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Snow slows bullet trains, closes plants |
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| Jan.29 |
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Japan clinch fourth Asian Cup |
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| Feb.5 |
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Sumo event cancelled amid scandal |
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China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy Japan is falling behind the blistering speed of China's manufacturing growth. Japan's was valued at US $5.47 trillion, while China - $5.88T
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| Feb.17 |
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Japan to bring whaling boats home
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| Mar.11 |
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Japan quake tsunami hits Hawaii |
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Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan 
Map of Sendai Japan A 8.9 earthquakeis causing a tsunami that swept debris miles inland. Dozens of nations, including the U.S., are under a tsunami warning
| The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in 100 years unleashed walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats, killing hundreds and forcing the evaucations of tens of thousands
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Radioactive fears rise at Japan plants
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Huge blast at nuclear power plant Map of Fukushima Japan A massive explosion has struck a Japanese nuclear power plant after devastating earthquake. Officials fear a meltdown at one of the reactors
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| Mar.12 |
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Japan scrambles to reach trapped victims
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Exodus from Japan nuclear plant Map of Fukushima Japan An estimated 170,000 people have been evacuated from the area around a quake-damaged nuclear power station hat was hit by an explosion
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3,000 rescued; many more missing A meltdown may be occurring at one of the reactors at a damaged nuclear power plant; rescuers are frantically scrambling to find survivors
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Fears for second Japanese reactor |
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| Mar.13 |
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PM: Japan crisis 'worst since WWII'
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Aid groups, countries offer help to Japan |
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Explosion at Japan nuclear plant
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| Mar.14 |
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor Map of Fukushima Japan| Technicians are battling to stabilise a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, which has been rocked by a second blast in three days. | |
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New blast at Japan nuclear plant A quake-stricken nuclear plant in Japan has been hit by a third explosion in four days, amid fears of a meltdown
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Radiation fears after Japan blast
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| Mar.15 |
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Staff withdrawn from Japan plant
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New fire fuels nuclear fears in Japan A new blaze at the damaged nuclear plant is adding to radiation fears in a country racing to avoid a full-on nuclear crisis
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| Mar.16 |
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Japan's emperor: Don't give up hope |
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US alarm over Japan atomic crisis |
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Water dumped on Japan nuclear plant Map of Fukushima Japan Helicopters dumped water on and near the Nos. 3 and 4 units at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to halt the nuclear accident
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| Mar.17 |
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Cable reaches Japan nuclear plant |
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Japan nuclear plant progress slow |
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| Mar.18 |
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Japan raises threat level at nuclear plant Map of Fukushima Japan Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the level for the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Friday from a 4 to 5
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Nuclear plant's power restoration closer
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| Mar.19 |
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Power hopes rise at Japan plant
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| Mar.20 |
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Rescue in Japan as 2 pulled from rubble
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Japan warns on quake deaths rise |
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Food products limited from nuclear area Map of Fukushima Japan Japan slapped restrictions on some food produced in two provinces around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
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Cooling efforts at nuclear reactor |
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| Mar.21 |
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Hope dwindles as death toll mounts |
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Japan will overcome crisis - UN watchdog |
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Work resumes at Japanese reactor
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| Mar.22 |
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Power restored to reactor's control room
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Japan tests food, seawater for radiation |
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| Mar.23 |
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Tokyo tap water not safe for infants |
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Japan nuclear plant work resumes |
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| Mar.24 |
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Plant workers' radiation exposure high |
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| Mar.25 |
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Reactor core might be leaking Map of Fukushima Japan Authorities raised the prospect of a likely breach in the all-important containment vessel of the No. 3 reactor at the stricken nuclear power plant
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| Mar.26 |
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Sea radiation 1,250 times normal
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| Mar.27 |
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Japan radiation report 'mistaken' |
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Japan quake prompts tsunami alert
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| Mar.28 |
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Radioactive water found outside plant Map of Fukushima Japan| Water found in a tunnel at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has alarmingly high radiation readings | |
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New radiation leak at Japan plant |
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| Mar.29 |
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Workers scramble to prevent water leak
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| Mar.30 |
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Japan to scrap stricken reactors |
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| Mar.31 |
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Warning on Japan evacuation zone |
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| Apr.4 |
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Japan dumps radioactive water in sea Workers at quake-hit nuclear plant dump water with low levels of contamination into the sea so more highly radioactive water can be stored
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| Apr.5 |
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Water radiation millions of times over limit An attempt to plug a leak of highly radioactive water from a nuclear reactor has shown a significant difference, despite the material not setting
| Tokyo Electric: an attempt to plug the leak had shown a 'significant difference,' despite the material not setting as hoped.
