Japanese PM Fumio Kishida says it's vital to restart country's mothballed nuclear reactors

 

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Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off Japan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the southern coast of Japan’s Tokaido region.

Japan to create undersea tunnel to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear power plant just 1km off the coast

 

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Evacúan a más 1,2 millones de personas por intensas lluvias

 

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Frachter verliert Öl vor Japans Küste

 

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Giappone, la memoria di Nagasaki

 

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Nineteen new COVID-19 cases reported at Tokyo Olympics - TASS

At least 19 people involved in organization of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a report published on the website of the Games’ organizational committee reads.

Israel, Japan team up for scientific mission on moon - China.org.cn

Israel and Japan have signed an agreement to conduct a scientific experiment on the moon, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology said on Tuesday.

Japan Issues Evacuation Orders For 365,000 People On Kyushu Amid Heavy Rains - Reports - UrduPoint

Evacuation orders have been issued for 365,000 people in three of Japan's prefectures amid heavy rains in the country's south-west, the NHK broadcaster reports.

S. Korean nuclear expert joins IAEA monitoring group on Japan's Fukushima water discharge

 

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Japan: 20 reported missing after heavy rains trigger landslide

 

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Russian, Japanese satellites to come within 200 meters of each other on May 19 - TASS

Russia’s Kanopus-V 5 remote sensing satellite and a Japanese earth observation satellite, ASNARO, may come within 200 meters of each other early on May 19, a spokesperson for Russia’s Roscosmos space corporation told TASS on Tuesday.

Strong Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Strike Off Northeastern Japan - Sputnik International

According to the preliminary data, the focus was located at a depth of approximately 47 kilometers. The epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean near Miyagi Prefecture. The tremors were felt in the north and east of the country, including in Tokyo.

Another fish caught off Fukushima waters with higher than permitted levels of caesium

 

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 Another fish contaminated with radiation was caught in waters off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture earlier this month.

China summons Japanese ambassador to lodge representations over Japan's decision to dump nuclear wastewater - China.org.cn

China's Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao Thursday summoned the Japanese ambassador to China Tarumi Hideo. Wu lodged solemn representations against the Japanese government's decision to dump the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Japan to dump contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear station into sea - france24 | EL ETOS UT

 Japan plans to release into the sea more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station, the government said on Tuesday.

Tsunami warning temporary issued in Japan as 7.2-magnitude quake hits off northeast coast — RT

 An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off the coast of Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday evening, prompting the local meteorological agency to briefly issue a tsunami advisory.

Japan's Great Wall: Can It Stop A Tsunami? | Foreign Correspondent

 

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Strong quake hits off Japan coast magnitude 7.1

A strong earthquake hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, injuring dozens of people and triggering widespread power outages, but there appeared to be no major damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Asteroid capsule landing point detected - BBC News

A recovery team in Australia has detected the landing point of a space capsule bearing the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.