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FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2018
Sweden calls for nuclear reactors to be shielded from hot weather after summer shutdowns
Sweden's nuclear energy regulator, SSM, has asked plant operators to produce plans in the coming months to shield their reactors from harmful hot weather, its director told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2017
Merkel's potential coalition partners want all nuclear arms out of Germany, without mentioning U.S.
German parties negotiating a possible coalition government want all nuclear warheads stationed in Germany to be removed, a document seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2017
No-go zones keep kin from burying deceased Fukushima evacuees at ancestral gravesites
The remains of Fukushima's deceased evacuees are being left in limbo because radiation is preventing them from being buried.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2017
New reconstruction minister visits tsunami-hit areas in bid to mend ties
The new disaster reconstruction minister on Thursday visited areas damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, vowing to restore confidence in the government among those dismayed by his predecessor's gaffes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 1, 2017
Graying public housing population grows in quake-hit northeast
A Kyodo News survey shows a growing number of elderly people living in the areas most affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake have turned to public housing since the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2013
New robots reduce human risk in disaster cleanup
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization on Wednesday unveiled a series of robots and systems to help deal with disasters such as the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and reduce the danger for workers.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world