Toyota, Honda to postpone resumption of car assembly
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
Quake-hit Japan to welcome all overseas assistance: minister
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Tuesday that Japan will basically welcome all overseas assistance for those affected by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsuna
Over 22,000 dead, missing in quake-hit Japan, bodies buried
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo - The number of people killed or unaccounted for following the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan topped 22,000 on Tuesday, becoming the biggest disaster sin
Seoul court dismisses claim to land in North Korea
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a South Korean national is not eligible to ask the government to confirm his or her ownership of land in the North, dismissing a lowe
UPDATE1: Greater levels of radioactive materials found due to rain+
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING WITH INFO ON RAINFALL, OTHER INFO, RECASTING)
UPDATE1: Over 21,000 dead or missing in quake-hit Japan: police+
TOKYO, March 22 Kyodo -
(EDS: UPDATING DEATH TOLL, ADDING INFO)
Asian countries step up radiation screening on Japanese food imports
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Asian countries have stepped up their screening of Japanese food imports for radioactive contamination after radioactive substances were detected on vegetables and raw milk
More oil on way to Tokyo, quake-hit areas as producers resume ops
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.
TEPCO to resume rolling blackouts except in early morning
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Rolling blackouts will be resumed across the Kanto region surrounding Tokyo on Tuesday, except in areas originally set for power outages for nearly four hours from 6:20 a.m.
Work to restore power halted as smoke seen at Fukushima reactors
TOKYO, March 21 Kyodo - Work to connect power cables to the No. 3 and No.
