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Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS

Japan`s recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight ...

Death toll from quake-tsunami disaster near 900: Japan

The death toll from a killer earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan`s northeast coast was nearing 900, police ...

US sends second aircraft carrier to Japan: Obama

President Barack Obama said Friday that a second US aircraft carrier was heading to Japan to provide assistance after ...

Matsumoto to be Japan`s new foreign minister

Prime Minister Naoto Kan decided Tuesday to promote State Foreign Secretary Takeaki Matsumoto to foreign minister ...

Japan Approves UN Sanctions Against Libya

Japan approved sanctions Tuesday against Libya, including an assets freeze and travel ban against several regime ...

Japan lauds Indonesia for mediating Thai-Cambodian conflict

Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has lauded Indonesia for its effort to mediate the Thai-Cambodian border ...

Japan PM remarks on islands `undiplomatic`: Russia

The war of words between Russia and Japan escalated on Monday when Moscow called Tokyo`s latest comments on a disputed ...

Japan urges Egypt to form "democratic government"

Japan`s Prime Minister Naoto Kan called on Cairo Tuesday to form a "democratic government" as several hundred thousand ...

Japanese PM urges hard efforts to fight bird flu

Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday urged cabinet ministers to devote every effort to fight the avian flu as a fresh ...

Japan pm enjoys poll boost after reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan enjoyed a boost in opinion polls published Sunday after reshuffling his cabinet, but ...