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		<title>Data show twisters form over Kanto in September</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meteorological Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tornado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Damage to people and property by tornadoes made headlines over the past week, with the latest in Tochigi Prefecture injuring three people while destroying houses and other buildings. Here are some questions and answers regarding twisters: Are twisters common in Japan? About 17 were observed each year between 1991 and 2006, according to statistics compiled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Barefoot Gen&#8217; pulled as anti-war images strike too close to home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barefool Gen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadashi no Gen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiroshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matsue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The decision by the board of education of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to limit students&#8217; access to the manga series &#8220;Hadashi no Gen&#8221; (&#8220;Barefoot Gen&#8221;) at school libraries continues to cause a stir. While some support the move, others say it disrespects the best-selling anti-war classic, which tells the story of a young boy who survives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former leader of Japan&#8217;s ruling party against raising defense profile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yohei Kono]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the anniversary Thursday of Japan's surrender in World War II, former Liberal Democratic Party President and noted dove Yohei Kono says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could be igniting a never-ending regional arms race.]]></description>
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		<title>Tepco trying to keep radioactive water from reaching sea, but can it?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/31/reference/tepco-trying-to-keep-radioactive-water-from-reaching-sea-but-can-it/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tepco-trying-to-keep-radioactive-water-from-reaching-sea-but-can-it</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kazuaki Nagata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fukushima No. 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radioactive water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tepco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although Tepco assures that it is taking and planning steps to prevent more tainted groundwater from reaching the sea, it's unclear how effective those efforts are.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Monju: Generating only misfortune</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Monju]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor made headlines again when the Nuclear Regulation Authority said it apparently plans to ensure the facility remains idled after announcing that the Japan Atomic Energy Agency failed to properly inspect some 10,000 components, including critical ones. Following are questions and answers regarding the problem-plagued Monju program, which has so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How signs of a &#8216;lost continent&#8217; came into JAMSTEC&#8217;s underwater view</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atlantis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAMSTEC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and the Brazilian government announced Tuesday the discovery of a large mass of granite on the seafloor near Rio de Janero — a landmark finding that suggests a continent may have once existed there.]]></description>
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		<title>Take care with ticks to avoid potentially fatal illness</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/21/reference/take-care-with-ticks-to-avoid-potentially-fatal-illness/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=take-care-with-ticks-to-avoid-potentially-fatal-illness</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/21/reference/take-care-with-ticks-to-avoid-potentially-fatal-illness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The health ministry confirmed Tuesday that the tick-borne disease thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, was responsible for the death of an adult male in Hiroshima last summer, bringing the number of known domestic fatalities to four. Nine other similar deaths are being investigated. Here are some questions and answers regarding SFTS. What is SFTS? SFTS, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese smog bomb floats toward Japan</title>
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		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/08/reference/chinese-smog-bomb-floats-toward-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Johnston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smog in China has reached alarming levels as its rapid industrialization spews ever-more toxic particles into the air. Over the past month or so, the problem has become particularly acute, raising health concerns in neighboring parts of Asia, including Japan. Following are questions and answers about China&#8217;s smog problem and its possible effects on Japan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo&#8217;s intentions for Senkaku islets</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/04/19/national/tokyos-intentions-for-senkaku-islets/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyos-intentions-for-senkaku-islets</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara&#8217;s plan to have the metropolitan government purchase the Senkaku Islands continued to cause ripples Wednesday, with both China and Taiwan quickly issuing statements criticizing the move. Following are questions and answers regarding the controversy and ownership of the islands: What is the current status of the islands? Located approximately 400 km [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s at stake in upcoming Osaka mayoral poll?