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  • #76
    Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

    Arrival of 2012

    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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    NHK world

    Temporary problem with reactor monitoring system

    The Japanese government's nationwide nuclear reactor monitoring system failed to provide data for at least 24 hours before being restored on Saturday afternoon.

    Sunday, January 01, 2012 00:28 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111231_16.html

    Powerful earthquake hits Tokyo

    ....Tokyo Electric Power Company said no new developments are reported at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and nearby Daini nuclear plant.

    The agency hasn't issued a tsunami alert.

    Sunday, January 01, 2012 16:39 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120101_18.html

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    14:28 JST 01 Jan 2012 31.4N 138.6E 370 km M7.0 Torishima Kinkai
    http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=179051
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    Yomiuri online

    54% of N-zone evacuees have yet to return

    FUKUSHIMA--Fifty-four percent of evacuees from areas between 20 and 30 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have yet to return home, three months after the government lifted its emergency evacuation preparation zones.

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111231002897.htm
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    AJW

    first sunrise of 2012 at Hattachi beach
    Iwaki city, Fukushima pref
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    first shrine visit of New Year
    at Soma-Ota shrine, Minamisoma city, Fukushima pref
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    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

    Iran proposes new nuclear talks with world powers

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in023000c.html

    Nuclear decontamination law goes into full force

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A nuclear decontamination law went into full effect Sunday, setting the stage for full-fledged efforts to clean up buildings, soil and waste contaminated with radioactive materials in areas affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm034000c.html
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    Sankei news

    Watatsumi shrine at Iitate village, Fukushima pref

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    JMA

    17:31 JST 01 Jan 2012 37.4N 142.3E 20 km M4.4 Fukushima-ken Oki

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    • #77
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      NHK world

      Challenges ahead at Fukushima nuclear plant

      The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has to juggle two daunting tasks this year.
      One is to continue cooling the damaged reactors. The other is to start preparing for decommissioning.

      Monday, January 02, 2012 11:58 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120102_08.html

      Fukushima coming of age ceremony outside hometown

      More than 20 young people who once lived in the no-entry and evacuation zones near Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant celebrated their 'Coming-of-Age Day' on Monday.

      Monday, January 02, 2012 22:40 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120102_15.html
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      AJW

      1st sunrise of 2012 gives hope to disaster survivors

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      The first sunrise of the new year at Hattachi beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. (Ikuro Aiba)
      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201020012

      Government steps in to set up victim compensation fund

      In an abrupt about-face, the government will step in and establish a fund to speed compensation payments to victims of a nuclear accident on behalf of Tokyo Electric Power Co.

      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201020046

      Nuclear watchdog members received donations from energy sector

      One-third of Nuclear Safety Commission members on committees overseeing inspections of power plants and nuclear fuel received donations from companies and organizations affiliated with the nuclear energy sector, an Asahi Shimbun study has found.

      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201020044
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      Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

      Cover-up of estimated costs to dispose of radioactive waste raises serious questions

      Revelations that officials from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy concealed the estimated costs of disposing of spent nuclear fuel highlights the distorted logic of government officials who stick to reprocessing radioactive waste even by lying.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

      S. Korea president open to N. Korea nuclear talks

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in017000c.html

      Energy agency boss told subordinate to cover up estimated costs to dump nuclear fuel

      A division head at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy instructed a subordinate in April 2004 to conceal the estimated costs for disposing of spent nuclear fuel without reprocessing it, sources involved in the case and a memorandum have revealed.

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

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      • #78
        Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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        NHK world

        Hosono: Fukushima as center for nuclear safety

        Japan's nuclear crisis minister says he wants to make Fukushima Prefecture an international center to promote nuclear safety.

        Tuesday, January 03, 2012 22:40 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120103_14.html
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        Yomiuri online

        New semiconductors in the works / Japanese manufacturers to develop next-generation power-saving devices

        Major electronic IT manufacturers including Hitachi, Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., plan to jointly develop next-generation semiconductors that will operate with one-tenth of the power consumed by present-day devices, it has been learned.
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        AJW

        Solar power cell industry sees dimmer prospects

        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201201030055

        Insurers offer 'rainy day' policies for solar power generation

        Insurers have begun offering policies to solar power plant operators that will compensate for lost revenue due to cloudy days, a move that could give momentum to solar power generation as a viable alternative energy source.
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        A mega solar power plant in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. Insurers are now selling policies that compensate solar power operators for loss of revenues resulting from a shortage of sunlight. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...AJ201201030049

        Different radiation standards add to confusion

        Different standards used by municipal governments are exacerbating the confusion among residents over safety levels of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and how to deal with possible dangerous areas.
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        Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

        2 nuclear safety panel members got 7.1 mil. yen donation from industry

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan and a member of the government panel received donations totaling 7.1 million yen from the atomic power industry before assuming duties at the watchdog, the two said Monday.

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

        TEPCO says water level in tank at Fukushima nuclear dropped due to quake

        Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said on Jan. 2 that the level of water in a tank for the No. 4 reactor at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant dropped "abnormally" after an earthquake measuring up to 4 on the Japanese scale of 7 struck the Kanto and Tohoku regions on New Year's Day.

