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Fukushima: 554 cows fed contaminated feed shipped
Jul 18, 2011 08:09 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 500 beef cattle that ate feed contaminated by radioactive material from Fukushima have already shipped to other parts of Japan, an initial result of inspections on the area's farms showed Monday.
Japanese contaminated beef "sold in and around Tokyo"
Jul 17, 2011 22:53 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's second-biggest retailer said on Sunday it had sold beef from cattle that ate nuclear-contaminated feed, the latest in a series of health scares from radiation leaking from a quake-crippled nuclear power plant.
Japan PM visits Fukushima amid talk of cut in zone
Jul 16, 2011 06:47 EDT
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday visited the prefecture at the centre of a nuclear crisis sparked by the March quake and tsunami, amid reports his government may reduce the evacuation zone.
Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics
Jul 16, 2011 02:32 EDT
Tokyo formally announced its bid to host the 2020 Olympics as a symbol of Japan's determination to recover from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
More radioactive beef shipped in Japan
Jul 15, 2011 12:19 EDT
Japan was Friday considering a ban on shipments of all cattle from Fukushima prefecture, site of its tsunami-hit nuclear plant, as fears deepened about radioactive beef, Kyodo News reported.
Japan to report progress on nuclear crisis
Jul 15, 2011 06:25 EDT
Japan is expected to announce early next week that it is broadly on track in its "roadmap" to stabilise the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, media reports said on Friday.
Japan PM urges nuclear-free future
Jul 13, 2011 12:33 EDT
Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that the country must gradually reduce its reliance on atomic power with the eventual goal of becoming nuclear-free.
Japan PM to outline nuclear phase-down plan
Jul 13, 2011 01:27 EDT
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan was on Wednesday due to outline his plan to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear power and promote renewables in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
Analysis:After Japan, slow change seen for U.S. nuclear industry
Jul 11, 2011 14:19 EDT
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear industry this week gets its first peek at a roadmap for new regulations that ultimately could cost it billions in the wake of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
Japan says reactor 'stress tests' in two phases
Jul 11, 2011 05:12 EDT
Japan said on Monday that its nuclear reactor "stress tests" will be carried out in two stages, prioritising dozens that are now idled, but gave no timeline for when the assessments will start.
Japan's Kan says nuclear clean-up could take decades
Jul 09, 2011 06:16 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday it will take decades to clean up and decommission the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl.
Heat on to find bidders for 2020 Summer Olympics
Jul 07, 2011 21:36 EDT
The race to win the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics does not look like being as hotly-contested as the memorable pursuit of the 2016 edition, a source close to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) told AFP.
Japan to 'stress test' all nuclear reactors
Jul 06, 2011 06:35 EDT
Japan said Wednesday it will run "stress tests" on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Japan to 'stress test' all nuclear reactors
Jul 05, 2011 23:11 EDT
Japan said Wednesday it will run "stress tests" on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Japan to conduct 'stress test' on nuclear plants
Jul 05, 2011 21:18 EDT
Japan will conduct a "stress test" on all its nuclear plants to check their resilience following the crisis at the tsunami-struck Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japanese media said Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts western Japan
Jul 05, 2011 07:23 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.4 jolted Wakayama prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, the Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damages and no tsunami warning was issued.
Japan groups alarmed by radioactive soil
Jul 05, 2011 05:36 EDT
Soil radiation in a city 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Japan's stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster, citizens' groups said Tuesday.
Natural gas price forecast for 2012
Jul 01, 2011 16:09 EDT
Natural gas prices are the lowest they?ve been in years, at least in the United States. But a year from now, the situation will look a lot different. Prices could be up to 50% higher. . These days, natural gas producers are like the big homebuilders. Everyone hates them. Investment managers steer clients away from them, saying they've got further to fall.
Government 'played down nuclear fears'
Jul 01, 2011 03:16 EDT
The government worked with the country's nuclear industry to calm public fears over the safety of nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima crisis, the Guardian reported Friday.
Government played down nuclear fears: report
Jun 30, 2011 19:15 EDT
The government worked with the country's nuclear industry to calm public fears over the safety of nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima crisis, the Guardian reported Friday.
