U.S. committed to help Japan recover from quake: Ambassador Roos
TOKYO (Kyodo) - U.S.
Damage from mega quake increasing, death toll feared to top 1,700
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The loss of life and destruction caused by Friday's catastrophic earthquake in Japan grew Saturday, with the combined number of people who have died or remain unaccounted for expect
Massive tsunami submerges towns, washes away houses, cars
TOKYO (Kyodo) - The strongest recorded earthquake to hit Japan rocked the northeastern coast Friday, triggering a series of tsunami including a 10-meter wall of water that submerged residential are
Some rail services in Tokyo area resume operation after quake
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Some rail services in the Tokyo metropolitan area resumed Friday night after being suspended for several hours following a massive earthquake that struck northeastern Japan.
Japan gov't takes emergency steps, Kan asks people to remain calm
TOKYO (KYODO) - Prime Minister Naoto Kan set up emergency headquarters on Friday at his office immediately after a devastating earthquake struck northeastern Japan, mobilizing the Self-Defense Forc
Japan to arrest pirates in Indian Ocean tanker attack
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - The Japan Coast Guard is set to arrest as early as Friday the four pirates who were captured by the U.S. military after they attacked a tanker operated by Mitsui O.S.K.
Japan, U.S. eye security talks during Golden Week holidays
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Japan and the United States have decided to hold security talks involving their foreign and defense ministers at an early date, with an eye to scheduling the talks during Ja
U.S. sacks diplomat over remarks, moves to calm furor in Okinawa
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - The United States sacked a senior diplomat handling Japanese affairs and offered an apology Thursday over his reported disparaging remarks about the people of Okinawa in an
DPJ member under fire for backing S. Korea over disputed islets
TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker, who has close ties with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, came under heavy fire Thursday from opposition parties for signing a document that si
China denies unilateral gas production in E. China Sea field
BEIJING, March 10 Kyodo - The Chinese Foreign Ministry dismissed Thursday a Japanese newspaper report quoting a state-run oil company official as saying China had unilaterally begun gas production
