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5.5 earthquake hits central Japan
[Washington Post]- Saturday morning a magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck in central Japan. Reports of casualties and damage have not been released. full story …
Noda attempts to conquer rising debt in Japan
[Japan Today]- Japan is buried in a debt totaling 1,024 trillion yen. This equals about 8 million dollars per person. Even though Japan has the third largest economy in the world,…
India to pay for oil from Iran in yen?
[Bloomberg]- India has apparently been asked to pay for a portion of its oil imports from Iran in yen. This is due to concerns over the value of the rupee. …
Inside the Fukushima reactor
[Japan Today]- The first look into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed signs of radiation and rusted exteriors. Damages were caused by 10 months of high temperatures and humidity. None…
Asian countries join to help flooded businesses
[Japan Today]- Japan and Thailand have joined together to assist the Southeast Asian businesses that were flooded last year. The plan to aid the 6.3 billion dollars in damage done to the…
Noda pledges rebirth of Fukushima, tax and social security reform
“Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged Wednesday in his traditional New Year’s press conference to bring ‘rebirth’ to the area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.” Authorities are going to…
China and Japan Agree to New Currency Dealings
“ China and Japan have agreed to start direct trading of their currencies, officials announced during a visit here by Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda. The move was among several that…
Japan’s response to disaster confused, full of errors, report says
The tsunami that struck Japan in March earlier this year is still causing confusion and problems with the nuclear crisis. According to japantoday.com, “Japan’s response to the nuclear crisis that…
Noda’s declaration on Fukushima met with cynicism
“Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s announcement Friday that Japan finally had control of leaking reactors at Fukushima was met with criticism from various quarters,” japantoday.com. The government stated that step 2…
China sends patrol ship to disputed waters
According to japantoday.com, “China has sent its largest patrol ship to the East China Sea to guard the country’s territorial rights, state media said Wednesday, in a move likely to…
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