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html

        Japanese scientist exploring airborne windmill driven by jet streams to generate power

        A Japanese scientist has been exploring a way of generating power by taking advantage of jet streams to operate airborne windmills and transmit energy produced in the atmosphere to resource-poor Japan.

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html
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        Jiji press

        Australia Regrets Nuclear Crisis in Japan's Fukushima

        Sydney, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)--Aboriginal elder Yvonne Margarula, 62, sinks back into her chair and speaks softly as she describes the incredible sadness knowing rock from her land helped give way to the nuclear disaster in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture.

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011122900996

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        • #79
          Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +

          snowfall

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          cowses
          08:58
          09:08

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          President's Opening 2012 New Year Address (Summary)


          http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topics/12010401-e.html
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          NHK world

          Toshiba to launch mobile decontamination system

          Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has developed a mobile system to decontaminate areas affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 04:45 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_01.html

          French nuclear watchdog urges safety measures

          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 07:25 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_06.html

          Noda: Democrats to call for tax talks next week

          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:12 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_12.html

          Fukushima students back after New Year holidays

          Elementary and junior high school students in Fukushima City have returned to class earlier than usual after the New Year break.
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          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:21 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_14.html

          Fukushima construction workers in New Year stunt

          Construction workers in Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, have performed traditional stunts to encourage the city's recovery from the March disaster and nuclear accident.
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          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 13:30 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_15.html

          Futaba mayor opposes radioactive soil storage

          The mayor of Futaba Town in Fukushima Prefecture says he opposes the government's plan to build a facility for storing radioactive waste soil in Futaba County.
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          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 19:09 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_27.html

          NISA pledges to regain public trust

          The head of Japan's nuclear safety agency has called for every possible effort to regain public trust in the government's energy policy.

          Wednesday, January 04, 2012 20:04 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120104_28.html
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          Yomiuri online

          Solar power from external walls / New material allows for more efficient energy production

          Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. plans to sell a new type of external building material that generates power from sunlight beginning in fiscal 2013, it has been learned.
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          Village's new adults hope for rebuilding in new year

          People in three Tohoku prefectures hit hard by the March 11 disaster have greeted the new year with mixed feelings.

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120103003688.htm
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          AJW

          As radiation fears persist, ties unravel in society

          A 4-year-old boy in Tokyo's Meguro Ward wears two flu masks and a raincoat every time he goes to his kindergarten. When he returns home, he is immediately told to shower and rinse his body with bottled water.
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          A worker at J-Rap, a company selling farm produce, shows equipment to measure radiation levels in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
          http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201040042
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          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

          Gov't eyes new law to promote renewable energy in farming communities

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry is considering a new law to promote power generation in farming and fishing communities using renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, government sources said Tuesday.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

          Gov't opens nuclear decontamination office in Fukushima city

          FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry opened an office in the city of Fukushima on Wednesday to spearhead the work of cleaning up buildings, soil and waste contaminated with radioactive materials in areas affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm127000c.html

          Antinuclear town councillor found shot dead in car

          MINAMIISE, Mie -- An antinuclear town assembly member here was found shot dead in his car after he went out with a shotgun to hunt crows, police said on Jan. 3.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html

          Wild times in Fukushima Pref. town as lions dance down streets

          TAMURA, Fukushima -- The Funehikimachi district here went a little wild on Jan. 3 as dancers clad in lion masks paraded down local streets -- part of a New Year's event dating back more than 1,200 years.

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html
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          Jiji press

          71 Pct of Japanese to Save Energy in Cold Protection: Jiji Poll

          Tokyo, Jan. 4 (Jiji Press)--A Jiji Press poll has found that 71 pct of Japanese would like to take into account the need to save energy in keeping themselves warn this winter.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010400110

          Japan Sets Up Decontamination Center in Fukushima

          Fukushima, Jan. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry on Wednesday opened an office in Fukushima that will serve as a base for decontamination of areas affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010400350

          Noda to Visit Fukushima on Sunday

          Tokyo, Jan. 4 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday that he will visit Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday to inspect progress in reconstruction after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and work to bring under control the nuclear crisis in the northeastern Japan prefecture.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010400429

          Rice Shipment from Another Fukushima Area Banned

          Tokyo, Jan. 4 (Jiji Press)--The government ordered Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday to halt shipments of rice produced in the northeastern Japan prefecture's former Sekimoto village area, due to contamination by excessive radioactive cesium.

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010400825
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          Sankei news

          Fukushima students back after New Year holidays

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          • #80
            Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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            police vehicles rush
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            New nuclear safety agency's performance questioned

            The new nuclear safety agency will be tasked with overhauling Japan's nuclear regulations, but has yet to come up with concrete safety rules.

            Thursday, January 05, 2012 07:56 +0900 (JST)
            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120105_01.html

            Municipalities to be prepared for nuke accidents

            More than 130 Japanese municipalities are stepping up preparations for nuclear accidents after the government tripled the size of emergency zones around nuclear plants to 30 kilometers.

            Thursday, January 05, 2012 08:59 +0900 (JST)
            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120105_07.html

            EU set to ban oil imports from Iran

            Thursday, January 05, 2012 11:42 +0900 (JST)
            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120105_12.html

            Fukushima mayors seek help over waste storage

            Municipalities around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have asked for help from the prefectural government over the central government's plan to temporarily store radioactive waste in the communities.

