TOKYO (Kyodo) - Business confidence among major Japanese firms improved slightly in March from three months earlier, the Bank of Japan said Friday, while signaling a possible deterioration in senti

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Japanese and German foreign ministers on Saturday will discuss bilateral cooperation in tackling the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crippled by the March 11 quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Democratic Party of Japan is considering introducing special taxes as well as issuing ''disaster bonds'' to be underwritten by the Bank of Japan as the ruling party struggles to

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TOKYO (Kyodo) - Stablemaster Tanigawa and 19 wrestlers were forced into retirement by the Japan Sumo Association for match fixing on Friday evening, but closure seems far from certain with a potent

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he wants to deepen ties with opposition parties in crafting almost all policies vital for the reconstruction of Japan following the March 11 ear

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Moody's Japan K.K. said Thursday it has downgraded both its senior secured rating and long-term issuer rating on Tokyo Electric Power Co.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government should consider setting up a fund that would help secure money for reconstruction work after the March 11 earthquake in Japan, Senior Vice Finance Minister Mitsuru Sa

TOKYO (Kyodo) - In a sign that radiation is continuing to leak from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, radioactive iodine-131 at a concentration of 4,385 times the maximum level pe

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The visiting chief of French nuclear fuel company Areva SA vowed Thursday that her firm will offer necessary expertise and personnel to help Japan resolve the ongoing crisis at the