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TOKYO (Kyodo) - Stablemaster Tanigawa and 19 wrestlers were forced into retirement by the Japan Sumo Association for match fixing on Friday evening, but closure seems far from certain with a potent

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he wants to deepen ties with opposition parties in crafting almost all policies vital for the reconstruction of Japan following the March 11 ear

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Moody's Japan K.K. said Thursday it has downgraded both its senior secured rating and long-term issuer rating on Tokyo Electric Power Co.

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government should consider setting up a fund that would help secure money for reconstruction work after the March 11 earthquake in Japan, Senior Vice Finance Minister Mitsuru Sa

TOKYO (Kyodo) - In a sign that radiation is continuing to leak from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, radioactive iodine-131 at a concentration of 4,385 times the maximum level pe

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The visiting chief of French nuclear fuel company Areva SA vowed Thursday that her firm will offer necessary expertise and personnel to help Japan resolve the ongoing crisis at the

NANJING, China (Kyodo) - Finance ministers, central bankers and academics from the Group of 20 developed and developing economies reached informal consensus Thursday that the Chinese currency shou

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he will look into reviewing from scratch the government's plan to build at least 14 more nuclear reactors by 2030, as Japan battles to overcom

TOKYO (Kyodo) - The government decided Thursday to issue certificates to identify producing districts for all Japanese farm products shipped overseas to allay overseas concern on their safety follo