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Nikkei hits new 5-1/2-year high but pace of gains slow, Bernanke cues eyed
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up to a fresh 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, as retail investors scooped up underperforming stocks such as Sharp Corp and Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc . Trading was choppy, with...Tags: Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Nikkei, Central Bank, Kobe Steel Limited
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no...Tags: Japan, Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Genetic Engineering, Barbara Boxer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The New York Times, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Japan govt takes aim at electricity monopolies
Reuters* Japan power costs among highest in world * Electricity mkt overhaul is key part of PM's reform agenda * But regional monopolies will be hard to overcome By Aaron Sheldrick and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is embarking on its most...Tags: Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Shinzo Abe, Restraint of Trade
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Japan takes first step to a permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima
Reuters* Ruling of active fault line may lead to reactor's permanent closure * Reactors at five other plants also under review * New atomic regulator to examine findings as early as next week By Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Experts judged on...Tags: Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), National Rifle Association of America, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Japan, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Conservation, Wildlife, Foods and Beverages
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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
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Coal exporters jostle for opportunity as Japan ramps up use
ReutersBy Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian and Australian coal exporters are moving aggressively to fend off competition to meet Japan's new-found appetite for the fuel to generate electricity while the country's nuclear...Tags: Imports, Japan, Exports, Australia, Tokyo (Japan)
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Damage at two Japan nuclear plants prompts evacuations
Los Angeles TimesJapanese officials struggled Saturday to avert the possibility of a meltdown at two major nuclear power plants whose emergency cooling systems were damaged by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Emergency officials ordered the evacuation Saturday of all...Tags: Disasters, Japan, Natural Disasters, Health and Safety at Work, Earthquakes
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ECONOMISTS PREDICT STEADY JOB GAINS The Labor Department is set to release employment numbers later this morning, and many analysts think they'...Tags: Murder, Mumbai (India), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Google Inc., Iran
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Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says
The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller...
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From disaster comes knowledge
Beverly Findlay-Kaneko has used her memories of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago to start making a change in her new home of Huntington Beach. Findlay-Kaneko was in Japan when those natural disasters led to three...Tags: Japan, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Conservation, Nuclear Accidents, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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