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Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years
A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.
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Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.
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13 Years After Tsunami, Nuclear Debris Removed From Fukushima Reactor
A difficult operation to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant began Tuesday, after technical issues suspended an earlier attempt.
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China To Ban Japanese Seafood Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
China has not said what action it will take if the release goes head but it has warned Japan that it must "bear all the consequences" of its action.
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6 Youth Sue Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Over Thyroid Cancer Claims
Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.
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Tokyo Games: Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Cauldron To End Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Games: Naomi Osaka, whose identity had been kept secret ahead of the ceremony, was handed the torch by a group of children from the region around Fukushima which was devastated by a tsunami and a nuclear disaster in 2011.
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In Stunning Satellite Pics, How Japan Rebuilt Itself After Earthquake, Tsunami
Japan will tomorrow mark 10 years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami, followed by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the worst natural disaster in the country's history. 19,000 people lost their lives and around a lakh had to flee their homes.
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7.3 Magnitude Quake Rattles East Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast late Saturday, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster's 10th anniversary.
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Fukushima Disaster: Japan Court Acquits 3 Ex-Tokyo Power Firm Executives
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster.
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Notre Dame Was Built by Craftsmen Eight Centuries Ago, Now It May Be Up to Robots to Save It
Notre Dame rebuilding effort will likely draw upon expertise gleaned from disasters like the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan and the Brazilian National Museum fire
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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Statue Of Child In Nuclear Radiation Suit In Japan Sparks Online Furore
A giant statue of a child wearing a radiation suit in the Japanese city of Fukushima has touched off a storm of criticism online as the nuclear-hit area seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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No Threat From Fukushima's Products, Japan Farmers Struggle To Win Trust
The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelette, but the people preparing the food are not chefs -- they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
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Tsunami-Hit Japan Beaches Reopen 7 Years After Devastating Disaster
Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear disaster after years of reconstruction efforts, officials said Monday.
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Japan Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Construction Of Nuclear Plant
A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
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Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years
A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.
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Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.
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13 Years After Tsunami, Nuclear Debris Removed From Fukushima Reactor
A difficult operation to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant began Tuesday, after technical issues suspended an earlier attempt.
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China To Ban Japanese Seafood Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
China has not said what action it will take if the release goes head but it has warned Japan that it must "bear all the consequences" of its action.
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6 Youth Sue Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Over Thyroid Cancer Claims
Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.
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Tokyo Games: Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Cauldron To End Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Games: Naomi Osaka, whose identity had been kept secret ahead of the ceremony, was handed the torch by a group of children from the region around Fukushima which was devastated by a tsunami and a nuclear disaster in 2011.
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In Stunning Satellite Pics, How Japan Rebuilt Itself After Earthquake, Tsunami
Japan will tomorrow mark 10 years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami, followed by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the worst natural disaster in the country's history. 19,000 people lost their lives and around a lakh had to flee their homes.
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7.3 Magnitude Quake Rattles East Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast late Saturday, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster's 10th anniversary.
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Fukushima Disaster: Japan Court Acquits 3 Ex-Tokyo Power Firm Executives
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster.
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Notre Dame Was Built by Craftsmen Eight Centuries Ago, Now It May Be Up to Robots to Save It
Notre Dame rebuilding effort will likely draw upon expertise gleaned from disasters like the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan and the Brazilian National Museum fire
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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Statue Of Child In Nuclear Radiation Suit In Japan Sparks Online Furore
A giant statue of a child wearing a radiation suit in the Japanese city of Fukushima has touched off a storm of criticism online as the nuclear-hit area seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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No Threat From Fukushima's Products, Japan Farmers Struggle To Win Trust
The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelette, but the people preparing the food are not chefs -- they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
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Tsunami-Hit Japan Beaches Reopen 7 Years After Devastating Disaster
Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear disaster after years of reconstruction efforts, officials said Monday.
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Japan Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Construction Of Nuclear Plant
A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
