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Japan to permanently shutdown reactorExperts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushim More… |
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Japan, US cannot let NKorea have nuke armsJapan and the United States cannot allow North Korea to possess nuclear weapons, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishia said on Sunday after a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry is in Japan for the last stop on a More… |
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Fukushima plant leaking contaminated waterAs much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating the surrounding ground, Tokyo Electric Power Company said on Saturday. The power company h More… |
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DHL to build $50m logistics centre in JapanLogistics company DHL has announced that its supply chain division in Japan will start construction work for its new Sagamihara Logistics Center, with around 5 billion yen ($50 million) to be invested in the development over the next 10 years. More… |
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Emirates SkyCargo strengthens trade with TokyoEmirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to increase its cargo capacity to Tokyo, starting June 3 when Emirates launches a daily non-stop flight between Dubai and Haneda Airport. Haneda Airport is located in Ota More… |
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Japanese woman, 114, recognised as world's oldestA 114-year-old Japanese woman born the same year that radium was discovered was recognised as the world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records on Wednesday. Misao Ookawa, who was born to a clothing merchant in 1898 and now l More… |
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Japan says scrambled jets after Russian intrusionTwo Russian fighter jets briefly entered Japan's air space near the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, prompting Japan to scramble combat fighters and lodge a protest, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. It was the first More… |
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Jeddah among cheapest cities in the worldSaudi Arabia's Jeddah is among the cheapest cities in the world to live, while Japanese capital Tokyo is the costliest, according to an annual survey released on Monday. &n More… |
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Japan to boost military amid china island rowJapan is set to boost the number of military personnel, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Sunday, as the new government led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) tackles a territorial spat with China over East China Sea islets. More… |
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Japan to investigate Boeing 787 battery makerJapan's transport ministry is to investigate the company that makes batteries for Boeing Company's grounded 787 Dreamliner passenger jet, a ministry official said on Monday. The probe will be run jointly with the US Federa More… |
