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Tuna in US found with Japan quake radiation

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Bluefin tuna caught off the US coast have been found to contain radioactive material from Japan's quake-struck Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Japan to switch off nuclear reactor

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The last working reactor in Japan is to be switched off Saturday and has sparked a debate on whether Japan needs nuclear power.
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It’s safe! Nervous Japanese MP sips on Fukushima water

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A Japanese MP has been bullied into drinking water collected from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to back up claims of decontamination progress.
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Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan

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Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo, calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster.
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Japanese protesters demonstrate anger over nuclear crisis

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Anti-nuclear protesters have taken to the streets of Tokyo and other cities to mark six months since the March earthquake and tsunami.
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Japanese minister resigns over insensitive comments

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Japan's economy, trade and industry minister has resigned over his comments about radiation contamination in crisis-hit Fukushima.
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Naoto Kan resigns as Japan’s prime minister

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Japan's prime minister has announced his resignation after plunging approval ratings over his handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.
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Bottles become radiation detectors in Japan

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To meet growing demand for radiation detectors, a Japanese researcher has come up with devices made from recycled plastic bottles.
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Japan to halt cattle shipments from Fukushima

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Japan's government said it will suspend shipments of beef cattle from Fukushima prefecture after discovering that cattle had eaten contaminated feed.
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Japan’s ‘throwaway’ nuclear workers

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The previously undisclosed hiring of welders from the US and South-east Asia underscores the way Tokyo Electric outsourced its riskiest work.
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Tepco suspends clean-up at Fukushima plant

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An operation to clean up radioactive water was suspended on Saturday, hours after it got under way, when radiation levels began rising dramatically.
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Anti-nuke protests in Japan three months after quake

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Japan on Saturday marks three months since its quake-tsunami resulted in a nuclear crisis while frustration grows over the government's slow response.
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Fukushima nuclear plant may have suffered ‘melt-through’

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Fuel rods have probably breached containment vessels -- a more serious scenario than core meltdown -- according to a report.
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Germany maps out path to post-nuclear future

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Germany has laid out its plans to abandon nuclear power in the next decade, while keeping its economy competitive and achieving its climate goals.
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Japan’s nuclear crisis: How not to prepare for a disaster

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Japanese nuclear regulators trusted that the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi were safe from the waves based on a single-page memo.
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