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FUKUSHIMA

EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2013
Winds of energy independence
Amid the prime minister's push to sell nuclear technology abroad and restart nuclear power plants at home, the Environment Ministry has moved to develop Japan's capacity for wind power.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2013
IAEA experts to help check seawater
Two experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will join seawater monitoring activities off the Fukushima No. 1 power plant on Thursday and Friday, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2013
Northeast Asia LNG prices hit 10-month high before winter sets in: WGI
Liquefied natural gas prices for Northeast Asia rose this week to their highest level in 10 months as buyers sought more supplies before colder weather arrives, according to Energy Intelligence Group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2013
Tepco feeling heat over fuel removal
With Tepco getting ready to start removing more than 1,000 fuel rod assemblies from a cooling pool at Fukushima No. 1, global pressure is mounting to allow an international task force to monitor and assist the highly hazardous operation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2013
Perseverance an effective weapon for activists in Japan
As in other developed countries, there are many cases of steady and long-enduring social activism in Japan, but they have remained largely unknown until recently.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2013
Lawmaker under fire for letter to Emperor
The repercussions continued Friday after independent Upper House lawmaker Taro Yamamoto the previous evening handed an apparently politically inspired letter to Emperor Akihito.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 30, 2013
Yokohama: What does Tokyo need to do to prepare for its foreign guests before the 2020 Olympics?
Restoring Tohoku? Stabilizing Fukushima No. 1? Explaining recycling to foreigners? What should Japan prioritize in time for the 2020 games
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2013
Video clips spell out findings of panel probing nuclear crisis
The independent Diet panel investigating the Fukushima nuclear crisis wrapped up its mission and compiled a 592-page report in July 2012, but probably only a handful of people have read the full account and even fewer understand it.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2013
Tepco refuses to fund outside cleanup
Tokyo Electric Power is refusing to reimburse the Environment Ministry for more than u00a530 billion that has been spent to decontaminate land hit by radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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