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OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The United States beat Tunisia 25-14, 25-19, 27-25 on Friday to remain in first place at the men's volleyball World Cup. Matt Anderson had a match-high 22 points as the U.S. improved to 8-0 for 24 points. The U...

Japan is lifting some of its bans on imports of live poultry and poultry meat from the United States. The bans were put in place earlier this year due to the U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Imports from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Kansas, Arkansas, Montana and Indiana as well as British Columbia can resume...

Trade negotiators for the U.S. and Japan are working around the clock to complete a trade agreement prior to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington later this month. Negotiators are working to have the agreement ready to unveil during Abe’s visit as they hope the deal can pave the way for a broader Asia-Pacific pact involving 10 other countries...

Russell Brand just wanted to see his wife Kate Perry perform in Japan. Unfortunately for the funnyman, Japanese authorities weren't amused by his criminal record, and on Sunday the 35-year-old was deported from the island nation. Perry took to Twitter to explain what had gone down: So...my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place

Japan on Tuesday (April 12th) raised the severity level of the crisis at its crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, ranking it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. In raising the rating from 5 to 7 -- the highest level on the international scale

Gov. Chris Gregoire today issued the following statement on ongoing radiological monitoring of milk, precipitation and drinking water.

Tokyo (CNN) -- Authorities in Japan raised the prospect Friday of a likely breach in the all-important containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a potentially ominous development in the race to prevent a large-scale release of radiation.

Governor also uges people not to take potassium iodide.

As the United States rushes technology and nuclear expert help to Japan, the power plant crisis continues.

Here are some pictures that you can interact with to see before and after aerial pictures in parts of Japan after the tsunami. Click Here to see the devastation.