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Tsunami alert after 6.8 earthquake rattles Japan's Fukushima

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan, with its epicentre located some 150 kilometers from the city of Namie in Fukushima prefecture triggering a tsunami alert, RT News reports.......

Heart-rending photos: The ghosts of Fukushima

It’s been more than two years since a massive earthquake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, resulting in a meltdown that became the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25......

Japan PM orders restart of N-reactors amid protests

A year after a meltdown at Fukushima, Japan on Saturday ordered country's nuclear reactors to go online to head off a summer energy crunch. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda instructed the Kansai......

Fukushima radiation tracked 600km away

Scientists have found radioactive material from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor in tiny sea creatures and ocean water some 600 km off the coast of Japan, revealing the extent of the release......

Protests against Koodankulam nuke plant hit Chennai

Protestors are evoking memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Chernobyl accident and the recent Fukushima tsunami to warn people about the Koodankulam nuclear plant, reports A......

How much nuclear power fuels India's energy needs? Find out...

Although there has been a real push back against nuclear power, primarily spurred by an accident at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, there are still many countries that depend on nuclear power for......

TCS, Infy, Wipro recalling Indian staff from Japan

As Japan makes frantic efforts to deal with the nuclear radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami, Indian information technology......

Sensex sheds 272 points on global concerns

Increasing nuclear hazards in Japan, following another blast at the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear plant, spread a cloud of nervousness around the world, as a reuslt of which the Indian bourses opened......

Japan's economy slips into a recession

Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped into recession in the third quarter, setting the stage for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay an unpopular sales tax hike and call a snap election half-way......

7 coolest futuristic gadgets from Japan's biggest tech show

Two and half years ago Japan was hit by a massive earthquake, the tsunami and even now there are reports of radioactive water leakage from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, located about......

Japan angered by French TV's 'Fukushima effect' joke

Japan has reacted angrily to a French television host who showed a composite picture of national team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima with four arms and made a joke about the "Fukushima effect". Praising......

Saina among badminton's top-3 earners

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Saina Nehwal/Twitter 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has the second highest earnings in women's singles in the first quarter of the new season.......

PIX: Cherry blossom-themed torch for Tokyo Olympics

The torch was designed with input from children from the areas most severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. IMAGE: The torch bears the motif of a cherry blossom, Japan's most familiar......

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

The pictograms for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Tuesday at an event to mark 500 days to go until the Summer Games. Pictograms for each sport, including the five new sports that......

Srikanth, Saina in Denmark Open semis

Srikanth will meet world No 1 Kento Momota of Japan, while Saina takes on Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth had to draw on all his reserves to get the better of......

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Japan gets ready for a new Emperor

The emperor has no political power, yet he enjoys a unique place in Japanese society, notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japanese Emperor Akihito,... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/japan-gets-ready-for-a-new-emperor/20190426.htm

Blind Japanese sailor completes non-stop Pacific voyage

Mitsuhiro Iwamoto arrived at port in Fukushima in his 12-metre (40-foot) sailboat on Saturday morning, around two months after he left California.... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/blind-japanese-sailor-completes-non-stop-pacific-voyage/story-vlpXI6oPvkpX7iRzCMwx2I.html

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he other nine major industrial disasters after 1919 listed in the report are the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters as well as the Rana... ...

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Fukushima owner to allow overseas staff to work on disaster cleanup

Tokyo Electric Power plans to allow overseas workers coming to Japan under a new visa programme to work on the cleanup of its wrecked Fukushima... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INbusinessNews/~3/vLNKSg9vtNQ/fukushima-owner-to-allow-overseas-staff-to-work-on-disaster-cleanup-idINKCN1RV07N

Craftsmen Built Notre Dame, Now It May Be Up to Robots to Save It

Notre Dame Was Built by Craftsmen Eight Centuries Ago, Now It May Be Up to Robots to Save It Peter Holley, The Washington Post , 17 April 2019 As... ...

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/notre-dame-rebuilding-efforts-robots-2024361

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