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BASKETBALL
May 3, 2015
Big Bulls trample Firebonds to advance to Eastern Conference semis
An abundance of highlight reel plays raised the excitement level for the already ecstatic home fans.
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BASKETBALL
May 2, 2015
Big Bulls dismantle Firebonds in playoff opener
Aggressive. Alert. Attentive.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 30, 2015
Sixteen teams ready to battle for title in expanded playoffs
The playoff format was expanded to 16 teams for the bj-league's 10th season.
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JAPAN
Apr 29, 2015
Fukushima native thinks global, goes local to keep ceramic tradition alive
Takeshi Matsunaga is an aspiring entrepreneur who until four years ago did not give much thought to tradition.
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BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2015
Fukushima earns playoff berth as first-year franchise
In the penultimate game of their inaugural season, the Fukushima Firebonds clinched a playoff spot on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 24, 2015
Industry ministry eyes 20% to 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2030
Nuclear power may generate considerably less of Japan's electricity in 2030 than it did before the Fukushima nuclear disaster — but more than a target set shortly after that crisis began, sources close to the matter said.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2015
Disaster-hit Tohoku areas to be asked to partially shoulder recovery costs from '16
The central government plans to ask disaster-hit municipalities in the Tohoku region to bear some of the costs of reconstruction starting in fiscal 2016, sources said.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 23, 2015
Race for playoffs going down to wire
If the past 10 games are a key measuring stick for playoff-bound teams' chances in the postseason — and those still in the hunt to secure the East's seventh and eighth spots (Shinshu and Fukushima are both 19-31 and Gunma is 18-32 entering the final weekend) — keep an eye on these five teams:...
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2015
Outage hits pumps at Fukushima plant; toxic water leaks into ocean
Tokyo Electric reports that a power outage has shut all eight transfer pumps at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, sending radioactive water again into the Pacific Ocean.
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JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Apr 19, 2015
Expected surge in workers hitting radiation limit leaves No. 1 plant's decommissioning in jeopardy
The decommissioning crew at the defunct Fukushima No. 1 power plant is losing 174 members who have reached the legal limit for radiation exposure.
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CULTURE / Books
Apr 18, 2015
'At Kasetsu' and the poetry of everyday life in temporary housing
Four years have passed since the evacuees displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster moved into kasetsu (temporary housing). Many are unable to return home as their houses are still contaminated.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2015
530 Minamisoma residents sue government over hot spot delisting
Minamisoma residents sue the government for removing their districts from a list of radioactive hot spots, cutting off access to subsidies.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2015
Current nonnuclear power capacity should suffice for summer: METI
Japan is expected to secure the minimum required power supply capacity this summer, the industry ministry said Thursday, meaning electricity supply will be sufficient during the high-demand season even if none of the country's nuclear reactors resumes operation by then.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2015
Forget Fukushima: China powering ahead with plans for new reactors
In February, four years after pressing pause on one of the world's most ambitious nuclear energy programs, China quietly green-lighted the construction of two new nuclear reactors.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2015
Tepco resumes survey of crippled Fukushima reactor vessel with new robot
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant resumed a video survey inside a reactor containment vessel on Wednesday, inserting a second robot after an earlier effort left a similar robot stranded inside.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2015
Fukui court forbids Takahama nuclear plant restart
A Fukui court issues an injunction to prevent two NRA-cleared reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant from being restarted, citing doubtful quake-simulation data.
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JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Chagrined pro-nuclear logo creator now wants Futaba signs to stand for posterity
A recent decision to remove pro-nuclear signs spanning roads in a deserted town that cohosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant has prompted the slogan's author to make a call to let them stand as symbols of the disaster.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Government calls Taiwan's food-labeling move 'regrettable'
The government on Tuesday called Taiwan's plan to tighten regulations on Japanese food imports because of fears of radioactive contamination "extremely regrettable."
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BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015
IAEA chief stresses nuclear power
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano on Monday underscored the importance of nuclear power generation, saying it contributes to stable electricity supply and economic growth.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2015
Dozen Fukushima residents to attend NPT review conference in N.Y.
A major anti-nuclear group said Friday it will send 12 people from Fukushima to New York to convey the lessons learned so far from the prefecture's triple core meltdown in 2011 to mark the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference starting later this month.

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