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/17/national/whats-at-stake-in-upcoming-osaka-mayoral-poll/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=whats-at-stake-in-upcoming-osaka-mayoral-poll</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/17/national/whats-at-stake-in-upcoming-osaka-mayoral-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Johnston</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters go to the polls Nov. 27 to elect a mayor for the city of Osaka and the prefectural governor. But it&#8217;s the former that is drawing the most attention, due to the candidacy of ex-Gov. Toru Hashimoto and his plan to abolish the city of Osaka and merge it with prefecture. The plan has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scrub homes, denude trees to wash cesium fears away</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/09/national/scrub-homes-denude-trees-to-wash-cesium-fears-away/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=scrub-homes-denude-trees-to-wash-cesium-fears-away</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mizuho Aoki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Worried about radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant? Don&#8217;t wait for the government to help. Experts advise people who live in and near Fukushima Prefecture where they face cumulative annual radiation exposure exceeding 1 millisievert &#8212; the legal limit for the general public &#8212; to quickly take the initiative in removing irradiated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science far from conclusive on low-level radiation risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The March 11 nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 plant has transformed what used to be a long-standing academic debate into an urgent issue for millions of ordinary people: Will long-term exposure to low-level radiation cause any health problems? Experts have long been at odds over whether low-level radiation doses of less than 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prestigious school seen as ticket to rise to the top of political ladder</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/07/national/prestigious-school-seen-as-ticket-to-rise-to-the-top-of-political-ladder/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prestigious-school-seen-as-ticket-to-rise-to-the-top-of-political-ladder</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly appointed Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may compare himself to a &#8220;dojo&#8221; (loach), but in reality he is an elite politician with a diploma from the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, better known as Matsushita Seikei Juku. The prestigious private school, established by the late Konosuke Matsushita, founder of the Panasonic group, is quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DPJ-only poll, but of national import</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/25/national/dpj-only-poll-but-of-national-import/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dpj-only-poll-but-of-national-import</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natsuko Fukue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party of Japan will hold a midterm presidential election Monday to pick a successor to Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Among the seven possible candidates, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, who officially announced his candidacy Tuesday, is regarded as the frontrunner. A recent Kyodo survey also shows he is the most popular with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are worries over meat warranted?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/23/national/are-worries-over-meat-warranted/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=are-worries-over-meat-warranted</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[About 1,500 cows that were fed hay containing radioactive cesium in excess of the government limit were found to have been shipped from Fukushima and other prefectures to all of Japan except Okinawa, as of Thursday. The cows ate hay that was left outside after the hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Track record of coalition plans not always grand</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/12/national/track-record-of-coalition-plans-not-always-grand/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=track-record-of-coalition-plans-not-always-grand</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natsuko Fukue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid the chaos breaking out in Nagata-cho since Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his intention to resign, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan is once again seeking to form a grand coalition with its long-time conservative foe, the Liberal Democratic Party. The LDP dominated politics for about five decades until the DPJ dethroned it just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several factors driving plan to double sales tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government on Thursday announced a social security reform plan that includes a proposal to gradually double the consumption tax to 10 percent by fiscal 2015. Here are some basic questions and answers about the proposed tax hike. Why does the government think the tax has to be raised? The main reason is the aging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How debt, tax hike will affect reconstruction</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/22/business/how-debt-tax-hike-will-affect-reconstruction/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-debt-tax-hike-will-affect-reconstruction</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To finance reconstruction in areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, ideas have been floated for issuing debt or raising the consumption tax . Below are questions and answers about the proposals. What is the idea behind issuing state debt for reconstruction? The government and ruling bloc are considering a special bond issue to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why so many aftershocks? Why so large?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/national/why-so-many-aftershocks-why-so-large/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-so-many-aftershocks-why-so-large</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A record number of powerful aftershocks have continued to jolt the already battered prefectures of Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki after the 9.0-magnitude March 11 earthquake. The aftershocks have halted reconstruction efforts in towns wiped out by the quake-triggered tsunami, as well as efforts to stabilize the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. Why do we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is seafood too tainted to eat?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The effects of radioactive materials discharged by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have spread to marine products. The following are questions and answers regarding contaminated fish: Why were radioactive materials detected in fish caught off Ibaraki Prefecture? Marine life can roam, and then there&#8217;s tides and currents. The sub-Arctic Oyashio current, which flows southward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-life cesium top threat to seafood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is contaminating seawater with heavy amounts of iodine-131 and other radioactive materials. Here are questions and answers regarding the latest threat from the ongoing radiation leaks. Where is the leak into the ocean coming from? Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it hasn&#8217;t tracked down how radioactive materials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radioactive water stymies crews</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/27/national/radioactive-water-stymies-crews/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=radioactive-water-stymies-crews</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The effort to steer the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant away from disaster suffered another setback when workers discovered widespread uncontrolled leaking of radioactive water at the six-reactor complex. What&#8217;s new about this? Since the March 11 tsunami knocked out power, plant workers have been intentionally venting radioactive steam into the air to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s in the water, food, soil: But what are the risks?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/its-in-the-water-food-soil-but-what-are-the-risks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-in-the-water-food-soil-but-what-are-the-risks</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mizuho Aoki  and Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have been spreading, contaminating milk, vegetables, water and soil in Fukushima and neighboring prefectures. On Wednesday, 210 becquerels of iodine-131 per liter of water, more than double the government-set safety level of 100 for infants, were detected in water at a purification plant in Tokyo, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should kids be shielded from coverage of disaster?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/should-kids-be-shielded-from-coverage-of-disaster/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=should-kids-be-shielded-from-coverage-of-disaster</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Aftershocks, reruns of tsunami footage and images of obliterated communities on television have continued to illustrate the scale of the earthquake that struck the Tohoku region on March 11. But some pundits say children, even those who are only following developments on TV, are highly vulnerable to postdisaster stress and can show symptoms that merit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest threat: radiation-contaminated food</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mizuho Aoki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The announcement Saturday that radiation has popped up in milk and spinach made in areas near the Fukushima No. 1 power plant has cast a shadow over food safety. Based on new government standards introduced in the wake of the nuclear crisis, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that the levels of radiation in both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lowdown on nuclear crisis and potential scenarios</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/20/national/lowdown-on-nuclear-crisis-and-potential-scenarios/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lowdown-on-nuclear-crisis-and-potential-scenarios</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Martin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Frantic efforts to cool down the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant&#8217;s overheating reactors and spent fuel rods are continuing, as workers rush to prevent highly toxic radiation from being released into the atmosphere. Below are questions and answers regarding the stricken reactors and spent fuel pools: What is the current situation? There are six reactors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steps to avoid exposure to fallout</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/19/national/steps-to-avoid-exposure-to-fallout/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=steps-to-avoid-exposure-to-fallout</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture were ordered to evacuate Tuesday, raising concerns about radiation exposure. Here are basic questions and answers on what to do when faced with possible radiation contamination: I live within 20 to 30 km of the power plant. What should I do? Masaharu Hoshi, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take proper steps to avoid exposure to fallout</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/take-proper-steps-to-avoid-exposure-to-fallout/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=take-proper-steps-to-avoid-exposure-to-fallout</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko Otake  and Setsuko Kamiya</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[More residents near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture were ordered to evacuate Tuesday, raising concerns about radiation exposure. Here are basic questions and answers on what to do when faced with possible radiation contamination. I live within 20 to 30 km of the power plant. What should I do? Masaharu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rolling blackouts to affect lifelines, transportation, medical needs</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/rolling-blackouts-to-affect-lifelines-transportation-medical-needs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rolling-blackouts-to-affect-lifelines-transportation-medical-needs</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natsuko Fukue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo Electric Power Co. started rationing power throughout much of the Kanto plain on Monday to prevent a nuclear power plant crisis in Fukushima Prefecture from causing a complete blackout of the Tokyo metropolitan region and surrounding areas. The prefectures affected include Tokyo, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Yamanashi and the eastern half of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Match-throwing final nail in sumo coffin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Martin  and Mizuho Aoki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The sumo world has had its share of scandals in recent years but the latest one &#8212; text messages indicating match-fixing &#8212; is rocking the &#8220;dohyo&#8221; ring hard. Police investigating illegal gambling by sumo figures on baseball games turned up the e-mails implying match-fixing on the cell phones of several wrestlers, suggesting they routinely bought [...]]]></description>
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