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FILE - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

A Japanese panel endorsed a new energy policy aiming for 40-50 per cent renewables and 20 per cent nuclear by 2040 to meet...

FILE - Mount Fuji in the early morning sunlight is seen from Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Mount Fuji is still without its iconic snowcap for the first time in 130 years

The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as of Tuesday breaks the previous record set on Oct. 26,...

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IAEA chief reassures residents that water discharge at Fukushima is safe

TOMIOKA, Japan — The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in Fukushima that the...

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Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died,...

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