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

TOKYO, May 24 Kyodo - The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday that meltdowns may have occurred in the cores of the Nos.

TOKYO, May 24 Kyodo - Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda vowed Tuesday to provide all information the government has to a group of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency that has

TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - Visiting FIFA President Sepp Blatter told Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday that he hopes the Club World Cup in December will boost Japan's morale and aid in rebuilding effo

TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - Sony Corp.

JAKARTA, May 23 Kyodo - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to visit Japan next month and will likely tour the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster zone to express sympathy for vict

TOKYO, May 23 Kyodo - The powerful March 11 earthquake did not cause any major damage to reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, such as a loss of coolant water, Tokyo Electric Power