TOKYO, May 27 Kyodo - An expert on nuclear reactors on Friday downplayed the possibility that melted nuclear fuel believed to be at the bottom of the pressure vessels for the crippled nuclear react

DEAUVILLE, France, May 26 Kyodo -

TOKYO, May 26 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it had continued injecting seawater into its No.

TOKYO, May 26 Kyodo - Japan will pursue recovery from the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami by keeping its economy open and drawing investment and workforces from around the world, Foreign Min

TOKYO, May 26 Kyodo - The chief of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations called Thursday for a candidate for the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund from an

TOKYO, May 26 Kyodo - The chief of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will visit the city of Ishinomaki on June 4 with ASEAN volunteer workers and performers seeking to comfort an

PARIS, May 25 Kyodo - Japan and France agreed Wednesday to launch ministerial dialogue on nuclear safety, energy and other key issues, on the eve of an annual summit of the Group of Eight countries

TOKYO, May 25 Kyodo - The U.S. military and the U.S. Department of Defense predict that it would take at least 10 years for a key U.S.

TOKYO, May 25 Kyodo - Japan lodged a protest Wednesday with South Korea over a visit by a South Korean minister to disputed islets earlier in the day as well as a trip by some South Korean oppositi

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, May 24 Kyodo - Three South Korean lawmakers visited on Tuesday one of the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido despite concerns expressed by the Japanese gov