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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2015
Taxonomist catalogs Myanmar's flora for preservation, prosperity
Kazumi Fujikawa is scouring a nature-rich mountain range in Myanmar. Her mission, to find, identify and classify its flora, is central to the nation's future economy and environment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 5, 2015
Feast from the forest: foraging for edible plants in Japan
In the opening poem of "Kokin Wakashu" ("Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times"), the Emperor writes about harvesting sansai (wild plants). The emperors of the Heian and Nara periods made it a rule to seek sansai in the forests in order to collect food and predict the harvest.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2015
Outlook bleak for nuclear power despite first reactor restart
The number of reactors likely to restart in the next few years has halved, hit by legal challenges and worries about meeting tougher safety standards, a Reuters analysis shows.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2015
Japan nuclear watchdog revises guideline to create medical network in event of atomic crisis
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday revised a key guideline that would boost the country's medical preparedness in the event of an atomic disaster, reflecting lessons learned from the March 2011 triple meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 complex.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 4, 2015
Attack of the plant hunters, green carnivores and fleshy girls
Never promised you a rose garden, but how about a fleshy plant or a stag-horn fern?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2015
METI changes tactics after search for nuclear waste host proves futile
Tokyo decides to compile its own list of candidate sites for Japan's first nuclear waste dump after waiting 13 years for a town, village or city to volunteer.
JAPAN
May 15, 2015
Reactor at Ikata plant in Shikoku close to clearing NRA safety check
An idled reactor run by Shikoku Electric Power Co. is expected take a big step next week toward resuming operation, bolstering the government's drive to revive atomic power in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, sources said Friday.
JAPAN
May 14, 2015
Tepco could improve handling of radioactive waste at wrecked Fukushima plant, IAEA says
The United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday the management of radioactive waste and contaminated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant could be improved despite "good progress" in cleaning up the site.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
May 13, 2015
Grow a new boyfriend with 'ikemen' seeds
Girls are encouraged to buy their favorite “Ripe Boyfriend Growing Set” and watch their dream man grow right before their eyes.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
Russia building nuclear reactors, and influence
Rosatom's construction of nuclear reactors enables Russia to add another energy-related means of extending its long-term political influence throughout the world.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2015
Takahama nuclear restart injunction polarizing
A provisional injunction handed down Tuesday by the Fukui District Court against the restarting of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama No. 3 and 4 reactors is a boost to opponents of nuclear power, even as the decision draws criticism from senior politicians, nuclear regulators, Kepco, and pro-nuclear Japanese media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LOCAL POLLS '15
Apr 10, 2015
Voters in Saga face small candidate field, big issues
Saga is stuck with a paucity of candidates in the unified elections this month even as issues with both national and local implications stalk the ballot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 8, 2015
Japan-Indonesia power plant to break ground in Java this month
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Tuesday a project to build a $4 billion thermal power plant project funded by an Indonesia-Japan consortium will begin at the end of April.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015
NRA concludes fault under Tsuruga reactor is active
The Nuclear Regulation Authority determined Wednesday that a reactor at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefecture sits directly above an active geological fault — which may force the unit to be shut down permanently.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
Kyushu Electric aims to restart Sendai plant reactor in June
Kyushu Electric Power Co. has submitted a plan to the Nuclear Regulation Authority to restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture in June, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2014
A broader say in reactor restarts
As the Abe administration pushes to restart idled nuclear power plants that have cleared safety screening, the question of which local governments should also have a say in whether a plant may restart remains open.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2014
South Korea prosecutors investigate data leak at nuclear power plants
Seoul prosecutors have launched an investigation into a leak of noncritical data at South Korea's nuclear power operator, the prosecutors' office said on Sunday, as worries mount about nuclear safety and potential cyberattacks from North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2014
Aging nuclear power plants
The financial support that the government is considering for power companies that decommission aging nuclear power plants and for the municipalities that host them should not be extended in ways that perpetuate an attitude of reliance on nuclear power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2014
U.S. calls out Japan on coal plant exports
The United States has challenged the Japanese government over moves to ramp up exports of coal-fired power technology and to offer cheap loans to lure buyers, according to a U.S. source with direct knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Oct 9, 2014
Friend's death etched in memory of young Fukushima No. 1 worker
This is the last in a six-part series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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