China, Japan and South Korea agreed to boost cooperation in disaster preparedness and nuclear power safety among other topics at a trilateral summit held here Sunday. Special Coverage
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits disaster-ravaged Fukushima on May 21, 2011.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C, front) visits the area damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Natori city, Japan, May 21, 2011.
Japan's economy shrank in the first quarter at nearly double the pace expected, effectively slipping into recession as the devastating earthquake in March hit business spending and private consumption.
Sony said it would begin a phased restoration of its PlayStation Network on Sunday on a country by country basis.
Japan's government is set to renew a pledge on Tuesday to bring the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant under control by January, despite revelations that three reactors were plunged into meltdown after the March 11 earthquake and the new risk posed by a massive pool of radioactive water at the site.
Cherry blossoms in full bloom are seen at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, April 19, 2011.
Concerns about radiation fallout from Japan's nuclear disaster prompted some schools in South Korea to shut on Thursday as rain fell over most of the country, but the nuclear safety agency played down immediate health risks.