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KORIYAMA, Fukushima Pref. — A group of elementary school students in Koriyama, about 60 km from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, may only be 10 years old, but they possibly know more about radiation than fourth-graders anywhere in the world. After a year of study at Akagi Elementary School in Fukushima Prefecture, the 28 [...]
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RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Pref. — The continued survival of the 260-year-old pine tree that withstood the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and became a symbol of the city’s resilience, is now in doubt because its roots are being killed by exposure to seawater. The tree is the only survivor of the around 70,000 pines [...]
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South Korean pop music, or K-pop, continues to have a powerful hold on Japanese hearts with groups such as Kara, SHINee, Choshinsei and Tohoshinki ranking high on the latest hit charts. Now many Japanese enthusiasts are on the lookout for new talent among Koreans who have yet to rise to stardom. Until recently most South [...]
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HONOLULU — The leaders of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday that the two countries will discuss a bilateral territorial dispute “in a quiet atmosphere.” In a meeting held prior to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Hawaii, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reaffirmed the need to solve the territorial [...]
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Radioactive fallout from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has caused widespread fear, prompting the government in August to adopt basic targets for decontamination efforts in and around Fukushima Prefecture. But the government’s plan falls short and efforts should focus in particular on residential areas with more aggressive decontamination measures and goals, including reducing [...]
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Japan’s royal palace said Tuesday Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, had been hospitalised because of a persistent high temperature. The nine-year-old princess has been running a fever since the weekend, the imperial household agency said. She “was hospitalised Tuesday for examinations and treatment… as the fever and [...]
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