Putin to chair meeting on Russian cosmonautics
MOSCOW, April 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will
chair meeting on the development of Russian cosmonautics in the city of
Gagarin on Thursday, April 7.
Farmers of "Seaweed for Imperial Family" in Crisis
Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Pref (Jiji Press)--The tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake in northern and eastern Japan left a huge scar across the Yamoto district, known for producing processed
Electronics Makers Move Production from Eastern Japan
Tokyo, April 5 (Jiji Press)--Electronics makers have started to move production from eastern Japan due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and rolling blackouts by Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Japan Defense Minister Thanks U.S. for Quake Relief Support
Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa on Monday expressed Tokyo's gratitude for U.S.
S. Korea to roll out new multiple rocket launcher by 2013
SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's weapons procurement agency said Monday it is developing a new multiple rocket launcher with a prototype to be rolled out by 2013 to further neutralize long-
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Police to Support Volunteer Patrols in Disaster Areas
Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Police are moving to support evacuees' volunteer patrols in northeastern Japan areas hit by last month's disaster, sources familiar with the matter told Jiji Press Mond
Impossible to Lift Evacuation Order in Weeks: Edano
Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)--It is impossible for Japan to lift within weeks its evacuation order issued to residents near the crippled Fukushima No.
Safe to Stay 32km of Fukushima N-Plant: U.S. Official
Washington, March 30 (Jiji Press)--The chief U.S. nuclear regulator said Wednesday it is deemed safe to stay 32 kilometers away from the troubled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.
U.S. Official Calls Plutonium at Fukushima Plant "Not Significant"
Washington (Jiji Press) - The levels of plutonium discovered in soil at a quake-hit nuclear power plant in Japan are "not significant at this point," a senior U.S.
JAL Emerges from Court-Led Rehabilitation Process
Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines completed its corporate rehabilitation process on Monday, emerging from court supervision 14 months after its bankruptcy filing in January last year.
