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Fukushima nuclear plant hit by shortage of workers
As the crucial work for decommissioning Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan gathers momentum, the plant is finding it increasingly difficult to source workers for this perilous job. #HowThisWorks #Japan #Tsunami #Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant #Abenomics
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Nikkei slide won't impact Abenomics, assures Japan govt
The sharp fall in Tokyo stock prices is unlikely to hamper Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo's economic policies and their positive effects on the economy, the government's top spokesman said on Thursday. #Japan #TheySaidIt #Nikkei #Abenomics
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80-year-old Japanese becomes oldest man to scale Everest
Yuichiro Miura, who took the standard southeast ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 60 years ago, reached the top of the 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) mountain at roughly 9:00 am local time (0300 GMT). #World #Japan #Nepal #Mount Everest #Oldest man to climb Everest #Yuichiro Miura
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Mail.comJapan bond yields jump following Fed comments
TOKYO (AP) — Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates #Federal Reserve #Bank of Japan #Shinzo Abe
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DestructoidWill Xbox One come to Japan?
Regardless of whether Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox One to Japan or not, it's clear that there was absolutely nothing in this week's presentation to appealed to the folks of the Land of the Rising Sun. They're not really down with NFL or fantasy ba #Microsoft Corporation #National Football League #Phil Spencer
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)Japan approves joining int'l child abduction pact
TOKYO — Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse. The upper house of parl #John Kerry #United Kingdom #Tennessee