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Japan’s government on Monday told the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to move quickly to stop radiation seeping into the ocean.
Officials grappling to end the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl tried to seal a crack that has been leaking radiation into the sea.
Japan’s nuclear and humanitarian crisis stretched to three weeks on Friday with radiation still leaking from a crippled nuclear power plant.
Japan made some progress to avert disaster at a tsunami-damaged power plant, though leaks underlined perils from the worst crisis since Chernobyl.
China told Japan on Tuesday to stop interfering with Chinese fishery protection vessels operating in seas claimed by both countries.
Japan’s new ruling Democratic Party clinched a deal on Wednesday to form a coalition with two tiny parties whose help it needs to pass laws smoothly.
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved Parliament’s lower house on Tuesday for an August 30 election that polls show could see his party ousted.
The global economic crisis claimed its first Japanese financial institution on Friday and the government looked to prop up smaller banks
G8 nations said on Tuesday they would work towards a target of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with other participants in UN talks.
