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`Japan to replace N-plant with world`s largest wind farm`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 19:26

The project is part of Fukushima`s plan to become completely energy self-sufficient by 2040, using renewable sources alone.

Japanese govt to monitor Fukushima`s radiatition

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 15:08

Japan will launch an investigation covering contractors in Fukushima Prefecture to see if their radiation exposure has been properly monitored.

Fukushima operator ‘failing to ensure safety of nuke operations’

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 12:47

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operator is still failing to ensure the safety of its nuke operations properly, a govt-appointed panel has said.

No returning of 18% Fukushima evacuees

Last Updated: Monday, June 11, 2012, 18:17

According to an estimate, in the towns of Okuma where part of the nuclear plant stands, for example, 81 percent of the residents may have difficulty returning home.

IAEA-sponsored training for nuclear experts starts

Last Updated: Monday, June 11, 2012, 15:24

The IAEA session, the first in Japan, will last about three weeks and include lectures by nuclear experts on power generation and nuclear fuel cycle.

Japan’s nuclear agency sorry for `angry wife` quip

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 14:18

A government backed research agency in Japan has apologised for comparing radioactive material to an angry wife quarrelling with her husband.

Pacific bluefin tuna carried little radiation from Japan to California

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 19:57

Pacific bluefin tuna carried radioactivity from Japan`s 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster as they swam across the ocean to the shores of California.

Troubled TEPCO requests 1 tln yen public fund injection

Last Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012, 13:46

Tokyo Electric Power Co requested the injection of 1 trillion yen in public funds as it teeters under the weight of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crisis, while leaving unsettled such key issues as the size of stake it will let the government take in return for the help.

`Japan`s majority favour phasing out nuke power`

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 10:24

Only two of Japan`s 54 nuclear reactors are currently operating but both are scheduled to be shut by early May.

Scientists survey seabed fractured by Japan quake

Last Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 12:24

Scientists today launched a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last year`s devastating tsunami.

TEPCO seeks $9 bn more for Fukushima compensation

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 12:17

TEPCO asked a govt-backed bailout body for an additional 690 billion yen to help compensate victims of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima plant.

Buffett in Japan, spotlight on investment

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 10:28

Octogenarian billionaire investor Warren Buffett arrived on his first visit to Japan on Monday, fanning speculation about his possible investments in the country's battered stock market.