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Japan called on the world not to impose "unjustifiable" import curbs on its goods as French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due to arrive on Thursday, the first leader to visit since an earthquake and tsunami damaged a nuclear plant, sparking the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986. In a...

Exhausted engineers attached a power cable to the outside of Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant on Saturday in a desperate attempt to get water pumps going that would cool down overheated fuel rods and prevent the deadly spread of radiation. Hopes were dashed of miracle survivors when it...

The United States showed increasing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis on Wednesday and urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant, going further in its warnings than Japan itself. The State Department said the United States has chartered aircraft to help Americans...

NEW YORK – Stocks plunged Tuesday and bond prices rose as the nuclear crisis in Japan intensified following a deadly earthquake and tsunami. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 150 points. The market dropped sharply at the start of trading on news that dangerous levels of radiation...

Panic selling hit the US stock market Tuesday as traders worried that a nuclear meltdown in quake-hit Japan could threaten the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 1.8 percent by midday in New York, losing over 200 points. The New York Stock Exchange invoked a rarely...

TOKYO – A film distributor says it has decided to stop showing Clint Eastwood's tsunami movie "Hereafter" in Japan following a catastrophic quake. Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. official Satoru Otani says theaters will no longer show the film. He said Monday the terrifying tsunami scenes in...

Our prayers are out to all the People in Japan that are affected in some way with this distruction Huge tsunami kills hundreds in Japan, sweeps across Pacific The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan rocked the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that killed hundreds...

An earthquake measuring 7.9 struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, causing "many injuries," at least one fire and triggering a 10-meter (30-ft) tsunami warning, NHK television and witnesses reported. The public broadcaster showed black...

18 mins ago TOKYO – Japan has complained to China after a Chinese helicopter approached a Japanese warship in the East China Sea. A Japanese defense official says a helicopter belonging to China's State Oceanic Administration came within 230 feet (70 meters) of the destroyer Monday as it was...

Added On February 17, 2011 Japan temporarily suspends its annual Antarctic whale hunt. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/02/17/lah.japan.whaling.cnn

- As much as 8 feet of snow has fallen in parts of Japan since Sunday, slowing train travel and forcing automaker Toyota to close down 12 factories. The heavy snow disrupted the bullet train, or Shinkansen, system in central Japan on Sunday and Monday, affecting 67,000 passengers, according to...

-- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the presence of American forces in Japan is critical to meet security challenges in Asia amid the tension in the Korean Peninsula. "To deal with this century's critical challenges, critical component will remain the forward presence of...

Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force take part in a parade in October. Tokyo -- New military guidelines from Japan say North Korea's behavior and China's modernization and "lack of transparency" combine to raise concerns in the region and around the world. The document released on...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/11/13/lah.apec.summit.cnn The key topic of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit may be trade, but on the sidelines, host nation Japan is stressing the need for U.S. support in its strained relations with China. And analysts say while the...

As the G-20 meeting wraps up, many leaders will take a short flight from Seoul, Korea, to Yokohama, Japan, for a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. They are also taking a flight into the feared future of the developed world. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/11/07/lah.kan.cnn As the G-20...

Japan's PM Naoto Kan answers questions from economic issues leading up to the APEC summit, to diplomatic challenges with China. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/11/07/lah.kan.cnn Tokyo, Japan -- It was not a quiet weekend for the prime minister of Japan, facing a diplomatic test...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to defuse tensions between China and Japan, a strategic U.S. partner, on Saturday, asking the two rival nations to return to negotiations over a group of Pacific islands under dispute. During a press conference at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/international/2010/10/22/mme.a.facetime.carlos.ghosn.cnn Tokyo, Japan -- Nissan is recalling more than 2.1 million vehicles worldwide over engine problems, the automaker said Thursday. The Japanese automaker said the problem may cause the engine to stall. In...

Tokyo, Japan -- Security forces patrolled the streets of many parts of China Tuesday after three days of rowdy anti-Japanese protests. The protests began Saturday and lasted through Monday. Most of the demonstrations took place in central China, which is home to many Japanese factories. While...

Japan loses spy satellite TOKYO, -- Japan's only working radar satellite has malfunctioned and officials say they may not be able to save it. The intelligence-gathering satellite aimed at North Korea and China started acting up Monday, The Yomiuri Shimbun said Sunday. Officials at...