Headlines from the Associated Press

Headlines from the Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/ Headlines from the Associated Press © 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/terms">Terms of Use</a>. © 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/terms">Terms of Use</a>. Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_RADIATION_LEAK?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TOKYO (AP) -- An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:04:09 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_RADIATION_LEAK?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By ELAINE KURTENBACH 2013-05-25T14:04:09Z Ex-sex slave says Japan mayor's remark 'absurd' http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_SEX_SLAVES?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- A former sex slave says a Japanese mayor's remarks about Japan's wartime sex slavery are "absurd."... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:01:37 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_SEX_SLAVES?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-25T12:01:37Z Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_MYANMAR?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Myanmar on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:43 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_MYANMAR?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By AYE AYE WIN 2013-05-24T13:47:43Z Japan's ANA to resume Boeing 787 flights on Sunday http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_BOEING_787?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due to smoldering batteries.... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:50 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_BOEING_787?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2013-05-24T06:10:50Z Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_NUCLEAR_WORKERS?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TOKYO (AP) -- Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it.... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:40:38 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_NUCLEAR_WORKERS?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT By YURI KAGEYAMA 2013-05-24T02:40:38Z