            Thursday, January 05, 2012 14:07 +0900 (JST)
            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120105_16.html
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            Yomiuri online

            Public entity eyed for power supply

            The government is contemplating establishing a public entity to undertake the centralized management of electricity supplies, a move aimed at breaking utilities' long-standing monopolies in both the power generation and supply sectors, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
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            Number of hunters in Fukushima Prefecture drops due to nuclear crisis

            The number of registered hunters in Fukushima Prefecture this season plunged about 30 percent from the previous season amid negative effects of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant, raising fears of damage to crops due to pests.

            http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120104005084.htm

            Japan, Ukraine to make pact on N-accidents

            The government has decided to sign a pact with Ukraine to share information on measures against nuclear accidents such as the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe experienced by the former Soviet Union republic, according to government sources.

            http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120104005302.htm
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            AJW

            App for Fukushima children's poems a surprise hit

            When Fukushima Prefecture sixth-grader Terumi Sekine wrote her poem "Arigato" (Thank you) in 2007, little did she know her words would take on a poignant meaning four years later following the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.

            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201201050010x

            Fukushima fears tear apart Japanese-German family

            Shortly after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was crippled by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Sascha fled to Germany with his wife and daughter, a move that would split the family apart to this day.
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            Terumi and Leiya in a suburb outside Munich on their way home from the girl?s kindergarten on Dec. 21 (Yusaku Kanagawa)
            http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201050050
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            Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

            Gemba leaves for Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE

            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Thursday left for an eight-day trip to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to discuss regional and energy issues.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm144000c.html

            Fukushima to conduct blanket screening of rice to be harvested in fall

            FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government plans to conduct blanket screening of rice to be harvested this fall to ensure product safety, following the detection of excessive levels of radioactive cesium in last year's crop in the prefecture hit by a major nuclear crisis, Fukushima officials said Thursday.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm146000c.html

            Gov't to test 'variable pricing' electricity system

            Electricity prices could soon rise and fall depending on the season, the weather and even the time of day, if all goes well with a government trial of a "variable pricing" system starting in fiscal 2012.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

            Kashiwa stops operation of incinerator again as radioactive ash fills up storage

            KASHIWA, Chiba -- The municipal government here suspended the operation of one of its main incinerators again on Jan. 5 as a storage facility at the waste disposal factory was filled up with incinerated ash contaminated with radioactive substances emitted from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
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            Sankei news

            photo exhibition of 20 km zone animals hold in Zishi city, Kanagawa pref

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            JMA

            21:37 JST 05 Jan 2012 37.1N 140.6E 10 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Nakadori


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            22:13 JST 05 Jan 2012 37.1N 140.6E 20 km M4.1 Fukushima-ken Nakadori


            jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...84-052213.html

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              workers in reactor building 4? and ship
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              N.Korea: continued nuclear development

              Friday, January 06, 2012 07:55 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120106_04.html

              Iran unconcerned about proposed EU sanctions

              Friday, January 06, 2012 08:22 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120106_07.html

              US conducts X-ray nuclear tests

              Friday, January 06, 2012 17:26 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120106_18.html

              Govt to limit life of nuclear reactors to 40 years

              The Japanese government wants to pass a new law that limits the life of nuclear reactors to 40 years.

              Friday, January 06, 2012 18:51 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120106_21.html
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              AJW

              Parents raise concerns about radiation in Nikko

              Parents are bombarding the Nikko city government with questions and requests, fearing children on school trips might be exposed to dangerous radiation levels in one of the nation's most popular tourist destinations.
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              Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, is a popular destination for school trips. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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              Fukushima plans exhaustive tests of 2012 rice

              FUKUSHIMA--The government of Fukushima Prefecture said Jan. 5 that bags of rice harvested in 2012 in the prefecture will be thoroughly tested for possible radioactive contamination before they can hit store shelves.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201060013

              Japan plans 40-yr limit on reactors' life, with exceptions
              *REUTERS

              Japan plans to limit the life of nuclear reactors to 40 years, allowing extensions only under stringent conditions, and to legally bind plant operators to prepare for severe accidents, the nation's nuclear crisis minister said on Jan. 6.

              http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201060055
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              Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

              Regulators put spotlight on Ohio nuke plant cracks

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in066000c.html

              Iran: Turkey is best place for nuclear talks

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in084000c.html

              U.S. conducted 3rd plutonium test to check nuke arsenal last summer

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in089000c.html

              NGO to support Fukushima kids via chocolate-selling campaign

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese nongovernmental group, which in 2006 launched an annual chocolate-selling campaign to support pediatric cancer patients in Iraq, said Thursday it will use a portion of this year's proceeds to help children in Fukushima Prefecture, where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is located.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

              2 more reactors difficult to build at Tsuruga nuke plant: operator

              FUKUI (Kyodo) -- The operator of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture told reporters Thursday that construction of two more reactors at the plant would be difficult to start in March as earlier planned.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm104000c.html

              Shikoku Electric to halt Ikata nuclear plant for checks

              TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- Shikoku Electric Power Co. said Friday it will halt the No. 2 reactor of its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture on Jan. 13 for scheduled checkups, bringing the three-reactor plant to a complete halt for the first time since the No. 3 unit started operating in 1994.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm133000c.html

