Fukushima Update#87<br>Where to store nuclear waste?

Fukushima Update#87
Where to store nuclear waste?

Japan's government creates a radioactive waste storage feasibility map, one step toward building a final repository for ...

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Fire extinguished at iconic fish market

Fire extinguished at iconic fish market

A massive blaze at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market's outer area is extinguished and found to have started in a ramen ...

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Abe calls new cabinet 'results oriented'

Abe calls new cabinet 'results oriented'

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called his newly reshuffled cabinet professional and results oriented.

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Mt Fuji's last sherpa

Mt Fuji's last sherpa

Isao Tomita, 91, is the last of a generation of "goriki" porter-guides who used to work Mt Fuji before roads were built....

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Fire breaks out in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market

Fire breaks out in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market

A fire breaks out in Tokyo's congested Tsukiji outer fish market.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffles his Cabinet to boost confidence in his administration.

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Video of men fooling around in Okinawa store draws ire

Video of men fooling around in Okinawa store draws ire

A video of young men fooling around inside a convenience store in Okinawa Prefecture is posted on social media and draws...

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins

Aomori Nebuta Festival begins

Aomori Nebuta, one of Japan's most popular summer festivals, begins in northern Japan.

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Ocean current power generators readied for test

Ocean current power generators readied for test

The world's first test of ocean current power generators is about to happen in southwest Japan.

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Ueno Zoo's panda cub in fine form

Ueno Zoo's panda cub in fine form

At 50 days old, a giant panda born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo can now fully open its eyes.

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