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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: Electricity Production and Distribution, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey
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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: Parliament, Electricity Production and Distribution, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Corporate Crime, Environmental Issues
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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: National Rifle Association of America, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Nuclear Power, Natural Disasters
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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: Science, Stanford University, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Sushi and Sashimi, Environmental Issues
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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: Electricity Production and Distribution, Petroleum Industry, Exports, Imports, Environmental Issues
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Russia, Japan edge toward breakthrough in gas supplies
ReutersBy Antoni Slodkowski and James Topham TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Russia and Japan are in intense talks on expanding gas-supply agreements ahead of a summit later this month, moving ever closer to a breakthrough that could redraw the East Asia energy...Tags: Qatar, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Imports, Tokyo (Japan), Politics
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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: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Google Inc., Murder, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Iran
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San Onofre's other problem
The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...
Tags: George Washington, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Waste, Barack Obama
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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...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Disasters and Accidents, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Environmental Issues, Leukemia
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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 Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Environmental Issues, Conservation, Tsunamis, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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On Japanese tsunami anniversary, recalling Fukushima effects on ocean
It’s been exactly two years since Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude 9.0 shaker resulted when a portion of the Pacific plate was pushed into and underneath the North American plate, shifting the position of Earth's axis...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Earthquakes, Pacific Ocean, Health Organizations
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South Korea to expand nuclear energy despite growing safety fears
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has no option but to expand its nuclear power plant program despite growing public concern over safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011 and a series of scares that closed two reactors last year. The...Tags: South Korea, Petroleum Industry, Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011)
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