Japan Opposition Leader Urges Premier to Resign
By HIROKO TABUCHI
The call for Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s resignation ended an uneasy political truce forged after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
The call for Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s resignation ended an uneasy political truce forged after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
TEPCO announced plans on Friday to distribute 50 billion yen, or $600 million, to 50,000 people evacuated because of the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Even before the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant has been brought under control, differing estimates underscore the uncertainties on the eventual cleanup’s timetable.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is the first American reactor operator to announce safety changes that it is weighing since the nuclear crisis at a Japanese plant last month.
An American man is being detained on unspecified charges, North Korean state news reported on Thursday.
As a nuclear disaster unfolds in distant Japan, a growing number of Indian scientists, academics and others have expressed concern about plans for a coastal nuclear plant.
Amid a real estate boom, men are finding themselves lovelorn as women hold out for a mate with property.
On Wednesday, the airport in Sendai, Japan, reopened to commercial flights for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11.
Most village residents are opposed to the Jaitapur plant project, arguing that it will kill off their livelihoods and local economy.
Certain communities beyond the 18-mile radius will be evacuated because of pockets of high radiation.
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A reporter reflects on the experience of one American battalion and how success and failure go hand in hand.
In a once-Soviet land, it’s not the outcome that’s in doubt. It’s the turnout, and it had better be high if you like being a party boss.
Sheng Keyi’s novel “Northern Girls” focuses on the experience of migrant women in China’s big cities, particularly in relation to their sexuality.