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Japan August domestic auto sales fall 6.4%
2013-09-02 23:05:35| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses declined 6.4% from a year earlier in August, as demand remained subdued following the expiry of a government incentive program for fuel-efficient vehicles.
Fukushima: Japan struggles to stop contamination spreading
2013-09-02 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tepco is struggling to contain water used to cool fuel in the damaged reactors, and the plant is seeping up to 300 tonnes of contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean every day
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Japan: Fukushimas Radioactive Legacy is Just Beginning
2013-09-02 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The discovery at the plant of a leak of radioactive caesium eight times more dangerous than the levels immediately after the Fukushima accident in March 2011 has aroused international concern that Japan is incapable of containing the aftermath of the accident. A Chinese statement expressed shock at the news and urged Japan to be more open about the problem. This prompted Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority to upgrade the leak from a level one incident, an anomaly, to a level three: a serious...
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More leaks feared at Japan nuclear plant
2013-09-02 12:56:12| Energy - Topix.net
Several tanks and pipes at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant are suspected of leaking toxic water, the chairman of the Japanese nuclear watchdog, Shunichi Tanaka, said Monday.
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Fukushima: Japan promises swift action on nuclear cleanup
2013-09-02 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has promised to act quickly to address the buildup of huge quantities of contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Abe, who recently suggested that the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), was incapable of overseeing the operation on its own, said the government would soon announce a comprehensive plan to deal with the world's largest nuclear cleanup. The prospect of greater state involvement in decommissioning Fukushima...
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