              Japan to set 40-year limit for operation of nuclear reactors

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to limit the operation of nuclear reactors to 40 years, and to legally require nuclear plant operators to take measures to prepare for severe accidents that could result in serious damage to the reactor core, nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Friday.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm136000c.html

              Worst scenario during Fukushima crisis was reactor explosion: Hosono

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government predicted two weeks after the nuclear crisis erupted at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March that the worst scenario would involve an explosion at the No. 1 reactor and the water inside the No. 4 unit's spent fuel pool drying up, nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Friday.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm140000c.html

              Local Fukushima leaders urge pref. to talk with national gov't about interim storage

              FUKUSHIMA -- Local leaders from eight towns and villages in Futaba County have called on Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato to set up a prefectural office to handle negotiations with the national government over its request that the county host an interim storage site for radiation-tainted soil and other waste.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

              U.S. envoy Roos pressured Japan's foreign minister to pour water onto reactors

              The U.S. government, frustrated with Japan's alleged slow initial response to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, urged Japan to spray water to cool down the crippled nuclear reactors, Japanese government officials revealed.

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
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              Jiji press

              TEPCO to Increase Thermal Power Output in Chiba

              Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said on Friday that it plans a 50 pct output capacity increase for three thermal power generation facilities the company is installing at its plant in Chiba, east of Tokyo.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012010600852

              TEPCO to Seek Energy-Saving Ideas

              Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and its bailout fund said Friday that they will seek energy-saving ideas from companies to help reduce electricity demand during summer peak hours.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012010600928

              Fukushima Pref. to Conduct Radiation Checks on All Its Rice

              Fukushima, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--The prefectural government of Fukushima plans to conduct radiation checks on all rice to be harvested in the prefecture this year, officials said Friday.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010600452

              Japan to Introduce Statutory Regulations for N-Accidents

              Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to introduce statutory regulations to prevent major nuclear accidents, nuclear disaster management minister Goshi Hosono said Friday.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010600625

              (Update) Japan to Set N-Reactor's Lifetime at 40 Years

              Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to set the lifetime of a nuclear reactor at 40 years in principle to improve safety, nuclear disaster management minister Goshi Hosono said Friday.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010600753

              Japan Electronics Makers Look to Smart City Opportunities

              Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese electronics makers are focusing on smart cities, or eco-friendly cities, as they search for new sources of earnings.

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010600760
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              Sankei news

              TEPCO to Increase Thermal Power Output in Chiba

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              JMA

              08:28 JST 06 Jan 2012 37.5N 142.0E 20 km M4.6 Fukushima-ken Oki

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                hoverfly?

                http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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                NHK world

                France to tighten security at nuclear plants

                Saturday, January 07, 2012 09:06 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120107_06.html

                Japan, Turkey to strengthen economic ties

                Japan and Turkey are to strengthen their economic cooperation

                Saturday, January 07, 2012 14:08 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120107_20.html
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                Yomiuri online

                Fukushima exposes contradictions / Nuclear crisis prompts govt to rethink private companies' operation of N-plants

                The government's moves to overhaul the state's nuclear policy were prompted by serious contradictions discovered in that policy, as a result of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120106005620.htm

                Govt mulls public operations of N-plants

                The government will study whether it should place the management of nuclear power plants in public hands as part of an overhaul of the current system in which private utilities hold managerial authority, it has been learned.

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120106005874.htm

                Russia-Japan LNG deal imminent

                Japan and Russia likely will reach a broad agreement as early as this month on business plans for a liquefied natural gas plant project in Vladivostok, sources have said.
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                Turkey calls for resuming talks on nuclear energy pact

                ANKARA--Turkey on Jan. 6 urged Japan to restart negotiations on an atomic energy agreement that have been put on hold since the March 11 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201201070034

                Government envisioned Tokyo evacuation in worst-case scenario

                In a worst-case scenario, the central government would have requested the evacuation of Tokyo and everyone within a 250-kilometer radius of the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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                COMMENTARY: New rules will push phaseout of nuclear power

                The government announced on Jan. 6 that it plans to set a legal limit of 40 years on the operating life of nuclear reactors.
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                Japan?s nuclear phaseout could cause severe power shortages

                The government?s planned 40-year limit on the operational life of nuclear power reactors will create a 36-percent black hole in Japan?s power generating capacity by 2030 if alternative sources of energy and ways of cutting demand are not found.
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                The No. 1 reactor (top) at the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture will enter its 43rd year of operation this year. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
                http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201070031
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                Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)

                U.S. gov't says it conducted 4th plutonium test in last Nov.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in015000c.html

                Hiroshima mayor, governor protest 3rd U.S. plutonium test

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

                Japan, Turkey agree to restart talks on nuclear cooperation pact

                ANKARA (Kyodo) -- Japan and Turkey agreed Friday to work toward the resumption of negotiations on a bilateral nuclear cooperation pact.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

                Photo exhibition shows pictures of animals left behind in Fukushima no-go zone

                SAPPORO -- A photo exhibition showing dozens of pictures of animals left abandoned within the no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant started here on Jan. 6.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na002000c.html

                Traditional burning of New Year's decorations canceled due to fear of spreading radiation

                FUKUSHIMA -- A traditional event of burning New Year's decorations will be canceled at a number of shrines in Fukushima Prefecture this year due to concerns about radioactive contamination of the decorations following the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, it has been learned.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

                Tunnel full of radioactively-contaminated water found at Fukushima nuclear plant

                A massive amount of water contaminated with radiation has been found in a tunnel at a waste treatment facility at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the plant operator said.

