing gradually in recent days, although there is absolutely no