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VW Says Fuel-Cell Cars Doomed to Struggle Outside of Japan

2014-09-08 12:40:45| Automakers - Topix.net

Volkswagen AG, vying with Toyota Motor Corp. for the lead in the global auto industry, said cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells will probably struggle catching on beyond Japan's borders. Government subsidies of as much as 3 million yen a vehicle offered in Japan will probably be too high for other countries to match, Volkswagen Group Japan President Shigeru Shoji said in an interview last week.

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Japan to push for closure of ageing reactors: Nikkei

2014-09-05 05:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Japan will push nuclear operators to draft plans to scrap a quarter of the country's 48 reactors, which are either too old or too costly to upgrade to meet new standards imposed after the Fukushima disaster, the Nikkei reported on Friday. The government is betting that by forcing older units considered more vulnerable to disaster to shut down it may gain public support to restart newer units, the Nikkei reported. All reactors in Japan have been shut down after the 2011 nuclear crisis at Fukushima...

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Evonik Announces Specialty Silica Capacities\' Expansion in Japan

2014-09-04 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News

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Despite Ban, Japan Aims to Resume Whale Slaughter

2014-09-03 23:31:16| IT Services - Topix.net

Despite an order from the top court of the United Nations to stop all whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, Japan plans to relaunch its slaughtering of minke whales in the area next year, an official told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday.

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Explosion at Japan steel plant injures 13

2014-09-03 10:58:43| Steel - Topix.net

At least thirteen people were injured Wednesday after an explosion at a steel plant in central Japan, an official said, the latest in a series of accidents at the site.

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