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
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                Jiji press

                Japan Likely to Take Control of TEPCO by Buying Common Stock

                Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will likely take effective control of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> by acquiring a majority stake in the troubled firm in terms of common stock, informed sources said Saturday.

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010700170
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                JMA

                17:18 JST 07 Jan 2012 37.5N 142.1E 30 km M4.6 Fukushima-ken Oki


                jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-071718.html

                19:43 JST 07 Jan 2012 37.2N 141.5E 50 km M4.6 Fukushima-ken Oki



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                  [Reference] Circulating Cooling System for Spent Fuel Pool of Unit 4 in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Leakage of Filtered Water from Cooling Pipe of Air Fin Cooler
                  http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...20108_02-e.pdf
                  http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../120108_01.jpg
                  http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../120108_02.jpg
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                  NHK world

                  Praying for good health

                  Every year on January 7th, people across Japan dig into bowls of hot rice porridge to pray for good health in the New Year.

                  Sunday, January 08, 2012 00:00 +0900 (JST)
                  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120107_24.html

                  Japan asks Saudis for stable oil supply

                  Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has asked Saudi Arabia's acting foreign minister for a stable supply of oil and a constant price for Japan.

                  Sunday, January 08, 2012 01:03 +0900 (JST)
                  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120108_03.html

                  Over 330 pets rescued from Fukushima no-entry zone

                  Many pets have been abandoned in the no-entry zone around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. More than 330 dogs and cats were rescued in December.
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                  Sunday, January 08, 2012 07:10 +0900 (JST)
                  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120108_10.html

                  Noda hopes to restore healthcare in disaster zone

                  Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he hopes to restore healthcare in areas affected by the March 11th disaster and the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

                  Sunday, January 08, 2012 22:53 +0900 (JST)
                  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120108_18.html

                  Noda wants temporary storage facility in Fukushima

                  Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has asked the governor of Fukushima to allow the government to build a facility in the prefecture to temporarily store radioactive soil.
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                  Fukushima governor says accident not yet contained

                  Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato has called on the government to deal responsibly with the nuclear accident until the evacuees are able to return home.

                  Sunday, January 08, 2012 22:53 +0900 (JST)
                  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120108_22.html
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                  Yomiuri online

                  Tiny particles may illuminate reactor cores

                  Using particles from space to look into the heart of nuclear reactors--this is the goal of researchers at Nagoya University.
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                  AJW

                  Elderly couple refuses to leave planned evacuation zone

                  IITATE, Fukushima Prefecture--Tsuyoshi and Hisano Sato celebrated the New Year's holidays in the same way they have done for years.

                  http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201080003

                  Municipalities picked for decontamination funding

                  While the government will provide financial assistance in removing radioactive materials in 102 municipalities, some cities such as Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, have chosen to leave possible money on the table.
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                  Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                  Japan asks Saudis for stable supply of oil in wake of disaster

                  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Kyodo) -- Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba asked the deputy foreign minister of Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a stable supply of oil to cope with Japan's growing demand for crude in the wake of a nuclear disaster in the country last year.

                  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu046000c.html
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                  Jiji press

                  Noda Asks Fukushima to Accept Nuclear Waste Storage

                  Fukushima, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda asked the Fukushima prefectural government Sunday to accept a temporary nuclear waste storage facility.

                  http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012010900012

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                    Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


                    http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

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                    Press Release (Jan 09,2012)
                    Physical Disorder of a partner company's worker at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
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                    Iran to start uranium enrichment at a new site

                    Monday, January 09, 2012 05:24 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120109_07.html

                    Japan to launch new energy policy by summer

                    Japan is scheduled to launch a new energy policy by summer. The plan is expected to feature less dependency on nuclear power generation and liberalized utility fees for households.
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                    Monday, January 09, 2012 10:18 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120109_08.html
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                    Yomiuri online

                    N-zones may keep 25,000 from home

                    The homes of about 25,000 evacuees from around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are expected to fall within zones where the government will prohibit residency for at least five years, according to government sources.

                    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120108003738.htm

                    2 towns at risk of disappearing / Okuma, Futaba face uncertain future due to nearby crippled N-plant

                    How will the government help the estimated 25,000 people who lived in areas where residency likely will be prohibited for an extended period due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant?
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                    SOCCER/ Fukushima school bows out of national tournament

                    Mie Prefecture's Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School soundly defeated Shoshi High School from Fukushima Prefecture, 6-1, in the semifinals of the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament on Jan. 7.

                    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201090065

                    TEPCO singled out 10 key lawmakers for fund-raisers

                    Former Prime Minister Taro Aso, ruling party power broker Ichiro Ozawa and industry minister Yukio Edano were among the 10 lawmakers most favored by Tokyo Electric Power Co. in buying tickets to their fund-raisers.

                    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201090001
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                    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                    How threat of loose Soviet nukes was avoided

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...fe021000c.html

                    Renewal after nuclear disaster impossible without sound foundations

                    All-too-simple calls to move toward renewal by pressing ahead with restitution for victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster ignore the problem's complexity. Thus far, not even half the households ordered to evacuate by the government because of the disaster have apparently applied for compensation payments from Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the plant's operator.

