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Radiation leak may have affected 55 at Japanese atomic research lab
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency, which runs the lab, said the accident occurred on Thursday in the Hadron Experimental Facility at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex in the town of Tokaimura, where at least two previous radiation accidents occurred. #World #Japan #NewsTracker #Atomic research lab #radiation leak
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Why the PM's tour of Japan and Thailand matter
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s upcoming two-nation tour to Japan (27-30 May) and Thailand (30-31 May) should be looked at as an exercise aimed at bolstering India�s strategic security with an eye on the now-ubiquitous China factor. #HowThisWorks #India #Japan #Tourism #Thailand #trade #bilateral realtions #Nuclear co-operation
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Market turbulence in Japan exposes key risk for Abenomics
The wild market gyrations represent the first serious test for Abe, who has become a popular figure at home and on Wall Street for pro-growth policies featuring massive monetary easing, a big burst of government spending and a promised "growth strategy" centred on deregulation and trade liberalisation. #Stock market #Japan #Nikkei #Monetary easing #Abenomics
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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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Japan mulls talks with North Korea over abducted citizens
Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. #Japan #NewsTracker #North Korea #Kim Jong-un #Pyongyang #Glyn Davies #Shinzo Abe #Yoshihide Suga
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Hundreds of Japanese claim compensation after Fukushima nuclear diaster
Nearly 700 residents from the Hippo district of Miyagi prefecture, just north of Fukushima, are demanding equal compensation to the residents of Fukushima prefecture where the accident occurred. #World #Japan #NewsTracker #Fukushima Nuclear Plant #Nuclear disaster #Japan 2011 Tsunami
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Yahoo Japan says 22 mn user IDs may have been leaked
Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been "leaked" and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan #Yahoo! #Internet #Japan #Technology #Hacking #TechBuzz #Personal Technology #Kyodo #Yahoo Japan
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5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, no tsunami warnings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings have been issued. #Japan #NewsTracker #Tsunami #Fukushima #5.9 earthquake