Tokyo: Japanese doctors on Sunday began checking the thyroids of 360,000 children in Fukushima Prefecture, site of a nuclear reactor meltdown during the days following...
Tokyo: Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was elected Monday as head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, edging out Trade and Industry Minister Banri...
Tokyo: The Japanese government has decided to suspend negotiations with India and four other countries on civil nuclear cooperation following Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s call...
Tokyo: Radiation levels are 100-1,000 times higher than the normal level have been found on the Pacific ocean near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
Karachi: Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi has organized Monday the “First ASEAN Plus Diplomatic Tournament” at a local golf Club....
Tokyo: Japanese consumers may have to help foot the reconstruction bill after last month’s earthquake and tsunami caused US$300 billion (S$374.2 billion) in damage, further...
Seoul: South Korea has started considering deploying frigates near disputed islets, called Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan, in response to Japan’s renewed...
Tokyo: Two workers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station who had been missing for several days are confirmed dead, the operator of the plant...