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- Japan earthquake: landslide traps residents in homes Thu, 6 Sep 18, 9:19amWarning of aftershocks as 10 injured in 6.6 earthquake on northern island of Hokkaido
- President Obama visits Hiroshima, speaks out against nuclear weapons Mon, 30 May 16, 8:00pmAbout 71 years after the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, President Obama visited the site and placed a wreath before the cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park...
- Japan just restarted its first nuclear reactor since the post-Fukushima shutdown Wed, 12 Aug 15, 2:28amThe catastrophe wrecked by the Fukushina Daiichi nuclear power plant in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, forcing 160,000 people from their homes, left many in Japan highly wary of atomic energy...
- Japan scraps Zaha Hadid’s $2.1 billion 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium Sat, 18 Jul 15, 2:29amJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pulled the plug on Zaha Hadid’s 2020 Olympic stadium due to escalating costs. The government’s latest estimates put the stadium at $2.1 billion—a cost that was subject to rise...
- Japan scraps Zaha Hadid’s controversial 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium design Fri, 17 Jul 15, 11:00pmJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pulled the plug on Zaha Hadid’s 2020 Olympic stadium due to escalating costs. The government’s latest estimates put the stadium at $2.1 billion—a cost that was subject to rise...
- Man arrested for landing drone on Shinzo Abe's office in nuclear protest Sat, 25 Apr 15, 4:12pmYasuo Yamamoto charged over landing of drone with tiny amount of radiation in apparent protest against use of nuclear power after Fukushima disaster
- Japan remembers the 18,000 victims of 2011's triple disaster Wed, 11 Mar 15, 7:35pmRemembrance services four years after earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at Fukushima power plant are tinged with frustration at slow pace of rebuilding
- Canada breaks with Australia to contribute to Green Climate Fund Mon, 17 Nov 14, 12:26pmStephen Harper changes mind, saying he is prepared to contribute to UN fund to help poor countries adapt to climate change
- Japan Promises to Continue Whale Hunt Despite International Court Ruling Fri, 13 Jun 14, 10:00pmDespite an International Court of Justice order to stop whaling, Japan has publicly promised to continue its controversial Antarctic whale hunt. In March the court ordered Japan to end its more than 20-year-old “scientific...
- Japan Offers US $4 Billion Loan For Super Maglev Train Line Between DC and Baltimore Wed, 8 Jan 14, 7:30amLast year Japan set to work testing the world’s fastest “floating” maglev train, which can hit top speeds of over 310 mph. Now, keen to share (or show off) their feat to the rest of the world, the Japanese...
- Yet Another Fukushima Spill Sends Radioactive Water into Pacific Ocean Fri, 4 Oct 13, 11:30pmThe utility responsible for Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has confirmed yet another leak of carcinogenic, strontium-containing wastewater from storage tanks at the site...
- Japanese Prime Minister Orders TEPCO to Fix Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leaks, Wants Plant Scrapped Fri, 20 Sep 13, 11:00pmOn a tour of the crippled nuclear power plant, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operators of Fukushima Daiichi to present a timeline for fixing persistent leaks of contaminated water, and suggested that all...
- Ten Japanese Nuclear Plants Apply to Restart Reactors Wed, 10 Jul 13, 2:43amAlmost two and a half years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese nuclear plant operators are asking to reinstate nuclear power in the country...
- Ten Nuclear Reactors in Japan Have Applied to Reinstate Power Wed, 10 Jul 13, 2:43amAlmost two and a half years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese nuclear plant operators are asking to reinstate nuclear power in the country...
- Japanese Prime Minister Announces Plans to Start Bringing Nuclear Power Plants Back Online Fri, 1 Mar 13, 5:00pmPhoto via Shutterstock Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced today that Japan plans to begin restarting its idled nuclear plants later this year...