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US - Japan cooperates to monitor radiation
UPI news agency said that US and Japanese agencies have collaborated to develop a new method to analyze airborne data to monitor radiation after a nuclear accident.
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Radiation detection is 10 times higher in Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on July 7 that it has detected triti radioactive toxins with high concentrations in groundwater at Fukushima nuclear power…
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Japan passed new nuclear power safety standards
Japan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) on June 19 passed a new and more stringent set of safety standards for nuclear power plants.
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Nuclear laboratory in Japan leaked radiation
Japan's nuclear regulatory agency (NRA) on May 25 announced radioactive substances from a nuclear physics laboratory in Tokai village, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the eastern…
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Japan has the technology to produce cheap fuel from straw
Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan developed the technology to produce ethanol from straw for only 40 yen (about US $ 0.45) per liter, equal to the cost of producing thi…
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Japan will promote the development of submarine resources
During the April 26 cabinet meeting, the Government of Japan adopted a five-year basic plan of marine policy to promote the development of submarine resources and enhanc…
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30 earthquakes shook the island of Japan
About 30 earthquakes, including a 6.2-magnitude Richter attack, attacked a volcanic island south of Tokyo yesterday.
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Japan built a tsunami barrier
The fierce tsunami like 2011 will no longer be a nightmare for the people of the rising sun when Japan completes a 20m high wave wall, 230m stretching around Wakayama co…
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Japan obtained about 120,000m3 of gas from the
A week ago, Japan became the first country to exploit natural gas from methane hydrate (burning ice) on the sea floor.
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Japan found a huge source of rare earth in the sea
Japanese researchers have found a huge source of rare earth in the Pacific Ocean, with the concentration of this precious mineral in soil 30 times higher than that of Ch…
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Large snowstorms in Japan killed eight people
The low pressure area covering northern Japan for many days has caused the victims' vehicles to be buried in thick snow.
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Japanese tsunami system focused on evacuating people
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on March 7 adopted a new tsunami warning system, focusing on evacuation advice appropriate for people instead of researching and pr…
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Japan exploits natural gas from burnt ice
On March 12, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the country extracted natural gas from a new energy source called methane hydrate (also known as ice bu…
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Japan's new
It took two years after the earthquake accompanied by a terrifying tsunami, Japanese experts officially completed the new early warning system, to minimize the damage of…
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The earthquake shook in Tokyo
A strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan on February 25, causing buildings in Tokyo to shake, but not with a tsunami warning.