Japan justice minister says no executions

Japan’s justice minister says he does not intend to approve any executions as the number of prisoners on death row has reached a record 120.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports the last execution in J…

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Posted by Parasshuram on August 3rd, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

High-level radiation detected again at Fukushima nuclear plant

Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co in a statement on Monday said it had monitored record high radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which was crippled by the quake and …

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Posted by Parasshuram on August 2nd, 2011 in asia | Comments Off

60 People reported killed in major tsunami after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan

Death toll of the people who have been killed in the major tsunami which has struck Japan after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake has touched

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Posted by Samron Jude on April 30th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Dalai Lama offered prayers to Japan and urges them to look to future

The 75-year-old spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered prayers for disaster-hit Japan on Friday April 29, 2011, and urged the nation to look to the future.
“What I can do is to pray and offer my s…

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Posted by Parasshuram on April 30th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Third explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant creates worries in Japan – photo gallery

A third explosion  at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has people worried about increasing amounts of radiation being released into the air.
Japanese government officials reported that over 8200 m…

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Posted by Parasshuram on March 31st, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Train services in Japan reduced due to power shortage and blackouts

Train services in Japan have been reduced by a great number, as the government has asked a man workers to leave from their jobs and stay back home. There has been power shortage and even blackouts aro…

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Posted by Samron Jude on March 27th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Prime Minister Naoto Kan advises Japanese people to stay indoors, there is fear of radiation

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has requested the people of Japan to stay indoors especially after there were two explosions at the Fukushima No.1 plant. Radiation leak reports have been confirmed and it is …

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Posted by Samron Jude on March 25th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

‘Fukushima 50′ risking their lives to avoid nuclear meltdown at Fukushima plant

They are the ‘Fukushima 50′ who are risking their lives to avoid a major nuclear catastrophe which could take place at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. These are the 50 men who have been…

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Posted by Samron Jude on March 17th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Meltdown imminent at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Nuclear meltdown is looking imminent from here on at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, as per the experts. Two explosions have already rocked the plant and reports show there has been radioactive mat…

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Posted by Samron Jude on March 15th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off

Tokyo alert after radiation leak in Fukushima nuclear plant

Tokyo is now under alert as radiation leak has been reported at the Fukushima nuclear plant. As the news about the leak spread through the city, many people have opted to move out of the Tokyo and man…

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Posted by Samron Jude on March 15th, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off