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Crescent City on its way to a stronger harbor; Reconstruction will make harbor able to withstand 15-foot waves
Thursday, 30 Aug, 2012 – 7:00 | No Comment
Crescent City on its way to a stronger harbor; Reconstruction will make harbor able to withstand 15-foot waves

Reconstruction work is underway at the Crescent City Harbor to ultimately make it capable of withstanding the strongest possible tsunami generated in a 50-year period.
Crescent City engineer Ward Stover said rock and other materials are …

Tsunami refugees cheer Japanese track rider
Tuesday, 28 Aug, 2012 – 0:00 | No Comment
Tsunami refugees cheer Japanese track rider

By Shigemi Sato, Agence France Presse
Published Aug. 5, 2012

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Samurai festival returns to disaster-hit Japan
Thursday, 23 Aug, 2012 – 21:00 | No Comment
Samurai festival returns to disaster-hit Japan

Clad in samurai armour, Ishin Takahashi was among thousands who took part in an ancient festival at the weekend in the shadow of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
People in samurai costumes ride horses during a …

After tsunami, nuke plant chief in Japan calls damage ’serious’
Monday, 20 Aug, 2012 – 1:00 | No Comment
After tsunami, nuke plant chief in Japan calls damage ’serious’

TOKYO –  the emergency command center at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant shook violently when hydrogen exploded at one reactor and the plant chief reacted by shouting, “This is serious, this is serious,” reveal videos taken …

Doctors: Japan nuclear plant workers face stigma
Sunday, 12 Aug, 2012 – 20:00 | No Comment
Doctors: Japan nuclear plant workers face stigma

TOKYO—A growing number of Japanese workers who are risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are suffering from depression, anxiety about the future and a loss of motivation, say …

Nuclear power addressed at Nagasaki
Friday, 10 Aug, 2012 – 11:00 | No Comment
Nuclear power addressed at Nagasaki

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NAGASAKI, Japan, Aug. 9 (UPI) — the mayor of Nagasaki, in ceremonies Thursday commemorating the 67th anniversary of the city’s atomic bombing, urged the Japanese government to develop new energy sources in place of nuclear …

Coca-Cola Company’s Executive Vice President Visits Japan for School Ceremony to Commemorate Completion of Solar Facilities Installed with Grant from Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund
Wednesday, 8 Aug, 2012 – 11:00 | No Comment
Coca-Cola Company’s Executive Vice President Visits Japan for School Ceremony to Commemorate Completion of Solar Facilities Installed with Grant from Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund

the Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund held a ceremony at the Miyato Elementary School in Higashi Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9 to commemorate the completion of solar power facilities for which the fund provided …