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Lower, upper house elections must be held at same time in 2013: Kan+

TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo -

Akita, 2 other prefectures to test all cattle for radiation

(Kyodo) - The Akita, Yamagata and Niigata prefectural governments said Monday they will test all beef cattle for radiation contamination after radioactive cesium above the allowable level set by th

Japan's ex-abduction minister met senior N. Korean official

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan's former state minister in charge of issues related to Pyongyang's past abduction of Japanese nationals secretly met with North Korea's ambassador for normalization talks with

S. Korean lawmaker calls for ban on LDP members' visit to islets

SEOUL (Kyodo) - South Korea's ruling party chief urged the government on Monday to ban a group of Japanese opposition party lawmakers from entering the country as they plan to visit an island near

70% back Kan on nuclear power but support for Cabinet hits record low

TOKYO, July 24 Kyodo - A total of 70.3 percent expressed support for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for a society that does not rely on nuclear power in a telephone poll conducted over the weekend

U.S., Japan to jointly study new technology to decontaminate large areas

TOKYO, July 24 Kyodo - The United States and Japan will work together in researching new technology to remove radioactive materials from large areas around the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear

Terrestrial television goes completely digital in most areas of Japan

TOKYO, July 24 Kyodo - Japanese broadcasters ceased analog transmission across the country at noon Sunday after nearly 60 years, except in areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, co