Seoul court dismisses claim to land in North Korea
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a South Korean national is not eligible to ask the government to confirm his or her ownership of land in the North, dismissing a lowe
UPDATE1: Greater levels of radioactive materials found due to rain+
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING WITH INFO ON RAINFALL, OTHER INFO, RECASTING)
UPDATE1: Over 21,000 dead or missing in quake-hit Japan: police+
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING DEATH TOLL, ADDING INFO)
Asian countries step up radiation screening on Japanese food imports
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Asian countries have stepped up their screening of Japanese food imports for radioactive contamination after radioactive substances were detected on vegetables and raw milk
More oil on way to Tokyo, quake-hit areas as producers resume ops
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.
TEPCO to resume rolling blackouts except in early morning
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Rolling blackouts will be resumed across the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo on Tuesday, except in areas originally set for power outages for nearly four hours from 6:20 a.m.
Work to restore power halted as smoke seen at Fukushima reactors
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Work to connect power cables to the No. 3 and No.
Traces of radioactive substances detected in water in 9 prefectures
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Trace amounts of radioactive substances were detected in tap water samples collected Sunday and Monday in nine prefectures but they were all below the intake limits set by t
Work to restore power halted as smoke seen at Fukushima reactors+
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Gov't orders 4 prefectures to suspend some food shipments
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - The government ordered Fukushima and three other prefectures Monday to suspend shipments of spinach and another leaf vegetable following the detection of radioactive substan
