Tochigi
(2002 est. pop. 2 million). Tochigi Prefecture is situated in the central region of Japan's island of Honshu, where it occupies an area of 6,414 square kilometers. Tochigi's prim...
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The devastating quake that caused leaks of minute amounts of
radioactive substances at Japan's biggest nuclear power station in
Japan in July was more powerful than many n...
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The devastating quake that caused leaks of minute amounts of
radioactive substances at Japan's biggest nuclear power station in
Japan in July w...
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The government ordered four power companies Friday to conduct
additional checks, along with regular inspections, on their seven
nuclear power plants to try to prevent the recurrence of data
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A woman born in 1984 through in vitro fertilization delivered a
baby boy in 2003 after conceiving naturally in what is believed to be
the first time in Japan t...
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Goodwill to sell Comsn live-in care operations to Nichii
TOKYO - Scandal-tainted nursing care provider Comsn Inc. said
Monday it wants to sell its live-in care facilities and ope...
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SEPT. 9 (SUN)
-- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with Australian Prime
Minister John Howard, Mexican President Felipe Calderon on the
sidelines of APEC leaders meeting in Sydney.
-- Prim...
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Talks aimed at resolving the dispute between China and Japan
over gas exploration rights in the East China Sea ended Thursday
without agreement.
Japanese ...
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The icebreaker Shirase will leave Japan on Wednesday on its 49th
Antarctic expedition, which will also be the icebreaker's last
mission before it is de...
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China is open to any constructive suggestions from Japan for
solving their dispute over gas exploration rights in the East China
Sea, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday ahead of talks ...
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The icebreaker Shirase left Japan on Wednesday on its 49th
Antarctic expedition, which is also the icebreaker's last mission
before it is decommissioned after ...
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Tochigi
LEAD: July quake more powerful than many plants are thought to withstand
