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Worst Heat Wave In 150 Years Puts Tokyo Power Supply Under Pressure
Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the spectre of cuts.
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Japan Is Dropping a Deep-Sea Turbine to Harness the Power of Ocean Currents
Japan's IHI has dropped a gigantic 330-ton turbine power generator onto the ocean floor just off the country's coast. Named Kairyu, the technology is capable of withstanding the most powerful ocean currents and converting its flow into an unlimited supply of electricity.
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Japan Sees Partial Blackout After First-Ever Power Supply Warning
Parts of Japan lost power on Tuesday after the government issued its first-ever electricity supply warning and called on consumers to conserve energy as a massive earthquake last week forced several power plants to stop operating.
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Japan Mulls Emergency Toilets in Elevators
Japan is looking at installing toilets in elevators and providing an emergency supply of drinking water for people trapped by the nation's frequent powerful earthquakes, an official said today.
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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 regains nuclear power as first reactor resumes operations
Japan ended two months without nuclear power on Thursday when the No. 3 unit at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi plant became the first reactor to resume supplying electricity to the grid since a nationwide safety shutdown after the Fukushima disaster.
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Worst Heat Wave In 150 Years Puts Tokyo Power Supply Under Pressure
Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the spectre of cuts.
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Japan Is Dropping a Deep-Sea Turbine to Harness the Power of Ocean Currents
Japan's IHI has dropped a gigantic 330-ton turbine power generator onto the ocean floor just off the country's coast. Named Kairyu, the technology is capable of withstanding the most powerful ocean currents and converting its flow into an unlimited supply of electricity.
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Japan Sees Partial Blackout After First-Ever Power Supply Warning
Parts of Japan lost power on Tuesday after the government issued its first-ever electricity supply warning and called on consumers to conserve energy as a massive earthquake last week forced several power plants to stop operating.
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Japan Mulls Emergency Toilets in Elevators
Japan is looking at installing toilets in elevators and providing an emergency supply of drinking water for people trapped by the nation's frequent powerful earthquakes, an official said today.
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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 regains nuclear power as first reactor resumes operations
Japan ended two months without nuclear power on Thursday when the No. 3 unit at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi plant became the first reactor to resume supplying electricity to the grid since a nationwide safety shutdown after the Fukushima disaster.
