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Japan committed to nuclear power despite Fukushima fiasco
By Elaine Kurtenbach and Mari Yamaguchi | August 11, 2015 - 4:18pm
With the pull of a lever, control rods were lifted yesterday from the reactor core at a plant in southern Japan, ending a ban on nuclear power following meltdowns at Fukushima in the northeast that forced tens of...
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Japan trade deficit widens; exports up slightly
August 22, 2014 - 12:00am
Japan’s trade deficit rose in July from the month before to a wider than expected ¥964 billion ($9.4 billion), though exports were higher for the first time in three months, the government said Wednes...
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Japan incurs $75-B trade deficit in H1
July 26, 2014 - 12:00am
Japan’s trade deficit surged to a record ¥7.6 trillion ($74.9 billion) in the first half of the year as exports failed to keep pace with surging imports, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
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Japan incurs $8.8-B trade deficit in May
June 20, 2014 - 12:00am
Japan logged its 23rd successive month of trade deficits in May, as exports and imports both declined despite signs of recovering demand in the US and Europe.
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Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo region; no injuries
May 5, 2014 - 8:20am
A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo early Monday, rattling windows and nerves, though there were no initial reports of injuries or major damage.
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Japan lacks decommissioning experts for Fukushima
By Yuri Kageyama | December 16, 2013 - 3:49am
Japan is incapable of safely decommissioning the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant alone and must stitch together an international team for the massive undertaking, experts say, but has made only halting progress...
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From '04 tsunami recovery, lessons for Philippines
By Chris Brummitt | November 21, 2013 - 3:05am
The man who steered Indonesia to recovery after the 2004 tsunami has some cautionary words for the Philippines as it begins planning reconstruction after Typhoon Haiyan: Survivors will get angry about living in tents...
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Damaged Japan nuke plant begin removing fuel rods
By Mari Yamaguchi | November 19, 2013 - 5:03am
Workers started removing radioactive fuel rods yesterday from a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.
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Tense week ahead for UN climate talks
By Karl Ritter | Over a year ago
U.N. climate talks head into a tense final week Monday after the diplomatic effort to reduce global warming gases was hit...
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Activists at UN climate change meeting criticize Japan's move regarding its emissions target
By Monika Scislowska | Over a year ago
Japan's decision to drastically scale back its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions could hurt efforts to craft a...
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