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Japanese Industry Minister Fires Three Nuclear Officials, Plans To Resign
August 4, 2011 Japan is firing three top nuclear energy officials, nearly five months after the country's Fukushima nuclear disaster. And Banri Kaieda, the industry minister in charge of energy policy, said that he will resign after he replaces the officials.
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Japan Halts Some Beef Shipments Over Radioactive Feed
July 19, 2011 The Japanese government shut down all beef shipments coming out of Fukushima prefecture today, home to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. This comes more than a week after tests on meat from the region revealed high levels of radioactive cesium.
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Japan: One Month After The Quake
April 11, 2011 One month later: A look at memorials dedicated to the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami
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Japan's Prime Minister: Nuclear Situation Grave
March 25, 2011 Japan Prime Minister: nuclear situation is grave
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A Room Without A View: Framing Japan's Wreckage
March 24, 2011 NPR photographer David Gilkey spent the day photographing the city of Rikuzentakata — or what remains of it.
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Tsunami Was More Than 77 Feet High At Its Peak
March 23, 2011 That's about the height of a typical six- or seven-story building.
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Live Blog: Japan Developments On Wednesday
March 23, 2011 Live blog Japan quake, tsunami and nuclear developments
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Disaster In Japan, Monday's Developments
March 21, 2011 Live blog on Japan disaster developments
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Live Blog: Crisis In Japan; Saturday's Developments
March 19, 2011 Saturday's news on the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried Jokes About Japan, Loses Aflac Job
March 15, 2011 And Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has accepted his press spokesman's resignation after the aide sent around two "off-color" jokes, one of them about the tsunami that devastated much of Japan.
