Tokyo  - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura agreed at a meeting with top nuclear negotiators from South Korea and the United States that three nations should cooperate in urging North Korea

Tokyo - Top nuclear negotiators from Japan, South Korea and the United States met in Tokyo Thursday to discuss North Korea's denuclearization.

Tokyo - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington suffered "serious" damage from a fire last month, Japanese media reports said Thursday.

Tokyo - A Japanese military ship set sail from Japan Thursday to make a historic port call in China, as part of a bilateral defence exchange.

Tokyo  - The number of suicides in Japan exceeded 30,000 in 2007 for the 10th year in a row, the National Police Agency said Thursday.