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Minoru Matsutani
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2011
Success no given in Tepco road map
Too many uncertainties cloud the feasibility of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s plan to achieve a cold shutdown of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in six to nine months, experts said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2011
Tepco to meet 95% of demand
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will be able to raise its power-generating capacity to 95 percent of demand this summer instead of 85 percent. Tepco is planning to increase capacity to 52 million kw in July and 50.7 million kw in August compared with 46.5 million kw announced on March 25.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Q&A
Apr 14, 2011
Why so many aftershocks? Why so large?
A record number of powerful aftershocks have continued to jolt the already battered prefectures of Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki after the 9.0-magnitude March 11 earthquake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2011
Offshore windmills weather crisis
A cheap and simply structured wind-power plant proved more resistant to natural disasters than nuclear plants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2011
Tepco pumps nitrogen into reactor 1
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it started injecting nitrogen early Thursday into reactor 1 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to purge the hydrogen inside and prevent an explosion, and the process went smoothly in the afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2011
Nuclear crisis man-made, not 'an act of god': experts
Despite protestations from the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. that the tsunami that knocked out the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was unforeseeable, noted seismologists and nuclear experts say the crisis is largely man-made.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2011
Tepco dumps concrete to plug radiation leak at No. 2
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday that a cracked storage pit at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant was the source of a radioactive water leak contaminating the ocean and that it is attempting to fill it with concrete.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2011
Plutonium traces point to core leak
Plutonium that may have come from a reactor core at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was detected in soil on the premises, indicating fuel rods suffered heavy damage, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has revealed.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2011
Radiation rises in Tokyo water
Radioactive iodine exceeding official levels for infants was detected Wednesday in water in a purification plant in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, prompting the metropolitan government to advise residents not to let babies younger than 1 year old drink tap water or powdered milk made with it in the 23 wards...
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2011
Analysts call arrest over exam cheating overkill
The media are in a frenzy over the arrest of a 19-year-old boy for allegedly posting questions from the Kyoto University entrance exam online to get outside help.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2011
Activists to give Taiji residents free 'Cove' DVD
Supporters of a movement working to halt the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, will distribute DVDs of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" to all residents of the tiny port that grabbed global attention with its bloody cull, an activist group said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2011
Top prosecutor opposes fully taped interrogations
Prosecutor General Haruo Kasama expressed his view Monday that recording entire interrogations will make investigations difficult.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2011
Tanita working on hand-held gauge that shows who pigged out
Ate too much? With only one drop of urine, a new device developed by health care firm Tanita Corp. can check for overeating.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2011
Ueno Zoo's hopes up for panda cub
Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where a pair of giant pandas have arrived from China, is already hoping for a newborn by summer.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2011
Activists win; whale hunt halts in Antarctic
The Japanese whaling fleet has suspended its Antarctic Ocean hunt because of obstruction by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessels, a Fisheries Agency official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2011
Italians slam orgy-bent Berlusconi
More than 100 Italian and Japanese staged an angry demonstration in Tokyo against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over his alleged orgies, including with a 17-year-old girl.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2011
Emperor to undergo heart test
Emperor Akihito will undergo a coronary artery test Friday after a checkup found symptoms of cardiac ischemia, a condition caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Feb 3, 2011
Eda unsure if he will sign hanging orders
New Justice Minister Satsuki Eda openly opposes capital punishment but can't decide whether to perform his duty and sign off on executions or stick to his personal beliefs.
JAPAN / Media
Jan 30, 2011
'LED smiles': How a nonexistent Japanese schoolgirl craze became a meme
A nonexistent Japanese style trend turned into Internet meme this past week, thanks to a New York Times blog, the online version of The Guardian and other news websites. If the report — which was passed verbatim from site to site, tweet to tweet — was to be believed, the latest craze among Japanese...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2011
Rediscovered salmon feted by ice sculpture
An ice sculpture representing Kunimasu salmon, which had been believed to have gone extinct about 70 years ago but were found last month in Lake Saiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, is being sculpted in the Saiko Wild Birds Park near Mount Fuji.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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