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December 16, 2011 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan has declared an end to the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, saying technicians have regained control of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. “Today, we have reached a great milestone,” Mr. Noda said in a televised address to the nation. “The reactors are stable, which [...]

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17 April 2011 Last updated at 03:37 ET The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has said it expects to bring the crisis under control within nine months. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said it aimed to reduce radiation leaks in three months and to cool the reactors within an extra three to [...]

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17 April 2011 Last updated at 03:37 ET The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has said it expects to bring the crisis under control within nine months. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said it aimed to reduce radiation leaks in three months and to cool the reactors within an extra three to [...]

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Why Japan’s Mainstream Media Can’t Be Trusted To Report Objectively On TEPCO (東京電力)By Jake Adelstein | Published: 12 April 2011 When the earthquake struck Japan on March 11th and knocked out TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear reactor, setting off a chain reaction of disasters–TEPCO’s chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata was nowhere to be found.  Where was he? He was [...]

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3 April 2011 Last updated at 03:17 ET The bodies of two workers killed by the tsunami which wrecked Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant more than three weeks ago have been recovered. Their remains were found last Wednesday but had to be decontaminated before they could be returned to the families. Meanwhile, officials are still [...]

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11 March 2011 Last updated at 09:58 ET Japan’s most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude quake, which struck about 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo. A state of emergency has been [...]

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