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ENERGY 3

JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
NHK chairman's order to follow government line on Kyushu nuclear reactors sparks outcry
Outspoken NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii has found himself once again mired in controversy after news leaked he gave instructions that the public broadcaster should stick to the official government line when reporting on the nuclear reactor situation in quake-hit Kyushu.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China, Indonesia to boost security ties despite spat in South China Sea
Chinese and Indonesian officials pledged to boost security ties, marine cooperation and infrastructure investment, state media reported on Tuesday, after a diplomatic spat over what Indonesia called a breach of its sovereignty by the Chinese Coast Guard.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2016
Gaines gets to work with Japan's women's hoop team
Japan's Olympic-bound women's national basketball team has entered its second training camp in Tokyo, with Phoenix Suns assistant Corey Gaines as a guest coach.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Chinese Navy's professional conduct in South China Sea attracts U.S. admiral's praise
Standing on a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier the length of more than three football fields as it plows through one of the world's most contested seas, Rear Adm. Marcus Hitchcock has only high praise for the navy of his biggest military rival: China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Pentagon says U.S. challenged China, 12 others on navigation rights last year
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2016
U.S. warplanes conduct operation near key Chinese-held reef in South China Sea
A contingent of six U.S. military aircraft that were left behind in the Philippines after the conclusion of joint exercises this month have conducted their first air and maritime situational awareness flights near disputed territory in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2016
Solar developer SunEdison files for bankruptcy after aggressive growth plan unravels
SunEdison Inc., once the fastest-growing U.S. renewable energy company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday after a short-lived but aggressive binge of debt-fueled acquisitions proved unsustainable.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Fears grow as Takahama reactors near restart
As two aging reactors in the town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, move toward restart, safety concerns are growing in neighboring prefectures and municipalities within 30 km of the plant.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2016
Iran asks EU to pressure U.S. to get access to WTO
Iran, seeking European leverage to secure better terms from the United States following last year's nuclear deal, asked the European Union to put pressure on Washington to let it into the global financial system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2016
Nuclear protesters sue NRA to halt Takahama reactor restarts
The suit, filed in the Nagoya District Court, warns that running the two Kansai Electric Power Co. units for another two decades would be dangerous.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2016
Japan's own 'pivot' to Southeast Asia seen bearing fruit ahead of G-7 summit, China isles arbitration
Tokyo's efforts to lay the foundation for a more proactive approach to countering Beijing's maritime assertiveness begin to pay off.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 13, 2016
Suns assistant Gaines to guest-coach Japan
Corey Gaines, a Phoenix Suns assistant who formerly played in Japan, will be invited to coach the Japanese women's national team, team assistant Tom Hovasse revealed on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2016
Philippines, Vietnam to explore joint patrols in South China Sea: officials
Defense officials from the Philippines and Vietnam were to meet this week to explore possible joint exercises and navy patrols, military sources said, shoring up a new alliance between states locked in maritime rows with China.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016
Beijing opens new lighthouse on man-made island in South China Sea
Beijing announced Tuesday that it has begun operating a lighthouse on the man-made island in the contested South China Sea that the U.S. sailed a warship near last October as part of its so-called freedom of navigation program.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2016
Takeover of Sharp advances Hon Hai's clean-energy ambitions
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s rescue of Sharp Corp. promises to bolster the Taiwanese electronics maker's ambitions for a bigger role in clean energy in some of the world's most polluting countries while also providing a firmer footing in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2016
Terrorist 'madmen' must not be allowed to get nuclear material, Obama says at summit
U.S. President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Friday to do more to safeguard vulnerable nuclear facilities to prevent "madmen" in groups like the Islamic State from getting their hands on an atomic weapon or creating a radioactive "dirty bomb."
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2016
Obama describes nightmare scenario of terrorists' nuclear drones at Washington summit
Terrorists flying drones to spread highly radioactive material over a civilian area: That's part of the nightmare scenario President Barack Obama urged world leaders to consider as they debated better ways of controlling nuclear material.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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