Fukushima Update #20NEW PURPOSE FOR FUKUSHIMA RICE

Farmers in an evacuated area of Fukushima are looking for new ways of using their rice until it's fit for consumption.Ot...

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New purpose for Fukushima rice

Farmers forced to evacuate their land after the nuclear accident have spent nearly 3 years wondering what they will do n...

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Local resistance to radioactive waste storage

A municipality in Fukushima Prefecture is resisting the government’s call to build a long-term storage facility for radi...

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Onagawa nuclear plant holds drill

Authorities in Miyagi Prefecture have organized an exercise simulating a nuclear accident.The Onagawa nuclear plant suff...

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Mt. Zao’s ‘snow monsters’ biggest in memory

Japan gets some of the heaviest snowfalls in the world. At this time of year, people can enjoy some otherworldly sights ...

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Humidifiers cause winter fires: officials

Japanese consumer authorities are warning of the possibility of humidifiers catching fire during the dry winter season.O...

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China, S.Korea bash Japan at UN

Japan received some harsh criticism at the UN yesterday (Wednesday).The Chinese and South Korean UN ambassadors denounce...

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Anti-nuclear lawmakers demand govt revise energy policy

A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers are asking their government to reject nuclear power.The members call themselve...

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Golden fish good omen ahead of Sochi

With the Sochi Olympics about to begin, people in Japan are placing their faith in a good-luck golden fish.The golden fl...

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Pig disease outbreak

Japan is battling an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea – or PED – that has already killed more than 5,000 pigs acros...

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