Miyagi governor proposes new entity to promote reconstruction
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Miyagi Gov.
Workers locked in battle at Fukushima, exposure to radiation rising
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Workers at a nuclear power plant damaged by last month's earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northeast continued battling to deal with radioactive water Saturday as their
ov't to help TEPCO pay for nuke crisis damages if survival at risk
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government is arranging to help Tokyo Electric Power Co.
41% of local gov'ts undecided on future of nuclear power plants
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Of 46 local governments hosting or located close to current and future nuclear power plants in Japan, 41 percent said they will await further public and government discussions befor
TEPCO must not be allowed to resume reactor operations: Fukushima gov
FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato said Friday he will never allow Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Evacuation zone widened beyond 20 km from Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government on Friday added some towns outside a 20-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the list of areas covered by its evacuation direct
Cabinet approves 4 tril. yen extra budget after quake
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan adopted Friday a draft extra budget of 4.02 trillion yen (some $50 billion) for fiscal 2011, struggling to secure funds for the early phase o
ODA cut by 50.1 billion yen to raise recovery funds in extra budget
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Cabinet agreed to cut Japan's foreign aid allocation for fiscal 2011 by 50.1 billion yen from the initially set 572.7 billion yen Friday as it approved a draft first extra budge
BOJ to cut FY 2011 economic growth forecast due to quake
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Bank of Japan will downwardly revise its forecast for the country's economic growth in fiscal 2011 amid the negative impact from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, sources clo
Australia remains opposed to whaling but chides Sea Shepherd
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Visiting Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard underlined her country's antiwhaling status Friday as she said Canberra has no intention of halting its legal action to permanently
