Many foreign embassies in Tokyo close or move elsewhere after quake+
TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo -
Long-standing confidence in Japanese foods at stake
TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo -(EDS: STORY COMPILED FROM CONTRIBUTIONS BY KYODO BUREAUS IN BEIJING, GENEVA, SEOUL, VLADIVOSTOK AND WASHINGTON)
Radioactive iodine exceeding limit for infants found in Tokyo water
TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo - The Tokyo metropolitan government warned Wednesday that infants should not drink tap water in Tokyo's 23 wards and five of its suburban cities as radioactive iodine exceedin
Japan finds radioactive contamination in more vegetables, water
TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo - Japanese authorities discovered more leafy vegetables and water contaminated by radioactive substances on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a quake-hit nuclear plant went on
Gov't to support children orphaned by quake, tsunami
TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo - The welfare ministry decided Wednesday to find out how many children lost their parents in the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan and to support them by dispatching
All 6 Fukushima reactors reconnected to external power
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - All six reactors at the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been reconnected to external power, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Gov't, Tokyo Electric gauge nuclear crisis' impact on seawater
TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo - The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Over 300 interpreters ready to help quake-affected foreigners
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - A volunteer group is set to send more than 300 Japanese-speaking interpreters to help foreigners in the areas of northeastern and eastern Japan that were stricken by the dev
Quake insurance payments could top 1 tril. yen
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Earthquake insurance payments resulting from the massive quake that struck northeastern Japan could top 1 trillion yen, far higher than the previous record of 78.3 billion y
Toyota, Honda to postpone resumption of car assembly
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
