TOKYO, April 18 Kyodo -Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday touched on the need to freeze Japan's plans to build new nuclear facilities in the wake of the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter

TOKYO, April 18 Kyodo - Local governments in Japan have been reviewing their respective disaster prevention plans in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster which caused devas

TOKYO, April 18 Kyodo - The government is aiming to establish a temporary fund to help manage the huge reconstruction expenses following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, government sources said

TOKYO, April 18 Kyodo - The radiation level inside the Nos.

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Co.

TOKYO, April 17 Kyodo - Japan and the United States reaffirmed Sunday their cooperation in efforts to contain the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power station triggered by the Marc

WASHINGTON, April 16 Kyodo - The policy-setting body of the International Monetary Fund agreed Saturday to watch the developments of Japan's economy struck by the catastrophic March 11 earthquake a

WASHINGTON, April 16 Kyodo - The policy-setting body of the International Monetary Fund met Saturday to discuss the risk of Japan's economic slump triggered by the March 11 earthquake and the nucle

TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo - The level of radioactive substances in seawater increased sharply overnight inside a containment fence installed near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the operator

WASHINGTON, April 16 Kyodo - The Group of 20 financial chiefs expressed their solidarity on Friday with the Japanese people over the devastating March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami, pledging to