TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Group of 20 financial chiefs are likely to discuss the aftermaths of Japan's worst postwar crisis triggered by the March 11 killer earthquake on the global economy at a two-day

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been easing gradually in recent days, although there is absolutely no

TOKYO (Kyodo) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 jolted eastern and northeastern Japan on Monday afternoon, killing a 16-year-old young woman and leaving at least two of her

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The injection of coolant water into three troubled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was stopped for about 50 minutes after the area was hit by a strong earthqua

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan on Monday expanded evacuation areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the killer earthquake and tsunami a month ago, due to high amounts

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Japan Meteorological Agency warned Monday that the country could experience more aftershocks of magnitude 7 levels accompanied by shaking at the maximum possible intensity of 7

WASHINGTON - (Kyodo) - The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast Monday for the Japanese economy to 1.4 percent for 2011, down from its previous 1.6 percent estimate in January, due t

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan expressed gratitude Monday in a written message published in newspapers worldwide for ''the bonds of friendship'' shown by more than 130 countries and regio

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The Bank of Japan on Monday downwardly revised its assessments of seven out of nine regional economies in the country following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that have cripple

ISHINOMAKI, Japan, April 10 Kyodo -