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Toshiba Accepts $15 Billion Buyout Bid From Private Equity Firm Japan Industrial Partners
Toshiba accepted a $15.3 billion (roughly Rs. 1.25 lakh crore) buyout offer from a Japanese consortium, the Nikkei newspaper reported, as the iconic conglomerate moved a step closer to ending a troubled chapter in its more-than-140-year history. The Tokyo-based company’s board approved on Thursday a bid of about CNY 2 trillion ($15.3 billion) fro...
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Japan Looking To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors To Fight Energy Crunch
Japan's prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the Ukraine war.
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Japan To Assist Bill Gates' Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
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Japan Election Key To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant And Shinzo Abe's Energy Policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the world's biggest nuclear plant and mark a turning point for an industry all but shut down after the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Election Key To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, Shinzo Abe's Energy Policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the world's biggest nuclear plant and mark a turning point for an industry all but shut down after the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Court Upholds Reactor Shutdown In New Blow To Nuclear Industry
A Japanese court on Tuesday upheld an order to keep two reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power closed, the utility said, helping keep efforts to get the country's struggling nuclear industry up and running in limbo.
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Japan Court Upholds Injunction To Halt Reactors In Blow To Nuclear Power Industry
A Japanese court on Friday upheld an order to keep two reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant closed, operator Kansai Electric Power said, leaving efforts to get a struggling nuclear industry up and running in limbo.
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Japan Eyes Nuclear Power for a Fifth of Electricity Supply
A fifth of Japan's electricity supply should come from nuclear power generation, the country's industry ministry said Tuesday, despite widespread opposition in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan's Nuclear Industry Pledges to Refire Reactors
Japan's pro-nuclear lobby pledged today that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan's Ruling Party Urges Government to Push for Nuclear Return
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday urged the government to push for a return to nuclear power in deliberations on the best energy mix, which is likely to be opposed by a public wary about atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
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Japan Industry Minister May Resign Over Make-Up Scandal: Report
Japan's industry minister could resign over claims she spent political donations on make-up, local media reported on Saturday, potentially delivering a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to restart nuclear power.
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Japan Minister Attempts to Convince Public on Nuclear Power
Japan's new industry minister Yuko Obuchi said on Sunday the resource-poor nation should be realistic about its energy needs as the government tries to convince a sceptical public on the necessity of nuclear power.
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Japanese Regulator Approves Restart of First Nuclear Reactors
Japan's nuclear regulator gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that was mothballed after the Fukushima disaster and which may involve the definitive closure of a dozen old plants.
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Japan Trade Deficit at Record $75 Billion in First Half
Japan's trade deficit surged to a record 7.6 trillion yen ($74.9 billion) in the first half of the year as exports failed to keep pace with surging imports, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
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Japan Nuclear Plant Gets Safety Clearance, Shinzo Abe Hopes for Restarts
A nuclear plant in southern Japan cleared an initial safety hurdle on Wednesday which could make it the first nuclear facility to restart under tough new safety regulations after the industry was idled by the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Toshiba Accepts $15 Billion Buyout Bid From Private Equity Firm Japan Industrial Partners
Toshiba accepted a $15.3 billion (roughly Rs. 1.25 lakh crore) buyout offer from a Japanese consortium, the Nikkei newspaper reported, as the iconic conglomerate moved a step closer to ending a troubled chapter in its more-than-140-year history. The Tokyo-based company’s board approved on Thursday a bid of about CNY 2 trillion ($15.3 billion) fro...
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Japan Looking To Build Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors To Fight Energy Crunch
Japan's prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the Ukraine war.
-
Japan To Assist Bill Gates' Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
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Japan Election Key To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant And Shinzo Abe's Energy Policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the world's biggest nuclear plant and mark a turning point for an industry all but shut down after the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Election Key To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, Shinzo Abe's Energy Policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the world's biggest nuclear plant and mark a turning point for an industry all but shut down after the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Court Upholds Reactor Shutdown In New Blow To Nuclear Industry
A Japanese court on Tuesday upheld an order to keep two reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power closed, the utility said, helping keep efforts to get the country's struggling nuclear industry up and running in limbo.
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Japan Court Upholds Injunction To Halt Reactors In Blow To Nuclear Power Industry
A Japanese court on Friday upheld an order to keep two reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant closed, operator Kansai Electric Power said, leaving efforts to get a struggling nuclear industry up and running in limbo.
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Japan Eyes Nuclear Power for a Fifth of Electricity Supply
A fifth of Japan's electricity supply should come from nuclear power generation, the country's industry ministry said Tuesday, despite widespread opposition in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan's Nuclear Industry Pledges to Refire Reactors
Japan's pro-nuclear lobby pledged today that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan's Ruling Party Urges Government to Push for Nuclear Return
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday urged the government to push for a return to nuclear power in deliberations on the best energy mix, which is likely to be opposed by a public wary about atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
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Japan Industry Minister May Resign Over Make-Up Scandal: Report
Japan's industry minister could resign over claims she spent political donations on make-up, local media reported on Saturday, potentially delivering a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to restart nuclear power.
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Japan Minister Attempts to Convince Public on Nuclear Power
Japan's new industry minister Yuko Obuchi said on Sunday the resource-poor nation should be realistic about its energy needs as the government tries to convince a sceptical public on the necessity of nuclear power.
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Japanese Regulator Approves Restart of First Nuclear Reactors
Japan's nuclear regulator gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that was mothballed after the Fukushima disaster and which may involve the definitive closure of a dozen old plants.
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Japan Trade Deficit at Record $75 Billion in First Half
Japan's trade deficit surged to a record 7.6 trillion yen ($74.9 billion) in the first half of the year as exports failed to keep pace with surging imports, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
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Japan Nuclear Plant Gets Safety Clearance, Shinzo Abe Hopes for Restarts
A nuclear plant in southern Japan cleared an initial safety hurdle on Wednesday which could make it the first nuclear facility to restart under tough new safety regulations after the industry was idled by the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