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na005000c.html

                    Japan, Saudi Arabia confirm importance of stable oil supply

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu027000c.html

                    Iran envoys visited N. Korea in Nov., possibly on uranium enrichment

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in010000c.html

                    Iran reported to enrich uranium at underground lab

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in043000c.html

                    Gov't request for temporary storage site displeases Fukushima Pref.

                    FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sunday again sought cooperation from Fukushima Prefecture to accept a temporary storage site for contaminated soil and waste from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but the prefecture's governor instead expressed strong displeasure at Noda's announcement last month that the crisis has been brought under control.

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

                    2 power companies likely to face supply shortages in 2012 if demand matches 2011 level

                    Shikoku Electric Power Co. has announced that it will shut down the No. 2 reactor at its Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in Ehime Prefecture for regular inspections from Jan. 13, leaving just five of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors in operation as power companies struggle to secure reserve electricity.

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
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                    coming of age day event

                    time capsule in &#212;ta elementary school, Minamisoma city, Fukushima



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                      Press Release (Jan 10,2012)
                      Compensation Area of Eligibility to be expanded for Tourist Businesses Affected by Harmful Rumors
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                      Iran starts enriching uranium

                      Tuesday, January 10, 2012 07:14 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120110_06.html

                      Tokyo Fire Dept adding extra radiation squad

                      The Tokyo Fire Department plans to introduce a second unit specializing in radiological disasters, following the nuclear accident in Fukushima.

                      Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:45 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120110_15.html

                      Hiroshima peace clock reset after US nuclear tests

                      Tuesday, January 10, 2012 20:01 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120110_27.html
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                      AJW

                      Japanese parents unarmed in battle for kids taken abroad amid radiation fears

                      A woman who has not seen her two children since March, when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, is starting to give up hope of ever seeing her sons again.
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                      This woman has only illustrations and photos to help her stay in touch with her children she has not seen in 10 months. (Manabu Sasaki)
                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201100001

                      Group says it has enough backing to press for Osaka nuclear vote

                      A citizens? advocacy group set up to press for referendums on the use of nuclear power says it has collected enough signatures in Osaka to petition the city government for a vote on the issue.

                      http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201100051
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                      Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                      Editorial: Japan should take steps toward full-scale restoration of disaster-hit areas

                      Japan should take steps toward full-scale restoration of regions devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis as March 2012 marks the first anniversary of the triple disasters.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na017000c.html

                      Shell-Exxon venture reports natural gas discovery

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu085000c.html

                      Reports: Myanmar cancels planned coal power plant

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu095000c.html

                      Japan asks Qatar to ensure stable LNG, oil supplies

                      DOHA (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba asked Qatar to ensure stable supplies of liquefied natural gas and crude oil, and won a promise to cooperate during his meetings Monday with two Qatari ministers, Japanese officials said.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu106000c.html

                      Iran leader defends nuclear program on Latin America trip

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in089000c.html

                      U.N. agency confirms Iran nuke work at bunker

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in100000c.html

                      Monju reactor operator paid 109 mil. yen in fees to related bodies

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The state-run operator of Japan's Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor paid a total of 109 million yen in 2009 to bodies linked to it as "membership fees," raising concern about the use of taxpayers' money for the entity, a ruling party panel found Monday.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm018000c.html

                      Fukushima nuclear plant worker in coma after collapsing at site

                      A worker in his 60s at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is in a coma after collapsing at the site, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html
                      Press Release (Jan 09,2012)
                      Physical Disorder of a partner company's worker at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

                      http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2010904-e.html

                      Civic group battles to get support for referendums on nuclear power in Tokyo, Osaka

                      A civic group has been fighting an uphill battle to collect enough signatures for petitions to hold referendums in Tokyo and Osaka on whether Japan should continue to rely on nuclear power despite the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na023000c.html
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                      Jiji press

                      Inpex to Sell Aussie LNG to Chubu Electric, Others

                      Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Inpex Corp. <1605> said Tuesday it has signed agreements with Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502>, Toho Gas Co. <9533> and Taiwan's CPC Corp. to supply liquefied natural gas produced at the Ichthys field off the coast of Western Australia.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012011000612

                      JETRO to Help Disaster-Hit Japan Textile Makers in U.S.

                      Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japan External Trade Organization said Tuesday it will organize a mission to New York to help boost U.S.-bound exports of textile products made by companies in the Tohoku northeastern region hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012011000797

                      TEPCO Reports Leak of Highly Radioactive Water

                      Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that about 10 liters of highly radioactive water leaked from a liquid waste tank at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
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                      Only 3.5 Pct of Disaster Debris Disposed Of in 3 Prefectures

                      Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Final disposal has been made for only 3.5 pct, or some 870,000 tons, of the debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the three hardest-hit northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, it was learned Tuesday.

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012011000987
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                        Press Release (Jan 11,2012)
                        Physical disorder of a partner company's worker at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Continued report)

                        http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2011106-e.html
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                        NHK world

                        Gemba asks UAE to help meet Japan's oil demand

                        Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has asked the United Arab Emirates to help meet Japan's increasing demand for oil.

