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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
North Korea announces rare policy-making congress next week
North Korea announced Wednesday it will convene a rare congress of its ruling party late next week — the first such policy-making meeting in more than three decades.
WORLD
Apr 27, 2016
German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses but no threat seen: operator
A nuclear power plant in Germany has been found to be infected with computer viruses, but they appear not to have posed a threat to the facility's operations because it is isolated from the Internet, the station's operator said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Apr 24, 2016
Kyushu quakes kick off fault-finding search in western Japan
The recent, and continuing, earthquakes in Kyushu once again have many people consulting maps to determine just where Japan's fault lines are situated, and whether where they live is more, or less, likely to see a large temblor anytime soon.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2016
China may deploy floating nuclear power stations in South China Sea: report
China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day to used to support Chinese projects in the disputed South China Sea, a state-run newspaper said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Hiroshima mayor seeks no apology by Obama for A-bombing
Hiroshima's mayor indicated Thursday he is not seeking an apology for the atomic bombing of the city if U.S. President Barack Obama decides to visit sometime around the Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture next month.
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.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2016
North Korea may have resumed tunneling at nuclear test site: U.S. report
Satellite images show that North Korea may have resumed tunnel excavation at its main nuclear test site, similar to activity seen before the country's most recent nuclear test in January, a U.S. North Korea monitoring website reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2016
In unprecedented move, Germany asks Belgium to halt two reactors over safety concerns
The German government made an unprecedented request of Belgium to temporarily shut two nuclear reactors, citing technical issues involving possible safety defects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 20, 2016
U.S. says North Korean remittances at risk if it conducts nuclear test
A fifth North Korean nuclear test could trigger new sanctions including an effort to choke off hard currency earnings by its workers abroad, the top U.S. diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2016
North's Kim more aggressive than dad and China 'unwilling' to contain him: U.S. general
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears more "risk-tolerant, arrogant and impulsive" than his father as he forges ahead with military programs that have left even China — Pyongyang's top ally — feeling frustrated, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2016
Despite assurances, quakes prompt calls to switch off Japan's nuclear reactors
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2016
North Korea's fifth nuclear test seen as imminent ahead of key party congress in May: report
North Korea appears to be laying the groundwork for a fifth nuclear test ahead of next month's ruling party congress, the first to be held in more than 30 years, a media report said Sunday, citing South Korean government sources.
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 Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 16, 2016
Matsui far from alone in pushing nuclear debate
Out from the murky, quivering flames/ Of burning, festering Hiroshima/ You look so monstrous, but could not know/ How far removed you are now from mankind— Excerpted from Toge Sankichi's "Hibakusha" ("A-Bomb Survivor"), translated by N. Palchikoff
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2016
North Korea likelier to try another nuclear test following failed missile launch, experts say
The likelihood of North Korea conducting a fifth nuclear test, possibly within weeks, has increased because of its failed missile launch on Friday, which was an embarrassing setback for leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and international experts said.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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