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NUCLEAR ENERGY 2

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 28, 2018
Iranian President Rouhani to attend security summit in China amid nuclear deal doubts
China will host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani next month at a regional summit aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects, its Foreign Ministry said Monday, as major powers scramble to save Iran's nuclear deal after the United States pulled out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2018
In power-hungry Philippines, some advocate a nuclear revival
Filipino Wilfredo Torres was hired as a technician for Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant in the 1980s but has spent the past decade giving guided tours at the never-used facility.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2018
Poland's largest power provider abandons nuclear project for Baltic Sea wind farms
Poland's largest power group PGE has abandoned its leading role in plans to build the country's first nuclear power station as it focuses on new wind farms in the Baltic Sea, two sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2018
Cracks in British nuclear reactor ring power alarm bells
Cracks in the core of a Scottish nuclear reactor could signal that most of Britain's aging plants will not be able to supply the country with much-needed power for as long as predicted.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2018
Nuclear deal a challenge for Hassan Rouhani as Iran hard-liners close in
Iran's hard-liners are preparing to bring President Hassan Rouhani to heel if U.S. President Donald Trump scraps Tehran's nuclear deal with major powers, officials and analysts believe.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2018
Japan's old school utilities face nuclear threat from one of their own
Japan's traditional regional utilities, already defending their territory against nimbler new entrants, face a fresh threat: One of their own is now stealing customers thanks to cheaper nuclear-powered electricity rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 27, 2018
Free trade, energy diversity and 'real' big data vital to Japan's survival, says METI chief Hiroshige Seko
As a resource-poor nation, Japan's prosperity relies on free trade. Under worldwide protectionism, it can't survive.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2018
America's nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go
In a sprawling plant near Amarillo, Texas, rows of workers perform by hand one of the most dangerous jobs in American industry. Contract workers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pantex facility gingerly remove the plutonium cores from retired nuclear warheads.
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2018
Boost renewable energy sources
The government should lead the effort to make renewable energy a competitive source of power supply in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2018
Local consent for nuclear plant restarts
The dissatisfaction of many municipalities that are denied any say in restarting nuclear power plants — even though they face the same risk from possible accidents and the duty of ensuring safe evacuation of their residents — should not be left unaddressed.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2018
Reassess the economics of nuclear power
Tightened safety regulations and market conditions in the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis are imposing a heavy financial burden on nuclear power plants.
Alerts issued for Tokyo area cities as Shanshan crawls across Japan
A submerged area of Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on Thursday after Typhoon Shanshan dumped torrential rain throughout the Kyushu region.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
From tropical storm to 'violent': Japan’s typhoon classifications
A satellite image from Wednesday shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu as the storm was rapidly intensifying.
Tropical Storm Shanshan soaks Japan as flood and landslide risks rise
People walk in front of closed ticket gates for the Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo Station as train operations between Tokyo and Nagoya remain suspended due to Tropical Storm Shanshan on Saturday.
Will Bangladesh go the way of Pakistan?
Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh's army chief, arrives at Dhaka International Airport to receive Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Aug. 8 to lead the country's interim government.
Japan seeks another record-breaking defense budget for fiscal 2025
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force hold a live-fire exercise at the GSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May. Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking another record-breaking budget for fiscal 2025.
Can Japan handle a heat wave and natural disaster at the same time?
A member of the Self-Defense Forces wipes away sweat as he conducts a search and rescue operation at a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 11, 2018.
Did you feel that? It may be time to refresh your disaster kits — and vocabulary.
A map of western Japan shows the Nankai Trough and, to its north, the hypocentral region where the energy for an earthquake is thought to be building.
This English schoolboy has big dreams of becoming yokozuna — and more
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday. Tarasenko’s potential in sumo was made obvious when he won U18 gold in the 90-kg weight class at the 2023 Baruto Cup in Estonia despite being four years under the age limit and having only had a total of one hour of sumo training before the meet.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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