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                    [Title] => Japan restarts nuclear reactor using plutonium-mixed fuel
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Japan on Friday restarted a nuclear reactor that uses riskier plutonium-based MOX fuel, the first of that type to resume operations under stricter safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-29 11:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488726 [AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160130/Nuclear-Power-Plant-japan.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506309 [Title] => Nuclear-powered carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Japan [Summary] =>

The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked at its new home in Japan's Yokosuka naval port yesterday just as Tokyo tries to deepen defense ties with the US under new security laws that expand the role of Japan's military.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-01 12:00:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1486517 [Title] => Japan to restart 1st reactor under new rules since crisis [Summary] =>

A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan on Tuesday, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation's return to nuclear power.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-10 02:27:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488726 [AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150810/japan-nuclear-power.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1437384 [Title] => Japan audit: Millions of dollars wasted in Fukushima cleanup [Summary] =>

Japanese government auditors say the operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has wasted more than a third of the 190 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in taxpayer money allocated for cleaning up the plant after it was destroyed by a March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-25 04:43:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488726 [AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1428232 [Title] => Prince William starts first Japan visit - with green tea [Summary] =>

Britain's Prince William had afternoon tea on his first visit to Japan on Thursday, but it was green and served by a master in the Japanese ceremonial art in a traditional tea house.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-27 09:44:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1796133 [AuthorName] => Yuri Kageyama [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150302/prince-william.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1421180 [Title] => Japan readies first robot to probe melted Fukushima reactor [Summary] =>

A snake-like robot designed to examine the inside of one of three melted reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant is ready to begin its expedition.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-07 02:00:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1524808 [AuthorName] => Miki Toda [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150207/Japan-Fukushima-Robot.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1402920 [Title] => Japan's ruling coalition wins big in elections [Summary] =>

Japan's ruling coalition won a solid victory in lower house elections Sunday, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats up to four more years to pursue a wide range of economic and political reforms.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-15 09:35:03 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440305 [AuthorName] => Ken Moritsugu [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141215/japan-elections-shinzo-abe.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1402913 [Title] => Japan's ruling party heads for election landslide [Summary] =>

Japan's ruling coalition was headed for a resounding victory in lower house elections yesterday, firming up Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hold on power as he prepares to push forward on several politically difficult fronts.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-15 04:45:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440305 [AuthorName] => Ken Moritsugu [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1395027 [Title] => Japan earthquake collapses homes, causes injuries [Summary] =>

A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people, officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-23 11:00:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440306 [AuthorName] => Ken Moritsugu and Mari Yamaguchi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335118 [Title] => Nuclear industry explores accident-resistant fuel [Summary] =>

The explosions that rocked a crippled Japanese nuclear plant in 2011 show what happens when nuclear fuel fails during severe accidents.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-15 06:15:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1667318 [AuthorName] => Ray Henry [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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