                        Wednesday, January 11, 2012 07:11 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120111_02.html

                        Fukushima fishermen pray for disaster victims

                        At a fishing port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, some 100 fishermen and others observed silent prayers for the dead and missing in the March 11th disaster, exactly 10 months after the calamity on Wednesday.

                        Wednesday, January 11, 2012 13:40 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120111_15.html

                        Doomsday Clock moves 1 minute closer to midnight

                        Wednesday, January 11, 2012 13:40 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120111_18.html

                        Iranian nuclear scientist killed in car explosion

                        Wednesday, January 11, 2012 20:56 +0900 (JST)
                        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120111_31.html
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                        Yomiuri online

                        Food exports plunged due to nuclear crisis

                        The ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has affected the exports of farm and marine products from eastern Japan. According to the estimates of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, 44 countries and territories either ban the import of food items produced in Japan, or demand that they be inspected when imported, even though they are regarded safe and marketed domestically.

                        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120110006217.htm
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                        AJW

                        INTERVIEW/ Goshi Hosono: Everyone must share pain felt by Fukushima residents

                        One lawmaker intimately involved in various difficult decisions following the Great East Japan Earthquake has been Environment Minister Goshi Hosono.

                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201110073

                        Unchallenged mayor re-elected in village hosting nuclear plant

                        TOMARI, Hokkaido--Hiroomi Makino on Jan. 10 was re-elected mayor without a vote in this northern village, which hosts the Tomari nuclear power plant, after no candidate emerged to challenge the pro-nuclear incumbent.

                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201110023

                        TEPCO to deposit 120 billion yen for future claims

                        Rejected by insurers, Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to deposit 120 billion yen ($1.56 billion) in compensation reserves with a government body in case further accidents hit the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

                        http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201201110028
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                        Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                        Japan food firms to set up exhibit center in Beijing to boost exports

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A consortium of about 100 Japanese food companies said Tuesday it will set up an exhibition center in late February in Beijing to boost China-bound exports of Japanese farm and fisheries products that have been adversely affected by the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu111000c.html

                        Kyushu Electric to name Uriu as new president

                        FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. will name Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu as its new president to succeed Toshio Manabe, who will resign over a scandal involving the utility manipulating public opinion on nuclear power generation, company sources said Wednesday.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu116000c.html

                        TEPCO to deposit 120 bil. yen amid lack of nuclear plant insurance

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has decided to deposit 120 billion yen with the state in place of insurance coverage, after finding it difficult to extend an insurance contract to cover the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, sources close to the government said Tuesday.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu117000c.html

                        U.S. rescues Iranians at sea; assails nuke activity

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in081000c.html

                        Report: Bomb kills Iranian nuclear expert

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in153000c.html

                        Japan to host int'l meeting on renewable energy in Fukushima

                        ABU DHABI (Kyodo) -- Japan will host an international conference in the city of Fukushima on March 2 to discuss ways to create a society based on renewable energy, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Tuesday.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm024000c.html

                        TEPCO reports 10-liter radioactive water leakage at Fukushima plant

                        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it found that about 10 liters of water had leaked from a water processing facility inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but the liquid containing radioactive strontium did not flow into the Pacific Ocean.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm028000c.html

                        Japanese nuclear envoy to make 2-day visit to S. Korea from Thurs.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm150000c.html

                        Inspectors checked nuke facilities using manuals given by facility makers, users since '03

                        The Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES) has systematically copied and used entire inspection manual procedures prepared by manufacturers and users of nuclear facilities to inspect nuclear power plants run by those companies since its foundation in October 2003, according to the results of an investigation conducted by JNES's third-party panel.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html

                        Chiba Prefecture troubled by shrinking population after nuclear disaster

                        CHIBA -- Several cities in this prefecture relatively close to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are suffering a population decline as a result of the nuclear disaster, local governments have revealed.

                        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na021000c.html
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                        Kyushu Electric Veep Uriu to Replace Manabe as President

                        Fukuoka, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> plans to name Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu, 62, as president to replace Toshio Manabe in the wake of a scandal over nuclear power, company officials said Wednesday.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012011100538

                        Microsoft Launches Free PC Project for Disaster-Hit Small Firms

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2012011100921

                        Biz Sentiment Improves in 3 Disater-Hit Japan Prefectures

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012011100823

                        TEPCO Instructed to Keep Fukushima No. 2 N-Plant Stable

                        Tokyo, Jan. 11 (Jiji Press)--The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Wednesday instructed Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to compile by around the end of this month a plan to ensure stable conditions at its Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant, which is located near its Fukushima No. 1 plant knocked out by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

                        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012011100923
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                        06:22 JST 11 Jan 2012 37.3N 141.6E 50 km M4.4 Fukushima-ken Oki


                        jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...91-110622.html
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                          N.Korea expected to conduct nuclear test this year

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 00:47 +0900 (JST)


                          Reactor monitor failure caused by bad maintenance

                          The operator of a nuclear monitoring system covering Japan says the system malfunctioned last month because of poor maintenance.

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 04:33 +0900 (JST)


                          Iran blames Israel for killing

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:05 +0900 (JST)


                          UNSC holds informal talks on Iran's nuke program

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:56 +0900 (JST)


                          Asia-Pacific lawmakers call for nuclear safety

                          Parliamentarians in the Asia-Pacific region have called for better defense of nuclear power plants not only against natural disasters but terror attacks too.

