TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan asked the World Trade Organization on Wednesday to launch a panel for settling its dispute with Canada over a Canadian province's preferential treatment of local companies in

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Nuclear safety experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency pointed to an underestimated tsunami hazard and the importance of ensuring the independence of nuclear regulatory

TOKYO (Kyodo) - An influential U.S. senator pointed Tuesday to China's military buildup as a factor requiring U.S.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Moody's Investors Service Inc.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan and Peru signed Tuesday a bilateral free trade agreement, which is expected to enable Japanese automobile and electric appliance makers to keep up with their South Korean riva

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The opposition camp on Tuesday continued to pile pressure on Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down as the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Tuesday that it has started to fully operate a water circulation system to stably cool one of the pools stori

(Kyodo) - Japan will invite 32 U.S.

(Kyodo) - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa hinted Monday that he could support the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet that the main opposition

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan and the United States are arranging to hold a top security meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Washington on June 21, a leading U.S. senator said Monday.