Fukushima Update #24 “Ruling party split over energy policy”

Despite the Japanese government’s openly pro-nuclear stance, a group of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party wa...

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Ruling party split over energy policy

Despite the Japanese government’s openly pro-nuclear stance, a group of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party wa...

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TEPCO under fire over water spill

Tokyo Electric Power Company is under pressure from authorities to determine the cause of the latest spill of contaminat...

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“FRONTLINE” control room unveiled

Tokyo Electric Power Company has granted the media access to one of the control rooms where engineers waged a desperate ...

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Anonymous donor replaces defaced Anne Frank books

An anonymous donor has replaced Anne Frank books found defaced at Tokyo area libraries.Hundreds of books by and about th...

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Kids dine on lobster at doomed school

Kids in Japan savored one last gourmet meal before their 110-year-old school closes for good today (Thursday).Local fish...

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Swans returning to Siberia

Swans in northern Japan that flew south for the winter are going to home to roost. Some snow can still be seen in the ar...

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Japan tables aid for Syria chemical weapon drawdown

Japan will donate 1.4 billion yen—about 14 million dollars—to help eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. This is the singl...

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TPP free trade talks close without agreement

Four days of high-level talks on a free trade deal closed in Singapore with wide gaps remaining between the 12 participa...

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Abe plans summer cabinet reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he’ll reshuffle his cabinet after the regular Diet session concludes this summer...

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