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 15:55 +0900 (JST)


                          Local govts start discussing waste soil storage

                          Fukushima prefecture and municipalities near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have started discussing whether to accept the central government's plan to temporarily store radioactive waste in their communities.

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 19:32 +0900 (JST)


                          Nuke plant testing body told not to rely on makers

                          The organization in charge of assessing the safety of Japan's nuclear plants has been advised not to rely on manufacturers that conduct quality checks on their own products.

                          Thursday, January 12, 2012 21:41 +0900 (JST)

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                          Yomiuri online

                          Fearful residents give up on Fukushima Pref.

                          In Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture, where the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is located and residents have been forced to evacuate, the amount by which the exodus of residents outnumbered newcomers reached about 500 during March to November last year.



                          43,000 move from hard-hit Tohoku prefectures

                          More than 43,000 residents moved out of three Tohoku region prefectures severely hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake from March to November, with Fukushima Prefecture suffering the biggest exodus, it has been learned.



                          Kyushu Electric VP to replace chief

                          Kyushu Electric Power Co. is making final adjustments to its plan to promote Vice President Michiaki Uriu to president of the scandal-hit utility, according to company sources.


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                          Japan to reduce oil imports from Iran in line with U.S. sanctions
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                          Decontamination work hinges on citizen cooperation

                          When fears of radiation hot spots spread around the nation's capital, the city of Nagareyama in Chiba Prefecture sprang into action and quickly drew up a decontamination plan.

                          Kashiwa city officials collect soil samples at an area where high level of radiation were determined in October. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

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                          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                          Nobel laureate Oe, 21 other Japanese invited to Paris Book Fair



                          Forum report urges flexible response to major crises on Japan quake

                          GENEVA (Kyodo) -- The World Economic Forum issued a report Wednesday calling for a flexible response to major crises based on lessons learned from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan last March.



                          U.S. denies role in Iranian scientist's death



                          Report finds nuclear materials far from secure



                          NGOs, nuclear experts to draw up plans to phase out nuclear power

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Environmental activists and nuclear experts along with residents from Fukushima Prefecture will gather in Yokohama for an international conference from Saturday to compile a roadmap for phasing out nuclear power in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, organizers of the conference said Wednesday.



                          Gov't tells TEPCO to prepare repair plan for Fukushima Daini equipment

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Wednesday to prepare a report by the end of January on how to repair equipment at its Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a senior agency official said.



                          Japan to cut Iranian oil imports under U.S. sanctions



                          Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits northeastern Japan

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 jolted northeastern Japan early Thursday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, with the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture saying no new abnormalities were being observed there.



                          Fukushima eyes checking radiation in breast milk for 10,000 mothers

                          FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima Prefecture plans to test for radioactive contamination in breast milk samples from about 10,000 mothers residing in the prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, prefectural officials said Thursday.



                          Lack of memory caused breakdown in nuclear plant monitoring system

                          The government's emergency support system to respond to nuclear plant accidents broke down temporarily late last year when it ran out of memory, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has announced.



                          Iodine pills should be distributed to households near nuclear plants: experts

                          The intake of potassium iodine tablets immediately after a nuclear accident is effective in preventing the thyroid from being exposed to radiation, and they should be distributed to households near nuclear power plants in advance, a recent nuclear safety commission proposal suggests.


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                          Jiji press

                          Uriu Officially Named Kyushu Electric President

                          Fukuoka, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Thursday officially decided to promote Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu to the next president of the scandal-hit company.



                          (Update) Uriu Named Kyushu Electric President

                          Fukuoka, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Thursday decided to promote Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu to the next president of the scandal-hit company.



                          Japan Eyes Iodine Distribution to Homes near N-Plants

                          Tokyo, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--A subcommittee of the Japanese government's Nuclear Safety Commission on Thursday proposed distributing iodine to households near nuclear power stations in preparation for possible accidents at the facilities.



                          TEPCO Opposes Separation of Power Generation, Distribution

                          Tokyo, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--A Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> executive on Thursday expressed opposition to a proposal to separate utilities' electricity generation and distribution operations.



                          Oil Distributors Seeking Alternatives to Iran



                          Special Unemployment Benefit in Disaster Areas Begins Expiring

                          Tokyo, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--Special unemployment benefit began coming to an end on Thursday in the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year, labor ministry officials said.



                          Fukushima Children Receive 0.26 Millisievert in Sept.-Nov.

                          Fukushima, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--Children and pregnant women in the city of Fukushima received cumulative external radiation doses of 0.26 millisievert on average between September and November 2011, the city government said Thursday.



                          Yakuza-Linked Firm Sends Worker to West Japan N-Plant

                          Fukui, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's police on Thursday arrested three people over a suspected illegal labor dispatch to a western Japan nuclear power plant from a firm closely related to a major yakuza crime syndicate.


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                          Okuma town, Fukushima pref on 16 Nov


                          Okuma town residents in temporary house, Aizuwakamatsu city, Fukushima pref


                          Aquamarine Fukushima's MIRU changing zoo
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                          Aquamarine Fukushima http://www.marine.fks.ed.jp/english/top_e.html
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