EX-US REGULATOR: FUKUSHIMA CLEANUP COMPLICATED
By MARI YAMAGUCHI FILE – This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows the No. 4 reactor, left, and the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co’s Ohi nuclear power…
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CITIES MAKE FINAL PITCHES AHEAD OF 2020 VOTE
By STEPHEN WILSON Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives to attend the Istanbul 2020 bid presentation during the International Olympic Committee session, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…
JAPANESE ANIMATION MASTER MIYAZAKI BIDS FAREWELL
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s most admired and successful directors, smiles during a press conference on his retirement in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.…
MORE TANK LEAKS FOUND AT JAPAN NUCLEAR PLANT
By MARI YAMAGUCHI FILE – In this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 file photo, workers stand on storage tanks at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture,…
NKOREA WITHDRAWS INVITE FOR US ENVOY
By MATTHEW LEE and MATTHEW PENNINGTON FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, Bob King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, talks with…
RADIOACTIVE GROUNDWATER AT FUKUSHIMA NEARS PACIFIC
By MARI YAMAGUCHI In this photo provided by Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), NRA commissioners inspect storage tanks used to contain radioactive water at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, operated…
JAPAN NUCLEAR WATCHDOG MAY RAISE LEAK TO ‘SERIOUS
By MARI YAMAGUCHI This Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 aerial photo shows the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. The Japanese nuclear watchdog proposed Wednesday to…
J-LEAGUE LOOKS TO EXTEND INFLUENCE IN SE ASIA
By JOHN DUERDEN FILE – In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, Vietnam’s Le Cong Vinh celebrates winning the final match of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup against Thailand…