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Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037
TOKYO: A massive operation to remove hundreds of tonnes of radioactive debris from Japan’s tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been…
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Japan moves toward first new reactor since Fukushima disaster
TOKYO: A Japanese utility said on Tuesday (Jul 22) it was taking an initial step towards building the nation’s first…
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Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan’s dilemma
IITATE, Japan: To reduce radiation across Japan’s northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated…
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China set to resume Japanese seafood imports halted due to Fukushima worries
TOKYO: China has agreed on procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood products, Japan’s government said on Friday (May 30),…
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Japan PM’s office to accept Fukushima soil
TOKYO: The Japanese premier’s office will symbolically accept soil from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to show it is…
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UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, Japan: The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan’s stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday (Feb…
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Second Fukushima nuclear sample removal eyed for March
TOKYO: The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday (Dec 26) it will start the second round…
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Commentary: China’s removal of Japan seafood ban comes at a time of high bilateral tensions
A third reason relates to a shocking and tragic incident that occurred the week before the announcement, in which a…
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China says to ‘gradually resume’ seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban
POSITIONS UNCHANGED A spokesperson for Beijing’s foreign ministry said China still “resolutely opposes the Japanese side’s arbitrary discharge into the…
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Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert
TOKYO: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region on Thursday (Apr 4), the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no…
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