The company had injected a silica-based polymer, 'liquid glass' to reduce the leak
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Radioactive water leak stopped The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped
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| Apr.7 |
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New quake triggers tsunami warning A powerful 7.4 earthquake struck Japan, triggering a tsunami warning for one prefecture and advisories in others
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| Apr.9 |
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Japan tightens nuclear backup rules |
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| Apr.10 |
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Japan quake marked with silence |
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| Apr.11 |
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Japan raises nuclear crisis level
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| Apr.12 |
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Japan disaster now on Chernobyl level| Japanese authorities 'provisionally' declared the country's nuclear accident a level-7 event on the international scale for nuclear disasters. The amount of radioactive iodine released by the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant was ... | |
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| Apr.16 |
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Nuclear crisis could last 2-3 more months |
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| Apr.17 |
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Reactors could take 9 months to stop
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| Apr.18 |
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Japan death toll rises to nearly 14,000 |
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Japan announces emergency budget The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami
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| Apr.26 |
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Sony: Hacker stole PlayStation users' info |
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| May.4 |
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Workers enter Fukushima reactor
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| May.18 |
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Japan economy back in recession
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| May.29 |
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Germany pledges nuclear shutdown Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its nuclear power plants
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| May.31 |
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Japan 'underestimated risk' - UN |
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| Jun.2 |
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Prime minister survives no-confidence vote
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| Jun.17 |
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Fukushima water clean-up halted |
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| Jun.22 |
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Magnitude 6.7 quake rattles N. Japan |
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| Jul.9 |
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Japan quake sparks tsunami alert |
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| Jul.12 |
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Japan 'to continue' Antarctic whaling |
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| Jul.15 |
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Ohi nuclear reactor shuts down after fault |
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| Jul.17 |
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Japan win World Cup on penalties over US |
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Japan celebrates World Cup win
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| Jul.18 |
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Japan scrambles to protect reactor |
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| Jul.19 |
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Japan bans beef shipment from Fukushima |
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| Jul.30 |
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Earthquake hits off Japan coast A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has been felt in north-east Japan, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo
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| Aug.2 |
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Workers find ultra-high radiation levels |
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| Aug.3 |
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Japan intervenes in market to weaken yen |
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Japan dismisses nuclear officials |
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| Aug.4 |
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Asian stocks slump on US sell-off |
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| Aug.8 |
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Asia hammered by stocks sell-off in the US
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| Aug.9 |
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Asia stocks recover ground |
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| Aug.10 |
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Asia stocks dip as crisis fears spread |
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| Aug.15 |
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Japan redesigns nuclear safety agency |
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| Aug.18 |
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Asia stocks drop on economy worry |
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| Aug.23 |
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Moody's cuts Japan's debt rating |
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| Aug.25 |
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Japan's Prime Minister Kan quits
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| Aug.28 |
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Yoshihiko Noda wins leadership race Governing Democratic Party (DPJ) has chosen Finance Minister as its leader, lining him up to become the country's sixth prime minister in five...
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| Aug.30 |
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Parliament elects new prime minister |
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| Sep.4 |
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Typhoon Talas kills 19 in Japan
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Japan hunts for typhoon victims |
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| Sep.10 |
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Trade minister Hachiro quits over gaffe |
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| Sep.13 |
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Possible N. Korean defectors sail to Japan |
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| Sep.15 |
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Quakes hit off Cuba, Japan and New Zeal. |
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Banks act amid new crisis warning |
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Asian shares up on five-bank move |
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| Sep.20 |
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1 million urged to flee typhoon |
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| Sep.21 |
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Typhoon hits Japan, kills 4 |
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| Sep.22 |
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Death toll climbs as typhoon leaves Japan |
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| Oct.5 |
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Japan politician Ozawa on trial |
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| Oct.9 |
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Vettel finishes third to retain world title |
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Fukushima children undergo tests |
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| Oct.13 |
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Radiation spikes in Tokyo neighborhood |
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| Oct.18 |
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Reactors to shut down ahead of schedule |
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| Oct.25 |
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Dreamliner begins maiden flight |
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| Nov.1 |
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Fukushima cleanup may take decades |
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| Nov.14 |
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Japan radiation 'unsafe for farming'
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| Nov.18 |
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New radiation scare for rice in Japan |
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| Nov.30 |
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Asian shares jump in global rally |
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| Dec.5 |
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Crash takes out 8 Ferraris, Lamborghini |
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Radioactive water leaking at Fukushima |
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| Dec.7 |
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Panel: Olympus management 'rotten' |
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| Dec.10 |
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Radioactive water leaks in nuclear plant
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| Dec.15 |
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Japan declares Fukushima stable Engineers have brought the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to a 'cold shutdown condition', nine months after the earthquake and tsunami
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| Dec.18 |
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Barcelona secure Club World Cup |
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| Dec.20 |
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Japan raids Olympus headquarters
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| Dec.25 |
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China and Japan in currency deal |
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| Dec.26 |
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Fukushima report notes failures |
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