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FUKUSHIMA NO 2

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2014
Six concepts for the future of nuclear power
The Generation IV International Forum was created in 2000 to do research on new types of nuclear reactors to replace water-cooled models that make up the majority of today's global nuclear fleet. The group has chosen the following systems to focus on.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2014
As nuclear waste piles up, South Korea faces storage crisis
Among the usual commercials for beer, noodles and cars on South Korean TV, one item stands in marked contrast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2014
Is sodium the future of nuclear or an element of doubt?
Behind thick glass in a laboratory nestled in French woodland, a silvery molten metal swirls like a liquid mirror. But the material is no mere novelty; as dangerous as it is captivating, it could offer a solution to the nuclear power debate.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2014
Fukushima's Karimata capitalizes on opportunity
Fukushima Firebonds management achieved its first victory by establishing a pro basketball team for the residents of the Tohoku prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2014
Fukushima No. 1 plant workers kept in the dark over hazard pay
Almost a year after Japan pledged to double hazard pay, workers still don't know how much extra — if anything — they'll get for cleaning up the nuclear disaster.
BASKETBALL
Oct 7, 2014
Fukushima Firebonds sign Jones to bolster backcourt
The Fukushima Firebonds have signed guard Verdell Jones III, bj-league sources have told The Japan Times.
BASKETBALL
Oct 4, 2014
Fukushima falls to Aomori in bj-league opener
The Aomori Wat's began their second season by recording a road victory against the Fukushima Firebonds, a first-year franchise, on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2014
Key questions entering 10th season
Japan's first men's pro basketball circuit tips off its 10th season with 10 games on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2014
Developing countries embracing nuclear energy despite Fukushima woes
Three years after Japan closed all of its nuclear plants in the wake of the Fukushima meltdown and Germany decided to shut its industry, developing countries are leading the biggest construction boom in more than two decades.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?